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IT Certifications |
| Message Name: |
What Will an Oracle Certification get me |
| Date Posted: |
05/11/2003 |
| Message: |
I'm hoping to tap your opinion on IT certifications.
I've been employed as a Business Analtst in the Financial Services indsutry for about 5 years. I've got about 10 years professional exp total.
I've been on some good projects and have deliberately worked to build my tech knowledge. I'm at a crossroads now. I'm concerned about career growth due to a logjam in front of me and the downturn in tech spending. My tech expertise is better than most BAs, but not in the programmer/developer league.
I took a few MBA classes with a technical tilt and am thinking about pursuing a certification as an Oracle Admin or Developer.
Through one of my classes I got my hands a little dirty with Relational databases. I did alot of work in Access and very lite work in Oracle 8i. I enjoyed it and am thinking about moving in that direction. It seems that everything is moving towards running on relational DBs and that the DB work is one of the slots where strong business skills make all the difference.
I'd like to work on the Oracle cert while keeping my current job.
Do you think that my read on the increasing value of DB skills are accurate? When I add the Oracle Cert to my resume, should I be able to transition into a DBA or DB Developer role? With an MBA, what could I expect to earn in NYC? Are there any other paths to consider?
I've enjoyed my limited exposure to working with DBs and am anxious about this prospect. I'd love to get the thoughts of everyone out there that really know.
Thanks.
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