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Connor McDonald

Thanks for the question, Jose Enrique.

Asked: November 09, 2017 - 3:44 pm UTC

Last updated: November 10, 2017 - 12:37 am UTC

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Hi

I'm a Junior Oracle DBA in the new company that I joined in.

Our Lead Oracle DBA resigned and my company is screening for new applicants.

The boss of our department might ask me to interview the potential Oracle Lead DBA candidate and ask me my opinion.

A few hours ago, we were sifting through several resumes. I observed that the candidates have more than 10 years of working experience and all of them are OCP. I even noticed one candidate who is an OCM.

My questions are:

- what questions to ask a Lead DBA Oracle Interviewee?
- what qualities and attributes should I look for?
- Should I also judge them on the neatness of their resumes? I observed that there are some resumes that are sloppy.
- How to decide which one to choose amongst these potential Lead Oracle DBA candidates


Thank you

Best Regards,
Ricky

and Connor said...

Here's a link to an AskTOM question on a similar topic from (believe it or not) 2001 !

https://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/asktom.search?tag=dba-skill-set-trend

And I don't think it has really changed.

Especially for *lead* DBA's....Yes, they need technical skills but the things you *really* want, ie, the things that will make them a true asset to your company are:

a) their ability to communicate at all levels (deep technical level, but also at a conversational level to explain things to non-technical business people)

b) their ability/desire to empower people to get things done.

I've worked with many DBAs over the years who treated the database as their personal kingdom, and used the position as an egocentric power trip over the developers and tester (and even users). Nothing is worse than dealing with these kinds of people.

Others welcome to share their thoughts.

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A reader, November 10, 2017 - 8:13 pm UTC

- What questions to ask a Lead DBA Oracle
Do you blog?
When was the last time you shared your knowledge with someone and what was it?
What was the last thing you learned?
Do you like cats or dogs and what is the reason for your selection?

- What qualities and attributes should I look for?
People skill (personality) is as important as technical skill.

- Should I also judge them on the neatness of their resumes? I observed that there are some resumes that are sloppy.
Don't hire candidate with sloppy resume.

- How to decide which one to choose amongst these potential Lead Oracle DBA candidates
Do you feel a connection with person?
Do you think the person will help you grow and share knowledge?


Thank you for your reply

Jose Enrique Valencia, November 11, 2017 - 3:39 am UTC

Thank you for your reply! I will take note of your advice.
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