Laugh OTD

[figmo]

This morning a recruiter called to ask me if I was available for a contract. I of course said "yes."

"Do you have Oracle database experience?"

"I think so." (I worked at Oracle for three years.)

"Do you know what 'SQL' [pronounced "see-quel") is?"

"Of course! Structured Query Language."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"I ask because we sent two candidates to the client, and neither of them knew what it was. When the interviewer asked what 'SQL' stands for, the candidate asked, 'Can you spell that?'"

Comments

[ravan.livejournal.com]

Egad. Can I come work in your field? I not only know what it is, I can use both the Oracle version and the MySQL version. I can spell, too.

Sheeesh.

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

As can I. I did DB design for quite a few years, though not since 2003. :-(

[Part of my difficulty is that I did some programming work after that, but almost all of it was overseas. I have had employers here telling me they *refuse* to include it as relevant experience, solely because it's too difficult for them to check information and employers located in Europe. SIGH.]