RE: Oracle certification - Worth the hard work?
- From: "Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR)" <Thomas.Mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <oracledba.williams@xxxxxxxxx>, <GJohnson@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:29:49 -0400
As a current holder of *several* Oracle OCP titles, let me add my 2
cents.
If you are a contractor that bids on jobs for a living, then you have to
have it.
If you work for a company that will pay for training and the OCP exam,
then go for it - you will learn new stuff.
If you do not have any intention of becoming an independent contractor -
you will always work for a company some place, you probably do not need
it.
Oracle pretty much killed the OCP thing this last go-around with 10g.
It became a naked ploy to generate huge fees for something that is
needed by a small percentage of the working population.
Tom
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Williams
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 2:11 PM
To: GJohnson@xxxxxxx
Cc: oracle-l
Subject: Re: Oracle certification - Worth the hard work?
George,
There was a time in the late 90's when the demand for Oracle DBAs was
skyrocketing and many people were trying to get in on a good thing. Y2K
caused a lot of new systems to be implemented and the dot-com bubble
drove even more demand. For people with no experience entering the
Oracle DBA field, the certification was a way to demonstrate sincere
interest, if not experience.
Then came 9/11 and suddenly managers could easily hire an Oracle DBA
with genuine experience. From what I've seen, the OCP has been relegated
to "nice to have" ever since.
Dennis Williams
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