"rhino" <No.offline.contact.please@anonymous.com> wrote in message
news:fjo0fu$uqn$1@news.datemas.de...
> No, I am not a headhunter offering jobs :-)
>
> I'd like to ask a question and I'm addressing it especially to those who
> hire people to work with DB2 and those who work with those new hires:
>
> What knowledge, skills and techniques would you want a new hire to have if
> they were going to be put in a role involving DB2? I'm thinking of roles
> like DBA or similar positions involving administration of a DBA system.
>
> Or, to put it a different way, what do you feel schools and education
> programs for DB2 need to cover to prepare a person to work comfortably
> with DB2?
>
> I'm really not sure what level of theory and hands-on companies are
> expecting these days in new hires, especially mature people who are
> repositioning after careers in other parts of IT or even outside of IT
> altogether.
>
> I would be delighted to hear from anyone who has an opinion on this
> question. The more detail you are prepared to offer, the better.
>
> I am involved in the design of education for mature students so I am
> trying to figure out how best to prepare them for working with DB2.
> Rhino

Theory is nice, but hands on experience is crucial. Go through the command
reference manual and make sure they practice most of the important commands.

A decent knowledge of OS's is also important (Linux/UNIX). The other thing
that is very nice if you work in a development environment is a very good
knowledge of SQL and the ability to help developers. I find this to be an
appalling omission in many DBA's these days.