Any tips for an Oracle Newbie?

[jj]

Hello All,

Well I'm cracking the books and learning about Oracle. I'm figuring
I'll start on the admin side and see how it goes. I'm more into
structures and workflow than UI/Usability. Are there any areas of
the Oracle universe that are particularly hot/in demand now?

I've joined the OTN and downloaded 10g, 11g (32 bit Win), example
files and a bunch of docs. I've started the tutorials and also am
reading the various OTN forums. There's quite a few oceans of
material. Any suggestions on what items/area are "must" read?

Any suggestions on other info resources for the aspiring newbie?

Also any suggested Oracle job websites? (I know about dice.com)
justoracle.com ?
oracjobs.com ?
orasearch.com ?

Thanks!

JJ

[Mark D Powell]

There is an abundance of experienced Oracle DBA's running around.
Current industry demand is for java and .net developers.

HTH -- Mark D Powell --

[joel garry]

I second Mark, there has always been an order of magnitude more dev
than admin jobs. I'd add, what other skills you have can help
determine what direction you should go.

You must read the concepts manual, and periodically read it again.
Tom Kyte's books are excellent for understanding how and why things
work the way they do.

That and what you have could keep you busy for months. Try to put
together a little app that does something you would like, to really
understand how it works.

jg
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