Re: How to get a ora dba job

Hmm...
Now it reads: "Only a practicing DBA knows the answer is 'change_on_install,'" (in the article).

That was a quick fix.

Igor

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 1:22 PM

> to quote the article:
>
> 'The handful of applicants who survive the telephone interview can
> expect an interview at the job site and what Burleson calls the
> "teching" of the candidate. He advises interviewers to ask specific
> questions, such as "What is the default password for the sys user in
> Oracle?"
>
> There's no faking answers to those questions, and an interviewer can
> easily judge the technical skills of the candidates. "Only a practicing
> DBA knows the answer is 'changeoninstall,'" Burleson said. "A seasoned
> DBA can spot a faker instantly."'
>
>
> Um, the default password for sys is "change_on_install" not
> "changeoninstall". Which leads me to one of several conclusions:
>
> either:
> a) Don Burleson is not a practicing DBA
>
> or
>
> b) He was interviewed over the phone and spoke it without indicating
> the underscores, the way most of us would/do
>
> or
>
> c) Someone forgot to proof-read the article.
>
>
> Some recruiter reading the interview will make that an interview
> question and the person being interviewed will "fail" because they
> say/write it correctly. Sheesh
>
>
>
>
> --- Ray Stell <stellr_at_cns.vt.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
>

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