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I hope this is not off topic, but I need to ask a general audience this
question and this seems like the right group.
I have been out of work for two months and I am not sure why. I am a
talented web
To follow up just a bit more, here are skills I would require of someone
before hiring them:
* Practical SQL knowledge, with hands-on experience of at least 6 months
(with projects/URLs to show for it) with either MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL,
Oracle, DB2 or another high-level DB system (preferably
* Ability to talk me through at least 2 ways of solving a data
manipulation
problem, without code - whiteboard/paper/hand gestures and words only.
You also need to be able to argue why one method is better over another.
You don't have to be right, but you have to be able to justify your
* Willingness to work weekends/evenings, if need be, to meet deadlines.
And if you are still working weekends and evenings after 9 months on the
job, quit immediately. Start your own company or go fishing :)
py
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Not sure exactly what you mean. I'm a suit who *wants* to be a techie?
I'm a techie who is also a suit, if truth be told.
James Moore wrote:
* Ability to talk me through at least 2 ways of solving a data
manipulation
problem, without code - whiteboard/paper/hand gestures and words
Completely agreed. We're quite casual about start/end times (not strict 9-5) and
if you need to take a long lunch to hit the doctor's office or something, that's
OK.
But we do expect people to pitch in long hours when the deadlines are on -
not often, but often enough that they matter. I've
--- Michael Kimsal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To follow up just a bit more, here are skills I
would require of someone
before hiring them:
* Practical SQL knowledge, with hands-on experience
of at least 6 months
(with projects/URLs to show for it) with either
MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL,
oops, a 404, well
try http://www.devhome.net/resume.txt in txt
and http://www.devhome.net/resume.doc in word!
:)
--- Mukul Sabharwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Michael Kimsal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To follow up just a bit more, here are skills I
would require of someone
before
I hope this is not off topic, but I need to ask a general audience this
question and this seems like the right group.
I have been out of work for two months and I am not sure why. I am a
talented web programmer with three years experience, strong Perl,
JavaScript, CGI, and HTML skills and a
Perhaps you should have taken that job. ??? I've heard (and found really)
that it's easier to find work if you're working. It's harder to make
interviews
and whatnot, but it gets you out there, you meet others and network. Who
knows where that can lead to? But if your talent is being put to
You might want to add to some of your skills.
Grab some quick Oracle training. (Don't pay for it, just
go to free sites like: www.dbasupport.com and technet.oracle.com.)
Your resume would look alot more attractive if you knew SQL and Oracle
a bit more. This is just my opinion though.
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