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  • RE: Asking for Interview Questions

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/18/2013)


    patrickmcginnis59 10839 (4/18/2013)


    Eric M Russell (4/18/2013)

    An IT guy who can't perform under pressure is next to useless, even if he's smart.

    I have to admit, I...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Asking for Interview Questions

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/18/2013)


    Eric M Russell (4/18/2013)


    I was serious about the "employment at-will" contract, if that's an option in your country or state. It can include provisions for...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Asking for Interview Questions

    GilaMonster (4/18/2013)


    Where I live, even asking a candidate to sign an at-will contract can get the company hauled up before the labour board and fined heavily, severance pay or no...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Asking for Interview Questions

    GilaMonster (4/18/2013)


    Eric M Russell (4/18/2013)


    Also, tell the candidate up front that all new hires are required to sign an "employment at-will" contract. If they don't measure up, then they'll just...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Asking for Interview Questions

    You don't really need to work from a script of canned questions and answers. Managers and HR can ask the high level questions. But it's important to involve technical people...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Stored Procedures Execute Permissions

    Dree Vasquez (4/18/2013)


    Hi All

    Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I really appreciate it.

    I asked the Global developer and they said their procedures cannot be changed. And they also said...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: MSSQL Sql Not working or partially working

    carlos.antunez (4/15/2013)


    Thanks for the help

    I guess that I should put down the entire query.

    Your help was great and helped me out to accomplish, however, when the entire query was structured,...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Database Query

    Pravasis (4/14/2013)


    Mansfield (4/11/2013)


    1. Joining integer columns (provided that they are correctly indexed) is faster than joining other data types because it is relatively straightforward (see below)

    2. It depends....

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Question about query hint nolock

    ulisseslourenco (4/12/2013)


    Hi people,

    I have a question about nolock. I work in a company that there is a rule: all select query we must put nolock. If we don't put it...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Stored Procedures Execute Permissions

    In the example below, I've created a stored procedure called [acct_staging_truncate] which truncates a table. The user 'acctmaint' is db_owner, and user 'JoeSchmo' is a public member with no permissions...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Command Shell

    Regarding vendors who support a client owned server, or clients who lease a vendor hosted server, there can be an account setup with elevated permissions that you enable or disable...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Insensitivity: A Good Technique?

    patrickmcginnis59 10839 (4/8/2013)


    Eric M Russell (4/5/2013)


    TravisDBA (4/5/2013)


    Eric M Russell (4/5/2013)So, an a-hole boss will inevitably surround himself with either a-hole subordinates or mediocre supplicants. Meanwhile the most talented people will...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Command Shell

    Jeff Moden (4/7/2013)


    opc.three (4/7/2013)


    Jeff Moden (4/6/2013)


    If someone get's in as SA, it's not going to matter if you have xp_CmdShell turned off or not. 😉

    You keep throwing this one back...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Insensitivity: A Good Technique?

    Miles Neale (4/5/2013)


    Eric M Russell (4/5/2013) In professions like engineering, scientific research, and defense, emotions just get in the way. At least that's the case at the lower...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Insensitivity: A Good Technique?

    TravisDBA (4/5/2013)


    Eric M Russell (4/5/2013)So, an a-hole boss will inevitably surround himself with either a-hole subordinates or mediocre supplicants. Meanwhile the most talented people will simply walk out the door....

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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