All good points offered, but I learned years ago when I got into management that you must, and I mean MUST think outside the box if you want to build...

No, no...

First, get references from BOTH an HR person AND a former boss or supervisor. Never depend on one reference. Use HR to confirm resume information, and the...

Steve - I have been very impressed with your writing and editorials, but after reading this from you, I almost fell out of my chair...

"There's never a guarantee that someone...

Great article, and thanks for it - but under the heading of "the more I learn the less I know"...

Is there really any difference or advantage between Temp Tables and...

I started my career in IT in the late 70’s, just out of college working as a “computer operator” for a large beverage distributor in southern California. One day...

humbleDBA...

The correct spelling of Homer Simpson's now-famous exclaimation is "Doh" not "Doah" - if that is what you intended...

(Sorry - let's face it, we yanks have ruined the English language...

The Web that is today was once envisioned as an “information super-highway” when in fact, it is much closer to an information garbage dump rather than any super-highway. Not...

SSCommitted...

I would encourage you (and others) to remember that even when development technologies shift, your skills may only become more valuable! Sure, .NET is all the rage right now...

Yes... Already apologized to Lynn privately - but mea culpa publicly too. Not the first time I clicked a button without a little deeper thought! (Thats why...

I humbly bow down to Lynn Pettis - she's right. Keep striving and yeah, the fundementals are the backbone 95% of the time, and mix that with a devotion...

My guess is, unless you work 12 hour days you are not an expert in both SQL Server and dot net. You may be good at both, but expertise comes...

What a great thread we have going here on this subject matter - but its funny (kind of) that this morning I ran into another example that impacts the topic...

For...

"...in my experience there are more unskilled [read sloppy, inexperienced] generalists than specialists." so says James, and I dont disagree, but I think the measure of a great generalist...

Yes Ted - I think you are right...

'I suppose "qualified candidate" would be whatever the employer thinks it means.'

I think the problem arises because in the old days, when a...

Ted, your use of the term "qualified candidate" makes your editorial rather "soggy". What is a "qualified" candidate? Someone who fills the list of requisites? I find...