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John.Sansom
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Posted Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:04 AM
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- "There's so more to being a Data Professional than just technology."
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rktn_odin
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First post?
Also, excellent article!
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John.Sansom
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rktn_odin (7/19/2012)
Also, excellent article!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
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mohammed moinudheen
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Good post John. I have one question. Suppose my content is published online on SQL Server sites like these and if I include those details on my resume, would it be considered as boastful by potential employers?
Mohammed Moinudheen
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Koen Verbeeck
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Nice write-up John.
@Mohammed: it depends. One employer will love your community involvement and your ambition to broaden your knowledge, while another employer might think you're wasting company's time online.
edit: fixed glaring typo
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> All good Data Professionals have excellent attention to detail, fail to get this one right and you’re pretty much just demonstrating that you don’t have what it takes.
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Koen Verbeeck (7/19/2012)
Nice write-up John.
@Mohammed: it depends. One employer will love your community involvement and your ambition to broaden your knowledge, while another employer might think your wasting company's time online.
Yes, I agree.
Mohammed Moinudheen
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mohammed moinudheen (7/19/2012)
Good post John. I have one question. Suppose my content is published online on SQL Server sites like these and if I include those details on my resume, would it be considered as boastful by potential employers?
Thanks Mohammed.
That's an interesting question! Me personal preference is to not mention articles/blog posts on a resume because they can be found easily enough via a simple internet search on a given candidate. That said, if I felt that an article/published work was particularly relevant to a role and clearly demonstrated value, then I might consider mentioning it.
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John.Sansom
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Koen Verbeeck (7/19/2012)
Nice write-up John.
edit: fixed glaring typo
Thanks Koen.
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Samuel Vella
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With regards to the relevancy and a "catch all" resume..
I've been using a catch all for the past 6 years as a contractor and I've never been out of work more than a couple of weeks. I'm currently on contract number 9 and will be looking for my 10th soon.
Instead of paring the resume down to what the job is asking for, I've trimmed it down to what
I
want to do. Relevancy isn't just for the employer!
The IT job market, especially in the UK, is heavily controlled by the agencies. Having a universal CV/Resume means that when an agent calls me with a potential contract and I want to be put forward, as long as the agent has a recent copy in front of him I don't need to do anything. Alternatively if time is short and I need to get a CV to an agent by a set time then I don't have to think about it. I can spend 2 minutes firing an email off and then get back to whatever I was doing before.
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