Tips on How To Become An Oracle Certified Professional

Mohan Dutt ocp.advisor@gmail.com Twitter: ocp_advisor

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Habits of Highly Successful OCPs

Bas Klaasen, Netherlands: One habit that has helped me a lot throughout my career is curiosity. I always want to find out why something is not working and find ways to make it work. I am always open to evaluate new technology and try new implementation approaches even with existing products.

Habits of Highly Successful OCPs

Laurent Schneider, Switzerland: Test everything. There is no substitute for hands-on experience. Read about the new features and try them. I have reported many bugs for several beta releases following this method.

Habits of Highly Successful OCPs

Gwen Shapira, USA: I read a lot. By a lot I mean at least two hours a day! So I know about new features and how they should work before I implement them and I know a lot of theory about how Oracle database works. I also remember lots of random bits that I've read somewhere and turns out to be useful from time to time.

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Melanie Cameron, USA: I would have to say the drive to always step outside the boundaries of my job, poking my nose around to corner to see what was going on and how what they did effected my work, or how my worked effected them. While many people become experts in their given areas, they often fail to understand how their area effects other departments as well as the business as a whole .

Habits of Highly Successful OCPs

Sabdar Syed, Saudi Arabia: Learn the concepts and then practice test and implement them. One big secret I want divulge is this: Never hesitate in sharing your knowledge. You never know what further insights you will gain from the feedback of other.

Habits of Highly Successful OCPs

Patrick Gresham, USA : Schedule the exam date. This would create a self-pressure model where you can build an exam preparation schedule based on the countdown leading to the exam!

Success Profile: Padmaja Vemuri

Oracle Certified Expert Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Had experience of 2 projects before taking the exams Used Oracle University Training Guides Also answered questions on www.allinterview.com Helped get new R12 projects

Success Profile: Michel van Zoest

Oracle Certified Expert Oracle Application Express (APEX) 2 years of APEX experience OTN and APEX Books Took the Beta Exam Helped get in touch with Oracle APEX development team Got in contact with new customers

Success Profile: Haseeb M.A.

Oracle Certified Professional Oracle E-Business Suite R11i 4 years of Oracle consulting User Guides and Implementation Guides Helped employer move to higher Oracle Partner Level Remember working is different from exams and vice versa!

Success Profile: Debra Lilley

Oracle ACE Director Oracle Certified Professional on Oracle EBS Release 11i & Masters 5 years of Oracle experience Participated in Oracle Partner Boot Camp on Oracle Certification Gave more professional confidence Looking forward to Oracle Fusion Certifications as my next goal

Success Profile: Jim Czuprynski

Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 11g, 10g and 9i 5 years of DBA experience Took Oracle courses at community college and required about 2 years Used test taking simulators Got role as Oracle Instructor Planning for Performance Tuning and RAC Expert

Success Profile: Syed Jaffar Hussain

Oracle Certified Master (OCM) 11g OCP DBA 8i, 9i,10g and 11g OCE 10g RAC and Oracle ACE Started after 2 years of experience Created sandbox instance for OCM Dont focus on passing the exam Focus on gaining knowledge Now author of Oracle books too

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