Well, in our environment it is how we look at it. Self-Sufficiency in any DBA is mandatory. You must be able to handle most db issues on your own with...

sqlbuddy123 (3/6/2014)

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TravisDBA (3/6/2014)

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As far as work ethic goes, what is the most important work ethic in a DBA? For me, it is self-sufficiency. Nothing is more frustrating than a DBA...

steve_seeley (11/21/2013)

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To quote the favorite answer of technical people everywhere, "It depends". I can take a simple select statement and if I miss something in the where clause I can...

OCTom (11/15/2013)

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I've never thought about having a dream job. I've always looked at jobs as means to other dreams in my life. I earn money in my job so that...

One of the areas I have been exploring is Sharepoint integration and SQL Server. Sharepoint is here to stay, and the quicker you get up to speed on it the...

Samuel Johnson (3/7/2009)

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"I know lots of you don't think unions are good..." Where does that come from? My guess is that just as many (in fact probably more)...

Geez, what a refreshing idea.:-D

As a prior boss of mine said some years ago and I still remember it to this day. "I did not hire you for your sparkling personality, I hired you...

Grant Fritchey (9/19/2013)

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TravisDBA (9/19/2013)

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There is merit to what you say, but the hard cold reality today is most HR departments require the piece(s) of paper (college degrees, etc.) for technical...

There is merit to what you say, but the hard cold reality today is most HR departments require the piece(s) of paper (college degrees, etc.) for technical positions. You don't...

SQLDCH (9/18/2013)

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I also have the MCTS certs in database administration for SQL Server 2005 and 2008 (very basic, one book/one test). I learned something new each time I...

Grant Fritchey (9/16/2013)

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carpainter69 (9/16/2013)

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What do you guys recommend instead?

I have a couple years experience with SQL, SSRS, and vb.net.

But I don't feel I have enough knowledge to...

Great article Grant. It backs up what I have been saying about MS certs for years. They are just too easy to braindump and pass and after that you dump...

simon.crick (9/11/2013)

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I agree 100% with the idea of a probationary period.

However... you still have to decide which candidate to hire for the probationary period, and it is still 6 months...

krowley (9/11/2013)

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Antares686 (9/11/2013)

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BINGO!

Hiring is very frustrating and we do everything to get the best candidates we can, but yes we get good salesmen sometimes and don't discover until they are...