Database Administrator

by Ola
(Erith)

I am an enthusiastic and self motivated individual who is looking for an entry level position as a Database Administrator within a stable company that would allow me apply the knowledge gained from Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database course as well as the hands on experience from my current day to day Job as an Applications Developer.

Response from Carl: Thanks Ola. Since you're working in development currently and want to make a switch to a job as a DBA, perhaps you could list a few of your strongest technical skills (i.e. programming languages) to illustrate that you're a person capable of learning new technical skills.

I'd probably also take out the "I'm an ethusiastic and self-motivated..." part and replace it with things that are specific to your background and skillset that a potential hiring manager would want to read about. Certainly being an enthusiastic and self-motivated person are great attributes but for the purposes of the Career Objective, you really want to focus on specific skills and experience that you offer the hiring manager that are specific to the job and that improve your chances relative to other people applying for the same positions you are.

Carl