Tag Archives: career

The Office

Posted on December 7, 2015 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Dec 29, 2010. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. An article caught my eye. The majority of workers think they can be productive outside of an office in a survey conducted of … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Hiring

Posted on December 2, 2015 by way0utwest

We’ve had endless discussions here, and elsewhere on the Internet, about hiring qualified candidates. We’ve had conversations about interviewing unqualified candidates. There are also no shortage of talented people, evidenced by the the knowledge and code they share on the … Continue reading →

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Just Say No

Posted on November 25, 2015 by way0utwest

Just say no was a tagline from my youth. As I recall, it didn’t work well then, but I hope it will work better for a different audience and in a different context today. I was reading Brent Ozar’s note about … Continue reading →

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Branding Yourself for a Dream Job–Powerpoint and Questions

Posted on November 21, 2015 by way0utwest

I had a few people ask about the deck, and I’ve uploaded it here: Branding Yourself for a Dream Job. I also had a couple good questions at the end after people had left, so I thought I’d put them … Continue reading →

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