It’s time for the Un-SQL Friday #005 roundup! From managers… First up, The Lone DBA admits that he wasn’t always (ahem) one of us…he’s got some excellent advice from the hiring manager’s point of view. I particularly liked this: When asked what your biggest weaknesses are, it’s a good idea to stop talking after ten minutes. Actually, it’s […]
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Un-SQL Friday #005: Bad Interviews
Yesterday a friend told me a tale of an interview he conducted with a, shall we say, less than desirable candidate. (Most of his responses started with “Well, there was this girl, and we were at a party….”). This, again, is an Un-SQL Friday topic if ever there was one! I hereby declare this Friday […]
Speaker Lessons!! Un-SQL Friday #004 Roundup
We had a cozy (read: small) UnSQL Friday this time around, and I’m good with that. Every entry we got was very high quality stuff, so you’re to go out and read each and every one. Roundup time! Allan Hirt (Twitter) was THE first to post, with Speaker and Audience Etiquette! He give a great discussion […]