I generally shy away from writing personal blog posts about my life, but when it comes to major career changes it's kind of fun to share the news. After almost three years as an independent consultant, I have stepped out of that business and into a full-time role with a company called The Pythian Group, a provider of remote DBA services.  ...

The Sad State Of Programmers Part 3 : General Tips   This is the final part of this series. You can find the first two parts here   Part 1 The Phone Interview Part 2 The face to face interview.   As far as the resume and interview tips go, I only focused on stuff I have encountered. You can find many tips on the internet and ...

This is part two of a three part series. Part one was about the phone interview, this part is about the in person interview. Part 3 is about general tips   The point of the in person interview is to see if the person will fit in with the rest of the people in the organization. This is where you get asked such wonderful questions like: How ...

This is going to be a three part series. Part 1 The phone interview. Part 2 The face to face interview. Part 3 Some tips and observations   A while back I posted that we are looking for a SQL/.NET/FoxPro developer. I did this because we had a real hard time finding this person. I am happy to inform you that we did find this person and he ...

We are hiring in Princeton, New JerseyIf you know C#, SQL Server 2000/20005 and FoxPro then ping me at denis.gobo AT gmail.com and I can give you more details about this job. It is a full time position. The good stuff Your are unionized, you work 35 hours a weekYou start out with 3 weeks vacation and 6 personal daysYou have unlimited sick ...