SQL> @truncround_a

EMPLOYEE_NAME                  HIRE_DATE       HIRE_MONTH      BENEFITS_        
------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------        
Baer, Hermann                  07-JUN-94       01-JUN-94       01-JUL-94        
Baida, Shelli                  24-DEC-97       01-DEC-97       01-JAN-98        
Banda, Amit                    21-APR-00       01-APR-00       01-MAY-00        
Bates, Elizabeth               24-MAR-99       01-MAR-99       01-APR-99        
Bell, Sarah                    04-FEB-96       01-FEB-96       01-MAR-96        
Bernstein, David               24-MAR-97       01-MAR-97       01-APR-97        
Bissot, Laura                  20-AUG-97       01-AUG-97       01-SEP-97        
Bloom, Harrison                23-MAR-98       01-MAR-98       01-APR-98        
Bull, Alexis                   20-FEB-97       01-FEB-97       01-MAR-97        

9 rows selected.

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