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SQLSaturday #69 - Philly Love

Mike C — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:38:00 GMT

Thanks to the Philly SQL Server User Group (PSSUG) and to everyone who attended SQLSaturday #69 in the City of Brotherly Love yesterday. It was a great event with a lot of great people. My presentations are available for download at the links below:

http://www.sqlsaturday.com/viewsession.aspx?sat=69&sessionid=3333

http://www.sqlsaturday.com/viewsession.aspx?sat=69&sessionid=3334

I just went through my speaker evaluations, and I'm happy to report the response was pretty positive across the board. Having lived in Philly, I know Philadelphians aren't shy about telling how they really feel, so I really appreciate the positive feedback.

For those of you who wrote comments with areas for improvement, rest assured I appreciate the feedback and I'll work your suggestions into future presentations!

Next stop is SQLSaturday #71 in Boston (http://www.sqlsaturday.com/71/eventhome.aspx). Lots of top-notch speakers presenting at this one, and I'm looking forward to learning a little Power Shell from the master, and maybe learn a little bit o' that DBA stuff this time around :)

See you in Boston!

Sell Yourself! Presentation

Mike C — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:01:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone who attended my "Sell Yourself!" presentation at SQLSaturday #61 in Washington, D.C., and thanks to NOVA SQL for setting up the event!

I'm uploading the presentation deck here in PDF, original length, with new materials (I had to cut some slides out due to time limits). This deck includes a new section on recruiters and a little more information on the resume.

BTW, if you're rewriting your resume I highly recommend the book Elements of Resume Style by S. Bennett. I've used it as a reference when rewriting my resume and when helping others, and it's a very valuable tool. There are one or two things I disagree with the author about (he recommends against the use of bulleted lists in the resume, I think they're great for emphasis and readability in certain areas so long as they're not overused, for instance); but overall the book has plenty of solid advice on how to get the most out of your resume.

Also, if you haven't done so yet, check out Steve Jones' presentation "The Modern Resume: Building Your Brand" and his new blog: http://modernresume.blogspot.com/. Steve is a SQL MVP, entrepreneur (a founder and editor-in-chief at SQL Server Central: http://www.sqlservercentral.com), SQL Server guru, and all-around great guy. His new career-oriented professional-development blog and presentations are full of great career advice and tips for SQL Professionals.

It's Official - SQLSaturday is Coming to NYC!

Mike C — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:59:00 GMT

New Jersey SQL Server User Group (NJSQL) is bringing SQLSaturday #39 to NYC on April 24, 2010! The free all-day training event will be hosted by Microsoft at their Midtown Manhattan offices. The speaker line-up is growing fast—if you'd like to present, visit the event's open call for speakers. This is a free full-day training event, but registration is required to attend. Seating is limited.

Registration, speaker, and sponsorship details are posted at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/39/eventhome.aspx.