Thomas Dodds wrote:As for how long ... who knows? That's a very individual thing. I've had people excel at this with no prior experience and I've had people struggle for years to really understand the concepts and fundamental principles behind the tool. So, that is exactly what I am also talking about. How did these people…

Simon_D wrote:I don't think getting the certification is right for you. I've never been hired, or heard anyone who has, based on whether I have the certification or not. Just like Thomas Dodds, I did the certification AFTER I got a job with a partner and had been working with BI for quite some time due to Oracle's partner…

Thomas Dodds wrote:Not at all ... I'm telling you a certification is not the vehicle to ride to make the change ... get the VM, get to know the product, make an impression on someone in the BI space and get an interview. The switch is possible. So, how do you think that it will take an average developer to do this? 2…

Gianni Ceresa wrote:Partners ask they employees to get certified because they are fixed numbers of certified people fixed by Oracle to be listed a preferred partner in BI or another domain and things like that. Also some levels of partnership require a minimum number of certified resources and things like that. So aren't…

Sometimes, I get the feeling that these certifications could actually be a scam by Oracle to make more money. Because, from the answers I have read, there is absolutely no reason a person with experience in OBI to take the exam because he knows all the stuff already. Why would a partner require you to do it?? He can…

Gianni Ceresa wrote:Daniel Willis wrote:So the next question is.. has anyone got a study guide for Christian's interview catalog?The only working solution I had till now was to get him drunk before the interview But in general I will say that you can do it if you really use the tool for what it is supposed to do (so forget…

Christian Berg wrote:user12240205 wrote: If you have hands on experience then according to you, certification is not necessary since you can answer any question asked in an interview, right?(1.) Are you worried about an interview? Being worried about being able to actually do the job one's getting paid for and not letting…

Well, I am an Oracle Forms & PL/SQL developer (15 years of experience). I am planning to migrate to Australia end of this year. Since Oracle Forms is almost obsolete in Australia I was asked by friends who are already there to get to know other Oracle technologies, the most popular being OBIEE. So, that is why I want to do…

rmoff wrote:I definitely want to know OBI. But I don't want to spend 6 months reading each and every manual either. I have at most 2 months only for this task. The way I'd see it is that either (a) you won't be able to learn what you need within two months, because you need to practice implementation and learn from…

I definitely want to know OBI. But I don't want to spend 6 months reading each and every manual either. I have at most 2 months only for this task.