Mr. Hanky:

You finished your OCP? How many exams did you pass? Sounds like you were looking for an Oracle job for six months.

Which is better: going through a nine month Oracle developer program that costs $7500 and get job placement (no certification), or studying on my own, passing the first couple of OCP tests, then looking for a job on my own? Of course I would rather save my money *and* get a job right away.....

My experience with M$ taught me that certification is a waste of money. If DBA jobs are scarce and everybody wants to be one, would it be wise to study to become a forms/reports developer? Or does this take me too far away from the goal of becoming a junior DBA? I like security, but I would not mind doing developer stuff.


Hey DKnight:

I have Oracle installed, and I am taking Official Oracle classes at the local community college. A COBOL programmer at work is trying to convince me that spending $$$$ for a developer program is worth it---as he says the school will place him in a job nine months later. Are entry level Oracle jobs that scarce that going to a technical brain dump school is the only way to get an Oracle job? Forget my current employer--the CIO is in love with Bill gates.

Thanks for the feedback.