In case you have not yet heard, PASS is running a contest and asking for people to submit their stories regarding the best thing they have learned by attending a PASS conference. The contest runs through July 1st and the winner will get their choice of a free registration to the 2009 PASS Community Summit … Read more
For whatever reason, the older I get the more I understand the power of networks. I seriously wish I had understood this dynamic a lot sooner. Although, to some degree I did understand it as it related to coaching basketball. See, I was well aware that your next job was out there, waiting for you, … Read more
The PASS Board meeting is over and I am on the flight home sitting in seat 34A writing this as quickly as I can before my battery runs out. I have a short layover at DTW and I doubt I will be able to recharge at that point so whatever I feel the need to … Read more
There is an upcoming event being hosted by SSWUG on Friday, April 17th. For more details you can click here or go to: https://www.vconferenceonline.com/shows/spring09/sql/s09event.asp And this is also a reminder that the SSWUG vConference is going to take place from April 22nd to the 24th. Yours truly will be presenting on the following topics: SQL … Read more
Normally I do not spend any time on this blog talking about all the email scams that get sent my way, no matter how interesting they may appear. But I wanted to mention one email that came my way yesterday. It was trapped by our corporate spam filter, and I did not see it until … Read more
Previously I wrote a post that covered some very basic interviewing tips. But before you can even get that far in the process you need to find a way to secure that important meeting, right? I mean, what good is having table manners if no one invites you over for dinner, right? So I thought … Read more
