how useful is Oracle to know and have on your resume?

[skim milk]

will it serve any long term benefit for being part of an Oracle project and being it able to list it on my resume for future jobs? But I definitely don't want to be in IT for too long

 

[nakedfrog]

It depends on whether or not you'll be doing anything with Oracle at the new place. I can't see how it would be particularly helpful applying for a non-IT position.

 

[Kirby]

You should put this on your resume.

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
It depends on whether or not you'll be doing anything with Oracle at the new place. I can't see how it would be particularly helpful applying for a non-IT position.

is it a marketable skill though? respected?

for future jobs if I stay in IT or something

 

[TheInternet1980]

Oracle is a stupid resource hog. And rather expensive. Not related to OP at all...but you'll have that.

 

[mugs]

Well it's only useful if you plan to work in Oracle in the future so I suppose it wouldn't be terribly useful if you don't want to be in IT for too long.

You also need to be specific about what you can do in Oracle. DBA? PL/SQL developer? Developer in some other language that interfaces with Oracle? These are entirely different skill that apply to different jobs.

 

[TheInternet1980]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
You should put this on your resume.

Epic. You're hired for a buyer/planner position at my company fritolays. My CFO and I have already discussed this. There is one caveat. You must bring fritolay products to work each day for both of us, or you'll be terminated immediately.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980
Oracle is a stupid resource hog. And rather expensive. Not related to OP at all...but you'll have that.

False. Oracle is a very powerful DB.

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: mugs
Well it's only useful if you plan to work in Oracle in the future so I suppose it wouldn't be terribly useful if you don't want to be in IT for too long.

You also need to be specific about what you can do in Oracle. DBA? PL/SQL developer? Developer in some other language that interfaces with Oracle? These are entirely different skill that apply to different jobs.

Functional Designer for Oracle related to Financial Systems

I have no experience with Oracle

 

[TheInternet1980]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980
Oracle is a stupid resource hog. And rather expensive. Not related to OP at all...but you'll have that.

False. Oracle is a very powerful DB.

Assuming your business can absorb the licensing/hardware costs. Powerful != not a resource hog.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
It depends on whether or not you'll be doing anything with Oracle at the new place. I can't see how it would be particularly helpful applying for a non-IT position.

is it a marketable skill though? respected?

for future jobs if I stay in IT or something

Yes it's marketable, but not by itself. We need more information. "Knowing Oracle" is like saying you know math.

Like others have said though, it just depends. If you're wanting to get into business intelligence, data warehousing, dba, development, etc. there are all different aspects of Oracle that you'd need to understand.

But, to answer your last question, it wouldn't be very helpful for most non-IT positions. I can't think of any non-IT position where it would be helpful unless you're just working closely with IT in a business capacity, like a business analyst, product owner, etc.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980
Oracle is a stupid resource hog. And rather expensive. Not related to OP at all...but you'll have that.

False. Oracle is a very powerful DB.

Correct and used by so many applications I can't even count.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980
Oracle is a stupid resource hog. And rather expensive. Not related to OP at all...but you'll have that.

False. Oracle is a very powerful DB.

Assuming your business can absorb the licensing/hardware costs. Powerful != not a resource hog.

Hardware costs? You can run it on a linux or vm environment.

Licensing is high but you get what you pay for.

 

[darkxshade]

Hard to say. If you know the Oracle, can't you just ask her if putting her down as reference in your resume will land you a job in the future?

 

[TheInternet1980]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980
Oracle is a stupid resource hog. And rather expensive. Not related to OP at all...but you'll have that.

False. Oracle is a very powerful DB.

Correct and used by so many applications I can't even count.

I'm not disputing it's usefulness at all.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: mugs
Well it's only useful if you plan to work in Oracle in the future so I suppose it wouldn't be terribly useful if you don't want to be in IT for too long.

You also need to be specific about what you can do in Oracle. DBA? PL/SQL developer? Developer in some other language that interfaces with Oracle? These are entirely different skill that apply to different jobs.

Functional Designer for Oracle related to Financial Systems

I have no experience with Oracle

What is that supposed to mean? What modules do you have experience in? What role did you have on the project? What training have you had?

If you say you have no Oracle experience, what did you do on the project?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

If you are a guru (a real certified guru) of Oracle, there is a HUGE market for you. The product is a POS requiring constant maintenance and if you can cosntntly resolve issues quickly, you will be fiscally rewarded.

If all you did is take a class on Oracle, list it, but understand you know next to nothing.

 

[ultimatebob]

If you want to be a DBA or developer, it's definitely useful.

If you're a Windows admin or a hardware guy? Probably not so much.

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: mugs
Well it's only useful if you plan to work in Oracle in the future so I suppose it wouldn't be terribly useful if you don't want to be in IT for too long.

You also need to be specific about what you can do in Oracle. DBA? PL/SQL developer? Developer in some other language that interfaces with Oracle? These are entirely different skill that apply to different jobs.

Functional Designer for Oracle related to Financial Systems

I have no experience with Oracle

What is that supposed to mean? What modules do you have experience in? What role did you have on the project? What training have you had?

