I think that the best thing you could do in this situation is recruit the help of your supervisors.

They have had to set SMART goals at some point and...

My advice would be to research some of the jobsites that are popular in India.

I would say you could go through sites such as monster.com, craigslist international, or...

Generally speaking, whether you take a pay cut or not is based on whether you're in the top 5% of your pay bracket or not.

In addition, moving into a DBA...

Since the job fits your personal situation I think that you should focus on keeping your job as part of the big picture until you are sure that you have...

There are a couple of ways that you can learn about oracle.

I would say one would be to go to the local libraries and bookstores and read up on...

My advice to you would be to weigh out the good and the bad of both choices.

Make sure to keep in mind what it is that you really want...

It would be good to ask what the main focus of the position would be on a daily basis.

I also would ask him about the potential to move up...

This is a touchy situation. It may be that this is not the only software used illegaly by your company or that your manager is unaware of the license limitations.

Either...

If the rework was partly your responsibility and partly your client's then you can both share the costs of the rework and you can adjust your next bill to account...

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Enroll for SQL Server Analysis / Reporting Services Training

Get your hands dirty with SQL Server / Analysis type tasks either for your current employer or by working...

I think that it all depends on what you want to do. You should definitely get into the Reporting and Analysis Services types of roles but you shouldn't assume that...

Yes, I am sorry to say that you overdid it.

There was no reason to focus on what you don't need to know, you tried too hard and yes, there...

1.) I am going to start by assuming that you have a bachelor’s degree in either Computer Science or Information Systems Management. Now that is not absolutely required or mandatory...

First of all I would think that since the economy is the way it is you should make the decision that’s going to be lasting.

Depending on whether you have a...

I would have to say that this would all depend on the company you work for.

Most companies use a specific method on how they determine what specific skill set...