Jim Hewson
JHewson at karta.com
Fri Feb 18 07:51:19 CST 2005
1. Access Development. I'm actually assigned to Proposal Operations. However, it includes more and more Access development for clients and in-house support. 2. I'm doing more development. I'm still using the same tools with an emphasis on Access 2000. 3. I work for a company. We have about 450 employees - of which, 350 have been hired in the last 3 years. I am the "technical" advisor for the department. We have five personnel assigned. 4. No certifications. It seems our clients don't care about the certifications, especially when we can show them a sample of the database work we can do. Note: In the last few weeks, I have been asked to work "on the side" as a developer several times. Recently, I answered a call to a potential client and our contracting department recommended I do the work as an independent. Granted, the amount of work was small, but our company has no vehicle to handle clients that only need advice or that need only a few hours of time. The work is out there. Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Steve Erbach Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 6:05 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: [AccessD] OT: What are you lot doing now and then? Dear Group, Could you indulge me in a little survey? 1) What's your main line of work these days? Access development, SQL Server administration/development, VB, ASP/ASP.NET, PHP...? 2) How does your work today differ from what you were doing a few years ago? Is it only that you're using newer versions of the same tools, or are you doing entirely different development work? 3) Are you independent or do you work for a company? If you work for a company, what's the size of the company and where do you fit in? 4) Do you have any Microsoft Certifications? If so, do you keep current with them, and/or have they made any difference in your current position? Thank you very much. I'm approaching a career crossroads with the decision to stay in business as an independent developer or not. I have picked up a fair amount of .NET knowledge (the hard way -- is there any other?) but I have no Microsoft certifications. Regards, Steve Erbach Scientific Marketing Neenah, WI www.swerbach.com Security Page: www.swerbach.com/security -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com