From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Fri Aug 12 14:25:37 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j7CJPb1I006367 for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:25:37 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j7CJPWIP006351 for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:25:32 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id B460D1DDAC0; Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:25:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 07867-06; Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:25:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 2857B1DC465; Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:25:24 -0500 (EST) From: "David Wendelken" To: "'oracle-l'" Subject: RE: Oracle certification - Worth the hard work? Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:26:30 -0400 Organization: CASEtech, Inc. Message-ID: <01fb01c59f73$bde760c0$6401a8c0@davidwendelken> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01FC_01C59F52.36D5C0C0" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 In-Reply-To: <5A14AF34CFF8AD44A44891F7C9FF41050395BA41@usahm236.amer.corp.eds.com> X-archive-position: 23888 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: davewendelken@earthlink.net Precedence: normal Reply-To: davewendelken@earthlink.net X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_50_60, HTML_FONTCOLOR_BLUE,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 ------=_NextPart_000_01FC_01C59F52.36D5C0C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yep. That's why I used the term "positive correlation", not "guarantee". Lots of very good DBA's never publish. More than one person who has published should not have been published. _____ >From a hiring perspective: I haven't noticed any correlation between "great oracle developer or dba" and "passed Oracle certification exam". I have noticed a positive correlation between "publishes and presents work at professional conferences or in technical journals" and "great oracle developer or dba". Won't hurt your job prospects to have it, though. Most HR groups and many technical managers are clueless when it comes to evaluating technical staff during the hiring process, so this can help. ------=_NextPart_000_01FC_01C59F52.36D5C0C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 

Yep.
 
That's=20 why I used the term "positive correlation", not = "guarantee".
 
 

 
Lots of very good DBA's never = publish.  More=20 than one person who has published should not have been=20 published.


From=20 a hiring perspective:
 
I=20 haven't noticed any correlation between "great oracle developer = or dba"=20 and "passed Oracle certification exam".
 
I have noticed a = positive=20 correlation between "publishes and presents work at professional = conferences=20 or in technical journals" and "great oracle developer or=20 dba".
 
Won't hurt your job prospects to have it,=20 though.  Most HR groups and many technical managers are clueless = when it=20 comes to evaluating technical staff during the hiring process, so this = can=20 help.
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