ENTRY LEVEL JOB

[uma]

Hi!

What is the ideal entry level job for a fresh OCP?

[marist89]

From a previous thread.....
I believe the ideal starting point for a DBA is in the development realm. Start to get to know SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures/Packages, relational design, indexing theory, etc. As you learn more about how databases operate in general, you will start to learn more about Oracle. When you've got 2 years of programming experience and are genuinely interested in DBA work, you're ready to be a Jr. DBA. I know the salaries attract alot of people to want to be a DBA. Believe me, it's not for everybody; 2:00 AM pages, 36 hour recoveries, working every other weekend during downtime.

[uma]

Hi!
Thanks for the advice.I attended ILT with ORACLE CORP. and had passed 4 exams
in DBA 8i track.Going to take the last exam by next month.Is it neccessary for me to attend
a course in developer2000,since I am familiar with oracle only in backend.I took visualbasic
as front end while doing the oracle basic course in 8i.Please guide me.

thanks.

[marist89]

I would look for a job as a VB programmer in a shop that uses Oracle as a backend. Try to write Stored Procedures/Triggers/Packages to get the work done. After a while, you will have the knowlege you will need to jump to a Jr. DBA position.

[uma]

Thanks.

[mkeefe]

Hi everyone,


Upon the advice of a relative in the IT field, I just finished OCP DBA certification. Granted that being my relative he could be biased in my favor regarding my ability, but he told me when I nagged him about the subject--- that supply and demand being what it is today with DBAs that I would be able to find a job somewhere. (This being the crux of the current thread.)

Now when I started this track I really had no experience what the DBA did from day to day. Long time ago college courses have included programming in Pascal and C, data structures, discrete structures (required by Rutgers for a comp sci major) and more recently, a relational database management class, many advanced science and math classes and an English major.

I have not worked in IT. However, programming does come easily to me and I am quite happy doing it. (In 8th grade I did some basic coding in Fortran for my father). But I do have an aunt who is a programmer and I fear that the sheer volume of hours she works is incompatible with raising a family. On the other hand, I am not so sure of dba type stuff is such a natural fit for me and my abilities, but I will never know unless I try.

And having seen that DBA is NOT generally an entry-level position, I have decided to get the OCP certification for the develper track and will continue my plan to start a Unix boot camp in two weeks.

The upshot: So after this, I will have gained certification in Unix/C/C++, Oracle DBA and Oracle Developer.

The question: What type of job should I concentrate on finding, with the primary goal being (Out of necessity) to simply break into the IT field and the secondary goal being to position myself in a job which will offer career growth?(Oh and unfortunately I can't use nepotism; all my relatives are in IT but are 1300 miles away :( )

I apologize for the length---I guess I just wanted to lay all my cards on the table.

Any coments, suggestions?

Thanks everyone.