• Oh, and as a fresher - I assume you mean just out of college or university?

    If I was looking to hire someone just out of university, I'd want to get a feel for your knowledge around administration, database design and t-sql, but, I'd also be looking at your potential and how I feel you can develop as DBA.

    So, for an interview, if a DBA is what you want to be and that is the career path you have chosen, let the employer know about it...