If you say you have no Oracle experience, what did you do on the project?

I'm about to confirm my roll on to the project so I haven't done anything related to Oracle yet. The project is implementing an Oracle financial system (Oracle Financials Release 12)

http://www.oracle.com/profit/a...gy/071807_Wampler.html

 

[RKS]

I was an Oracle developer for a couple years. None of my jobs since then have cared or even asked about my development experience.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: mugs
Well it's only useful if you plan to work in Oracle in the future so I suppose it wouldn't be terribly useful if you don't want to be in IT for too long.

You also need to be specific about what you can do in Oracle. DBA? PL/SQL developer? Developer in some other language that interfaces with Oracle? These are entirely different skill that apply to different jobs.

Functional Designer for Oracle related to Financial Systems

I have no experience with Oracle

What is that supposed to mean? What modules do you have experience in? What role did you have on the project? What training have you had?

If you say you have no Oracle experience, what did you do on the project?

I'm about to confirm my roll on to the project so I haven't done anything related to Oracle yet. The project is implementing an Oracle financial system (Oracle Financials Release 12)

http://www.oracle.com/profit/a...gy/071807_Wampler.html

To me it doesn't sound like you know anything about Oracle, so I don't think you should list it as a skill.

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: mugs
Well it's only useful if you plan to work in Oracle in the future so I suppose it wouldn't be terribly useful if you don't want to be in IT for too long.

You also need to be specific about what you can do in Oracle. DBA? PL/SQL developer? Developer in some other language that interfaces with Oracle? These are entirely different skill that apply to different jobs.

Functional Designer for Oracle related to Financial Systems

I have no experience with Oracle

What is that supposed to mean? What modules do you have experience in? What role did you have on the project? What training have you had?

If you say you have no Oracle experience, what did you do on the project?

I'm about to confirm my roll on to the project so I haven't done anything related to Oracle yet. The project is implementing an Oracle financial system (Oracle Financials Release 12)

http://www.oracle.com/profit/a...gy/071807_Wampler.html

To me it doesn't sound like you know anything about Oracle, so I don't think you should list it as a skill.

I mean after I finish the project, I can list Oracle Financials Release 12 because my role is going to be fairly thorough going through a full lifecycle

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: mugs
Well it's only useful if you plan to work in Oracle in the future so I suppose it wouldn't be terribly useful if you don't want to be in IT for too long.

You also need to be specific about what you can do in Oracle. DBA? PL/SQL developer? Developer in some other language that interfaces with Oracle? These are entirely different skill that apply to different jobs.

Functional Designer for Oracle related to Financial Systems

I have no experience with Oracle

What is that supposed to mean? What modules do you have experience in? What role did you have on the project? What training have you had?

If you say you have no Oracle experience, what did you do on the project?

I'm about to confirm my roll on to the project so I haven't done anything related to Oracle yet. The project is implementing an Oracle financial system (Oracle Financials Release 12)

http://www.oracle.com/profit/a...gy/071807_Wampler.html

To me it doesn't sound like you know anything about Oracle, so I don't think you should list it as a skill.

I mean after I finish the project, I can list Oracle Financials Release 12 because my role is going to be fairly thorough going through a full lifecycle

Deploying a product doesn't mean you're skilled in that product, it means you're skilled in deploying that product.

I've deployed, secured and patched Oracle. I'm not skilled in Oracle just in managing deployments for it.

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: fritolays

Originally posted by: mugs
Well it's only useful if you plan to work in Oracle in the future so I suppose it wouldn't be terribly useful if you don't want to be in IT for too long.

You also need to be specific about what you can do in Oracle. DBA? PL/SQL developer? Developer in some other language that interfaces with Oracle? These are entirely different skill that apply to different jobs.

Functional Designer for Oracle related to Financial Systems

I have no experience with Oracle

What is that supposed to mean? What modules do you have experience in? What role did you have on the project? What training have you had?

If you say you have no Oracle experience, what did you do on the project?

I'm about to confirm my roll on to the project so I haven't done anything related to Oracle yet. The project is implementing an Oracle financial system (Oracle Financials Release 12)

http://www.oracle.com/profit/a...gy/071807_Wampler.html

To me it doesn't sound like you know anything about Oracle, so I don't think you should list it as a skill.

I mean after I finish the project, I can list Oracle Financials Release 12 because my role is going to be fairly thorough going through a full lifecycle

Deploying a product doesn't mean you're skilled in that product, it means you're skilled in deploying that product.

I've deployed, secured and patched Oracle. I'm not skilled in Oracle just in managing deployments for it.

that's all I want to show. That I'm skilled at deploying and implementing the product. Like I said, I don't plan to stay in IT long so I don't want to be skilled in the product, just implementing it.

 

[oiprocs]

Originally posted by: TheInternet1980

Originally posted by: nkgreen
You should put this on your resume.

Epic. You're hired for a buyer/planner position at my company fritolays. My CFO and I have already discussed this. There is one caveat. You must bring fritolay products to work each day for both of us, or you'll be terminated immediately.

Not if I hire him first.

I only require one fritolay product each day.