janelesleydunn (9/11/2013)
...Certificates can breed arrogance and are no guarantee.
True, but the same is true for any measure (MD, JD, CPA, PE, etc.)
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If a DBA does not know the syntax he (or she) will very quickly get caught out.
Perhaps. But that doesn't necessarily mean they will be terminated, or there is a penalty. Plenty of people get jobs, keep them, and don't know how to do them well.
Part of that is the gamble of hiring the next person, and the costs in doing so.