[dba-SQLServer] Off The Beaten Path

Martin Reid mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk
Tue Oct 18 14:00:15 CDT 2011


Big market for SharePoint

Martin

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From: Jim Lawrence
Sent: 18/10/2011 19:28
To: 'Discussion concerning MS SQL Server'
Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Off The Beaten Path

Hi Alan:

It is hard to say Alan as there has recently been a great surge in the
computer world in the last few months. Though you can not become an expert
in any of the fields listed below, in the time span alloted, it would be
wise to at least have a passing understanding of these trends:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/look-out-the-10-rising-tech-trends-of
-2012/9470?tag=nl.e101

You should play to your strengths; a depth of knowledge, expreience, good
work ethics and communication skills (this is a talent you already have; an
excellent speaking voice...and that is a definite plus....training, sales,
presentations etc.)

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lawhon
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 10:50 AM
To: 'Discussion concerning MS SQL Server'
Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Off The Beaten Path

I'm starting to get desperate, so I might as well ask you folks.  (After
all, what are friends for?)



I'm trying to get reemployed and back in the job market.  I'm also working
(very hard) on obtaining a SQL Server certification as having such a cert
will make me more marketable - especially in the database field.  I have
been in contact with a major job search web site.  I received a response (to
an initial inquiry) from one of their people today.  I have responded to
that initial contact as follows.  Please read this.  If any of you have any
ideas (or "leads") that might be helpful, please feel free to contact me off
list.  I'm trying to be very flexible and thinking "outside the box" as I
attempt to get back in the game.



Alan C. Lawhon



Chasity:  (that is her name .)



Thanks for responding to my inquiry.  I will follow up on your advice and
spend time on your site.  (I suppose it would be a good idea to post my
resume and a generic cover letter.)



I have a general type question which I hope you can answer.  I intimated
about this in my earlier post, but I wonder if your firm has a recruiter (or
specialist) who concentrates on attempting to place people in positions that
are difficult to staff?  I'm thinking a job that one of your clients is very
frustrated with since they are having perpetual difficulty finding an
individual willing to take the job possibly because the job is located on a
remote island in the middle of an ocean, the job requires a lot of travel,
or it's a job that married folks (with a family) just would not consider?



Does [job search site] have a job category entitled: "Jobs Off The Beaten
Path" or "Jobs Most People Do Not Want"?  (I'm thinking "outside the box"
here.)  If there is a job (especially outside the continental United States)
that you've been unable to staff for a client, I would certainly like to
hear about it.  This is off the wall, but if Santa Claus needed a database
programmer to work with him up there at the North Pole, I could do that!
Cold climates don't bother me.



Thanking you for your time and attention to this inquiry, I am



Sincerely,



Alan C. Lawhon

Huntsville, Alabama





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