career development

Persuasion and The Interview

Persuasion is an art. But it's an art form that can make your interview go completely differently. Getting the job is always a bout convincing the hiring

career development

Resumes and Objective Statements

Last week I saw a post on lifehacker on a new site called RezScore.com. First of all, if you're questioning your resume in any way, definitely plug in your

career development

What Does Google Have to Say About You?

It's 2005 and I just started with GCS. I was just getting to know my team-mates when one of them told me "you really should check your spelling before you

career development

Online Profiles Vs Online Resumes

Starting the end of 2008 I started noticing a change in my job search I noticed I was getting a lot of emails informing me "I found your resume online, and I

career development

Making Due

Over the course of my career, I've been asked to build something that has already been built. I always point out that the task being assigned has already been

Resume

Custom Resume, or Generic?

In my last career article, I talked about balancing the truth and salesmanship. I wanted to try to explain how you can be honest, and at the same time make

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Sidetracks and Success

It may be too cold to think about road trips right now, but let me take you back to early Summer. The temperature is just right to hit the road roll the windows

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No Turning Back

Well I did it! As of this morning I've submitted my session "The Career Your Career Could Smell Like." I've been working on this one for a while now. Usually I

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The Interview: Honesty and Salesmanship

I'm generally seen as someone who has somewhat mastered the whole process of getting a job. I have seem to found a good method for constructing a resume, and

career development

SQL PASS 2010

I've been keeping up with the PASS developments from Twitter (check out #sqlPASS), and from the many bloggers I follow regularly. I have to say this week has

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Study Session Oct 10 – 16

To help me prepare for my upcoming 70-433, I'm opening up my evenings to study sessions. I'm thinking we can descend on a local coffee house and discuss

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Charlotte SQL Server User Group — 9/23

Join us as the Charlotte SQL Server Users group welcomes renowned Microsoft Business Intelligence expert, author and trainer, Stacia Misner as she presents "BI