Re: Certification: Worth it, or useless..

Why do you want to remember the details? I have a book. Hell, it's going to change in the next version anyway. Certification makes you more marketable, perhaps... or at least more marketable by an inexperienced recruiter; but, you don't use most of what you know on any given job. You take a new job and you learn what the shop wants you to do... that's what you need to know.

But, than again, some people like to do crossword puzzles, too.

David Russell

On Thu, 27 May 1999 16:43:24 GMT, kgorman_at_match.com wrote:

>I am currently taking classes and tests for the Oracle OCP DBA
>certification. I am about 3/4 of the way through.
>
>I am wondering, I have had some very experienced DBA's scoff at the
>idea, saying 'it is worthless' (they are not certified themselfs
>though). I have also had some positive feedback from recruters and from
>business managers. Plus, In my experience so far (2 years worth) it has
>really helped out a lot. Especcially because the testing makes me
>remember details.
>
>Anyone else pro-certification or anti-certification? And **WHY**?
>
>
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