RE: Re[2]: Re[2]: Re[2]: Re[2]: RMAN: I don't trust it

> From: Lyndon Tiu [mailto:ltiu_at_alumni.sfu.ca]
>
>
> Quoting DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>:
>
> > Lyndon
> > To me, being a DBA is more an attitude than an HR
> position. Study
> > what DBAs do and that will carry you forward.
> > I don't see what having a BSCS has to do with it. And I speak as
> > someone
> > who has done a lot of computer science at the graduate level.
> > During the dark days, prepare, so when the industry picks up
> > again, you
> > are in a position to ride the surging wave.
> >
>
> B.Sc. more from the standpoint of getting your foot into that door. I
> don't think it actually helps you get the job done, only that it will
> get you the job in the first place. Even junior position DBA require a
> B.Sc. (those that I've read).

Bollocks. Don't believe it. How many job descriptions are actually written by the hiring managers? (hint: not many, if any)

I've not more than a half-dozen college credits to my name. Never have gone more than a coupla weeks without a job since I quit trying to pretend a college education was the end-all/be-all of education. Rarely if ever even comes up in the hiring process.

Several times it's actually impressed interviewers when I tell them I'm self-educated.

> As far as the wave is concerned, it's getting too crowded at the
> crest. Too many people wannbea DBA.

But only a few of those are any good at it. Those that are good at it will stick; B of Sci or not.

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