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RE: Sr. Oracle DBA Needed in Ft. Lauderdale, FL..

From: Rachel Carmichael <carmichr_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 23:06:52 GMT
Message-Id: <10593.115022@fatcity.com>


Permission? no. Resources? yes. if the data center/operations people won't give you access to enough disk or to a tape drive to do backups, you either document it, leave or pay the price later on

>From: "Mike Killough" <mwkillough_at_hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: Sr. Oracle DBA Needed in Ft. Lauderdale, FL..
>Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:14:52 -0800
>
>I was recently told by management to help out this dba that was trying to
>recover his corrupted database. It had been going on for a week. He told me
>he didn't need the help, since he has been a dba for 14 years. Yet from the
>phone conversation I learned that he does not do online or offline backups,
>only exports 3 times per day. He mumbled something about telling management
>that this should be put into place...uh, if he has been doing this for so
>long, wouldn't he have some scripts ready from previous work? Does he
>really
>need permission to backup the database correctly?
>
>
>>From: "Randy Kirkpatrick" <randyk_at_messagemedia.com>
>>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>>Subject: RE: Sr. Oracle DBA Needed in Ft. Lauderdale, FL..
>>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 14:47:05 -0800
>>
>>Doesn't apply if you get in from a buddy who is good friends with the
>>hiring
>>manager and trusts the buddy's judgement ...
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Srini.Chavali_at_Cummins.com
>>Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 3:49 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>
>>
>>
>>Most lies - er, fudges !! - can easily be ferreted out simply by asking
>>the
>>right questions during a technical interview and requesting references
>>from
>>previous employers. Some candidates I have interviewed put "performed
>>database tuning on various databases" - or words to that effect - in their
>>resumes, but were unable to elaborate or provide specific details when
>>pressed for more information, sure sign of garnishing !! Not providing
>>references from previous employers is the quickest way to *not* get a DBA
>>job around here !
>>Srini Chavali
>>Cummins Inc
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Koivu, Lisa" <lkoivu_at_qode.com> on 08/17/2000 04:18:45 PM
>>
>>Please respond to ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>>
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>>cc: (bcc: Srini Chavali/Corp/Cummins)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>It's amazing how many people I've interviewed in the last month that claim
>>'expert' or 'advanced' skills and yet can't answer the simplest questions
>>about PL/SQL. Wow. And the scary part is those people could still be
>>hired
>>as junior developers. WOW.... I could NEVER lie on my resume like that
>>and
>>oversell myself into a job. I'm not a good liar. I had no idea that
>>resume fudging was so RAMPANT.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 4:18 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>
>>
>>It's funny how people can claim so many years of experience that don't
>>quite
>>add up. We have a guy here who claims to have over 10 years of software
>>development experience (involving Oracle) and flaunts it. He's barely past
>>30 and graduated from college with an accounting degree and worked as an
>>accountant for 6 years after that. At most he probably has half that. You
>>figure it out for yourself.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Kirti
>>Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 1:01 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>
>>
>>LOL...
>>In my previous job our Damagement hired a guy as my boss (in later part of
>>1995) who claimed to have had worked in UNIX and Oracle environment for
>>over
>>22 years...
>>He was subsequently fired in Jan 1996.. I still wonder why ;-)
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: John Dailey [SMTP:John.Dailey_at_concept-solutions.com]
>> > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:37 AM
>> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>> > Subject: RE: Sr. Oracle DBA Needed in Ft. Lauderdale, FL..
>> >
>> > I saw an ad last year for someone looking for a Peoplesoft developer
>>with
>> > 12 years experience... Peoplesoft has only existed since 1987, and only
>> > had
>> > about 20 employees or so. Were they looking for one of the original
>>20?
>> > =) I would imagine those folks don't need to look at the want ads
>> > much....
>> >
>> > John Dailey, MCSE/MCP+I
>> > Consultant
>> > Concept Solutions, LLC
>> > Phone: 703-855-8832
>> >
>> > Concept Solutions, LLC
>> > *Your Business Intelligence Partner*
>> > www.concept-solutions.com
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 8:16 AM
>> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>> >
>> >
>> > Make it 90k GBP and it might be interesting.
>> >
>> > I would be interested in knowing who set 8 years as the minimum and
>>what
>> > relevance a BS has after [at least] 8 years competency as a DBA.
>> >
>> > Phil West
>> > Unix Sys Admin and Oracle Financials DBA
>> > +44 (0) 20 7623 5222 x5221
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > Sent: 16 August 2000 16:19
>> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>> >
>> >
>> > *Description:
>> > Major Ft. Lauderdale, Florida company needs an Oracle DBA for their
>>I.T.
>> > team
>> > to provide database support for Oracle systems .
>> > This is a full time staff position.
>> > Candidates local to the South Florida area are strongly preferred.
>> >
>> > *Requirements:
>> >
>> > * BS in Computer Science or related degree.
>> > * 8+ yrs experience in Oracle administration. ( 8yrs is the minimum)
>> > * Unix experience desired.
>> > * U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
>> >
>> > These positions offer:
>> > * Stability
>> > * The opportunity to become a key member of the team.
>> > * Base Salary of up to 90K+-D.O.E.
>> >
>> > NO sub contracting positions available.
>> >
>> > Please do not send your resume if you are not in the United States.
>> >
>> > For immediate consideration, please email your resume as an attachment
>> > to:
>> > Bill Law,
>> > Oracle Placement Specialist
>> > OraStaff, Inc.
>> > Email: orastaff_at_mindspring.com
>> > Phone: 1-800-549-8502.
>> > Please Use Job Code: Ft Lauder/DBA/D.Grant/one
>> >
>> > Note: This is only one of the many opportunities that we have available
>> > across the U.S.
>> > for candidates with Oracle skills. So if this one is not a match for
>>you,
>> > we
>> > invite you
>> > to send us your resume- as we quite possibly have the opportunity that
>>you
>> > are seeking.
>> >
>> > We pay referral fees.
>> > So please contact me if you know of anyone who would be
>> > qualified/interested
>> > in the
>> > posiition described above- if it is not a match for you.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Bill Law
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Author: OraStaff
>> > INET: orastaff_at_mindspring.com
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