career development

My Journal and Career Maintenance

This week in twitter I've participated in discussions on resumes and how to construct them and how to improve them. Most of us only really think about our

career development

What questions do you have for me?

This might be my last interview question I cover for a while. It's been a great run, but there are so many more topics in career development I want to cover. If

career development

Tell me about a time when…

During many of the interviews I've been in, I'll be asked a very open ended question. To me this kind of question will give the interviewer some insight into

career development

70-451 Prep–SQL Server Agent

Well, now that I've passed the 70-433, I've moved on to preparing for the 70-451 PRO: Designing Database Solutions and Data Access Using Microsoft SQL Server

career development

Tell me about your strengths

The next tough interview question I’ve often received is “What are your strengths?” As a knowledge worker you’ve got two ways to go here. You

career development

Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?

Continuing with my series on tough interview questions, I'm going to take on one of the tougher ones. I've gotten a variation of this question at least once

career development

What Interests You About This Opening?

We're back to my series on tough interview questions. It's my hope that by covering these questions, you're able to put together a plan on how you'll respond

Certification

I’ve Passed the 70-433!

I wanted to write up a post about passing my exam, and share everything I learned during this process. I had considered drawing parallels between the

career development

What Do You Know About Our Company?

Continuing my series on tough interview questions, I'd like to cover one that can really set you apart from the crowd. This one is testing you on how much

career development

Tell Me About Yourself

I'm going to take the next couple posts and cover some of the interview questions people have told me they struggle with the most during an interview. I want to

Certification

My First Attempt at the 70-433

A couple weeks back I made my first attempt at the 70-433 SQL 2008 Database Developer exam. I was nervous, it was obvious to me and to those who know me best.

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Dating and Job Seeking

There's two things I've noticed about the job search right now. If you're employed your more desired than if you're single unemployed. If you're desperate,