Hello,

I had no experience in DBA work, but was doing a joint DBA/MCSE certification. because of this, my future employer looked at me twice (instead of not at all). i also found that, because i had read a couple of Microsoft SQL books from cover to cover for my exams, i had a wholistic view of what SQL server was capable of. i now use that knowledge to implement different projects in the work place. I don't think experience covers everything. when you do certifications such as MCDBA/MCSE, you learn about in-depth stuff you can only pick up through the text book. an individual with a good amount of experience and a few text books below their belt, is truly a well-rounded work-horse!