Category: Random helpfulness

Be a Brilliant DBA

Post author By Jen McCown
Post date December 10, 2013
Categories In People and Opinions, Random helpfulness, sqlserverpedia-syndication, SSC, Tips
3 Comments on Be a Brilliant DBA

John Sanson (b|t) recently asked a bunch of us, “If you could give a DBA just one piece of advice, what would it be?” This post is my answer! This, and other articles like it, is available as a downloadable FREE e-book – DBA Jumpstart – at http://www.johnsansom.com/dba-jumpstart/ Grab your copy, and pass along the URL! “If you could […]

How to Fail a Phone Screen

Post author By Jen McCown
Post date November 18, 2013
Categories In People and Opinions, Random helpfulness, sqlserverpedia-syndication, SSC
9 Comments on How to Fail a Phone Screen

It’s funny to me how easy it is to fail a phone screen – both as the interviewer, and as the interviewee – especially considering the fact that the purpose of a phone screen is to determine whether a candidate is worth bringing in for an interview. That’s a pretty low bar, and yet… Getting Phone […]

A Short Treatise on Studying (#mcmstudy)

Post author By Jen McCown
Post date September 9, 2013
Categories In People and Opinions, Random helpfulness, sqlserverpedia-syndication, SSC

So I’m studying a lot these days, and I find myself evaluating and reconsidering the theories of “study” that I’ve been picking up all the way back since grade school. Here is what seems to work best for me, whether I’m learning something new, or reviewing something I “know”: Develop/revise a general game plan. I […]