Comments on: Woe is the DBA: An old-timer weighs in http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/ A SearchOracle.com blog Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:35:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tim DiChiara http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/#comment-1014 Tim DiChiara Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:25:04 +0000 http://eyeonoracle.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/18/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/#comment-1014 Hi Owoeye, There are dozens of responses to the original post discussing the good and bad of being a DBA. Some good advice there too. Here's the link: http://eyeonoracle.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/13/database-administration-is-for-suckers/#comments --Tim Hi Owoeye,

There are dozens of responses to the original post discussing the good and bad of being a DBA. Some good advice there too. Here’s the link:
 <a href="http://eyeonoracle.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/13/database-administration-is-for-suckers/#comments" title="http://eyeonoracle.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/13/database-administration-is-for-suckers/#comments" target="_blank">http://eyeonoracle.blogs.techtarget.com/…</a>

–Tim

]]> By: Martin http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/#comment-1013 Martin Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:19:54 +0000 http://eyeonoracle.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/18/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/#comment-1013 Owoeye - be very careful. It is sooo important to be able to spell correctly if you want to be a DBA. Owoeye - be very careful. It is sooo important to be able to spell correctly if you want to be a DBA.

]]> By: Owoeye Johnson http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/#comment-1012 Owoeye Johnson Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:14:31 +0000 http://eyeonoracle.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/18/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/#comment-1012 What is the advice you old Dbas have for we upcoming young Dbas. Is the profession boring or not profitable. or u advice to backout please someone reply. But I think Dba is interesting and challenging. What is the advice you old Dbas have for we upcoming young Dbas.
Is the profession boring or not profitable. or u advice to backout please someone reply.
But I think Dba is interesting and challenging.

]]> By: Peter K http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/eye-on-oracle/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/#comment-1011 Peter K Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:15:23 +0000 http://eyeonoracle.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/18/woe-is-the-dba-an-old-timer-weighs-in/#comment-1011 I blogged about your previous posting and I think it is a generalization. For Marty M, I was a DBA but I recognize the limitations of being just technical unless you are willing to put in the hours and hours to be THE expert so yes, "techies" can move into management but the "technie" must learn the soft skills. I agree with Marty that using behaviour approach to interviews is one way that will drive out the base personality of the candidate but it's not the only approach. The other thing that Marty has to learn too is that "turning the tables on an interviewer" does not help but confirm the interviewer's perception of the candidate. The best thing is to take the high road so that while you might not be the successful candidate, at least the impression left might lead to other positions, etc. I blogged about your previous posting and I think it is a generalization. For Marty M, I was a DBA but I recognize the limitations of being just technical unless you are willing to put in the hours and hours to be THE expert so yes, “techies” can move into management but the “technie” must learn the soft skills.

I agree with Marty that using behaviour approach to interviews is one way that will drive out the base personality of the candidate but it’s not the only approach.

The other thing that Marty has to learn too is that “turning the tables on an interviewer” does not help but confirm the interviewer’s perception of the candidate. The best thing is to take the high road so that while you might not be the successful candidate, at least the impression left might lead to other positions, etc.

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