OCM is about marketing. consulting companies will use that to sell their consultants. Ive noticed that alot of employers and co-workers are more likely to listen to someone who is certified than someone who isnt. Its one of the reasons, Im getting mine. Makes it easier to get people to do what I want.
I had an interview once and before I talked to the DBA, I talked to HR. I asked the HR person how experience the DBA was and such and he responded in an irreverent tone that the DBA is an 'Oracle Certified Professional'. Almost in awe... Awe is useful when your in a hurry and need people to do what you want. Its not your fault other people hold it in such high value. I have no control over them. > > From: "Nuno Souto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/09/05 Fri AM 08:20:13 EDT > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Oracle Masters exam > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > It's too bad. It seems like it would be fun. > > What for? Make the employer shell out another BIG bunch of notes? > To get a piece of paper that says on that date and with that hardware > one could perform a backup and a restore? > > What does that say about the ability to lead a group of developers, > or design the strategy for database access or solve a really nasty > performance problem without forcing re-development or re-tooling? > Or any of a million other tasks truly knowledgeable people get asked > to perform? > > No wonder TK doesn't want to talk about it: it's laughable, > and he prides himself in being a serious expert. > > The single fact the masters was created is the perfect admission > at long last the OCP was nothing but a sham. Everyone knows it, > some just insist on continuing the good old PC stuff (go with the flow, > let it ride, etc). It is the simple truth: its value as a "certification" > was and always will be nill. > > That the masters is being sold as the new "be-all-end-all" is even more > demeaning. > > > > Chris > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 10:20 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > So, it's nothing like OCP where you get the certification when you spew out > > certain amount of the green stuff? I wonder how long will it take before > > seeing > > oracle masters who don't know how to take a hot backup. > > They'll be able to take a hot backup, rest assured. > With milk and two sugars, please. > > Cheers > Nuno Souto > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Nuno Souto > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
