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Good afternoon all, I am responsible fto my company for the recruitment of contract DBA's 9i, Does anyone know of where I can download some questions and answer pages from the internet so that I can test my applicants. I need to test them on everything such as Installation, config, recovery, backup performance tuning, forms reports language skills and everything. Im quite desperate to find one can anyone help.
Thanks
Kelvin.
I think u need to know all these things ur self first, otherwise how do you know if the applicant has answered it right or wrong...Quote:
Originally posted by kelvin prater
Good afternoon all, I am responsible fto my company for the recruitment of contract DBA's 9i, Does anyone know of where I can download some questions and answer pages from the internet so that I can test my applicants. I need to test them on everything such as Installation, config, recovery, backup performance tuning, forms reports language skills and everything. Im quite desperate to find one can anyone help.
Thanks
Kelvin.
However if i remember there used to be a questionnare by Mike Ault for DBA, Developers etc... Try a search on google...
U have'nt said what is your role - dev/dba/hr(tech recruiter)?
That's great. What are you going to do when they say "What type of standby database, Logical or Physical?"
What if the applicant is a frequent visitor of this forum, you are gonna get a DBA who ask the same kinda questions in the same forums while doing daily job.Quote:
Originally posted by kelvin prater
Good afternoon all, I am responsible fto my company for the recruitment of contract DBA's 9i, Does anyone know of where I can download some questions and answer pages from the internet so that I can test my applicants. I need to test them on everything such as Installation, config, recovery, backup performance tuning, forms reports language skills and everything. Im quite desperate to find one can anyone help.
Thanks
Kelvin.
Asking how to create table/table partition ?
Now this is why I like coming here. No where else can I find job related humor that makes me crack up like this place.
I had experience in an interview where the interviewer asked me all the questions from Mike Ault's questionaire.. I happened to have that on my PDA and had just read them while travelling for interview.. :D
Though got selected I didn't join them.
Just for grins I went and looked up Mr. Alut's questionaire (now a book for sale)
You guys/gals have to check this url out and read the review. I about fell out of my chair.
The reviewer is right. Some (or shall I say most?) of the books from Rampant are absolutely useless.
Thanks god ! I Was about to buy, Is Rampant Publishers "9i RAC Book" also Crap ? Till now I have not bought others books except Tom Kyte.Quote:
Originally posted by SANJAY_G
The reviewer is right. Some (or shall I say most?) of the books from Rampant are absolutely useless.
What about 9iRAC by Mr. Vallath, Murali ?
Any feedback would be appreciated and help me save $100.
Kelvin,Quote:
Originally posted by kelvin prater
Good afternoon all, I am responsible fto my company for the recruitment of contract DBA's 9i, Does anyone know of where I can download some questions and answer pages from the internet so that I can test my applicants. I need to test them on everything such as Installation, config, recovery, backup performance tuning, forms reports language skills and everything. Im quite desperate to find one can anyone help.
Thanks
Kelvin.
Fun part for your request is over now, Coming back to your original question: The best bet is sit with your DBA or other who you know (If you have one on the site right now) and discuss and talk about the practical world tasks like...
Table or Tablespace or Datafile is dropped, how to recover ? in different scenarios of most current backup a week before backup, fuzzy backup etc.
End Users complaining about Performance isuues one fine morning, kinda approach to find and resolve the issues etc.
After knowing the best/possible answers its easy to evaluate the person in the interview. So, Bottom line you need to be little knowledgeble about Oracle Administration before you interview the guy.
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Originally posted by sreddy
Thanks god ! I Was about to buy, Is Rampant Publishers "9i RAC Book" also Crap ? Till now I have not bought others books except Tom Kyte.
What about 9iRAC by Mr. Vallath, Murali ?
Any feedback would be appreciated and help me save $100.
I'm reading the 9iRAC book from Rampant (not finished yet) along with the material from the ILT book and the official documentation. Until now, liking a lot.
The book covers not only RAC architecture components (like ILT) but also some configuration/installation issues (covered by official documentation). Also, there is a comparison between different brands and market solutions that one won't find on Oracle documentation. It's not a purely theoretical book.
I have quite a few Rampant books in pdf format, most them are worthless, if I remember right one contains a pdf downloaded from dbazine
The RAC book by Digital Press is really good
I have just browsed thru Digital Press book and its really good. One more book I like after TKyte books.
Amazon reader reviews are crap, its very hard to make decision based on those reviews. The person knowledgeble recommends book and the person who is novice can't understand and criticise. There is no way of finding it until we browse/read the book.
Where's da poser..? Imagine the guy Kelvin recruits - I now fully understand the saying "People rise to their level of incompetence in an organisation"
:D :p :D
We wait for enlightenment oh great Sanjay, please write a book so we poor ignorant experts can bask in your greatness...
My books have helped more DBAs than your pithy, useless comments ever will. Go get a life.
Mike
No idea, that is!
Have you ever thought about
-- Why on earth do I write crappy stories?
--God, how do I force people to buy my galoonybaloony?(This thinking you've done, I'm sure)
I have too indeed had the misfortune of running into the rampant crap, now it doesn't even grace my garbage bin, I'd hate to use that paper to wipe my ass.
And I'm sure if Sanjay writes a book, reviewed by a few of the pro's here(No need to ask Tom or Lewis), it'll sell better than your trash.
I just feel sorry for Tim that he's making a debut at the rampant rampage.Fortunately the guy writes sensible stuff.
and why the hell are you bringing up posts which are months / years old?Quote:
Originally posted by mikerault
We wait for enlightenment oh great Sanjay, please write a book so we poor ignorant experts can bask in your greatness...
My books have helped more DBAs than your pithy, useless comments ever will. Go get a life.
Mike
if anyone needs to get a life ....
Time warp, like he said about HJR.
My theory is simple. if a guy is acting like a rabid dog then
--he needs to un-jizz
--get laid
--find sheep
--un(un(chill))
poor guy, can't be nice getting shown up in every forum going
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9i DBA Help please
Good afternoon all, I am responsible fto my company for the recruitment of contract DBA's 9i, Does anyone know of where I can download some questions and answer pages from the internet so that I can test my applicants. I need to test them on everything such as Installation, config, recovery, backup performance tuning, forms reports language skills and everything. Im quite desperate to find one can anyone help.
Thanks
Kelvin.
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Oh my goodness, I am not living in London.
Tamil
You all seem to spend more time sniping and less time answering questions than any group I have seen. Like a bunch of gossiping old ladies.
Let's see, the material being shown up takes maybe 1 percent of the total material I have presented, probably less. I'll take those odds.
Mike