Ever thought about what your average week looks like? What are the real core skills your environment uses every day...  Read more...

Are there good and bad interview questions? Are there some you prefer or hate? Steve Jones comments on some of the strange ones out there and how hiring is changing.  Read more...

It was pointed out to me that since PASS is such a huge networking event, any employer would be crazy...  Read more...

Whether you’re just starting out or already a few years in the game, you’re probably wondering how you can become...  Read more...

Do you work in a great IT shop? Steve Jones talks about some of the things that make one and wonders if you feel you work at a great company.  Read more...

Steve Jones has a few career thoughts to motivate you today.  Read more...

Technical interviews don't work great, but are they dead? Is there a better way? Steve Jones comments today.  Read more...

The best at their crafts are usually the most rewarded in sports, but not necessarily in other fields. This week Steve Jones asks if you would like it to be different?  Read more...

Steve Jones enjoys his career in technology and hopes that you do as well.   Read more...

With a huge increase in the number of online learning frameworks, Dave Convery wonders how comfortable people are with this new way of polishing their skills.  Read more...

Looking for a job in the SQL Server industry can be a challenge for many people. Craig Farrell examines part of this process in his look at job postings and how you can interpret them.  Read more...

There are any number of ways to help your career move forward. Steve Jones talks about one way you might not have thought about today.  Read more...

When someone asks for interview questions on the web, it seems many people are upset. But should they be? Steve Jones points out there are different sides to this.  Read more...

If you want to further your career, you can't be a ghost. Steve Jones talks about the ways in which so many people might end up hurting their careers by trying to keep their lives too private.  Read more...

If you are the type of person that doesn't run DBCC checks, Steve Jones thinks you're a gambler. And you might think about attending SQL Intersection next month in Vegas.   Read more...

I am currently going through the process of looking for a new opportunity for my career. I’m going through the...  Read more...

Since I started regularly attending SQL Saturday events some five years ago, I’ve sat in on a number of professional...  Read more...

Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a chance to try out the features of SQL Server?  Maybe give them...  Read more...

This Friday Steve Jones asks you how you got started working with SQL Server in your career? Let us know how you got started and why you stuck with it.  Read more...

Here is a useful exam that you can administer in either 10 or 15 minutes, either oral or written, when you interview for hiring permanent or contract workers for jobs in SQL Server development or support. (This is not a test for SQL Data Base Administrators.)   Read more...