Fixing the worst online job application

Earlier, I wrote about what may be one of the worst online job applications I've ever experienced (I'd suggest reading that article first; otherwise, this one might not make sense). It got me thinking: what if I had an opportunity to fix this horror show of an experience? Here's what I would do. My first …

The worst online job application #JobHunt

In my job hunt experience, I might have come across what may be the worst online job application I've ever experienced -- so bad that I felt a need to write about it. I will not identify the institution, other than it is a well-known institution in the Albany Capital District. Maybe if a representative …

#PASSSummit2020 part 5: The debrief #PASSSummit #PASSVirtualSummit

(Ed. Note: I had intended to get this out last week, but a family emergency prevented me from doing so, so this article is a week later than I'd wanted to post.) Now that I've had the weekend to recover from a busy PASS Summit 2020 week, I can write about my thoughts and impressions. …

#PASSSummit2020 part 4: The final day #PASSSummit #PASSVirtualSummit

Well, it's Friday. Today is my third -- and last -- day of PASS Summit 2020. I'll start right off the bat with why this day is important for me, personally: today is my day to present. The funny thing is, I'm not really presenting. PASS is using my prerecorded session that I put together …

#PASSSummit2020 part 3: My second full day #PASSSummit #PASSVirtualSummit

As I write this, I have the Day 2 Keynote about SQL Ecosystem and Innovation on in the background, but I'm not paying a lot of attention to it. There's a lot of technical information that goes beyond my scope of knowledge and interest. And that's okay. I might not be paying a lot of …

#PASSSummit2020 part 2: My first full day #PASSSummit #PASSVirtualSummit

I'm writing this midday during my first full day of PASS Summit. I want to note that this is my first full day, since I didn't participate in the pre-cons (which are an extra fee) on Monday and Tuesday. As I write this article, I'm sitting in on Kevin Kline's presentation on data governance. In …

#PASSSummit2020 part 1: Planning out the week #PASSSummit #PASSVirtualSummit

I decided that I would do what I had intended to do last year, but didn't: live 'blog my PASS Summit experience. So this is my first "official" article in which I write about my activities for PASS Summit 2020. These articles will be tagged in my categories as #PASSSummit2020. When I went to PASS …

A busy week of #PASS events #PASSSummit #PASSVirtualSummit #PASSSummit2020

This will be a busy week for me. Tonight at 6:00 pm (EST), my local SQL user group is hosting our monthly meeting. Use the Meetup link to RSVP (note: you must RSVP for the Zoom meeting link to be viewable). If you need the Zoom password, please send us a message. The rest of …

November CASSUG Monthly Meeting

Our November meeting will again be online. NOTE: you MUST RSVP to the Meetup at https://www.meetup.com/Capital-Area-SQL.../events/274347375/ to view the Zoom URL! Our November guest speaker is Leslie Andrews! Topic: Building a Strong Foundation for Data Analysis We are living in a world full of data but what we need is information. What is required to transform data …