Another thing i personally watch out for...is strong cynicism/frequent jokes on the quality of software. More than usual the person is hiding his lack of sufficient knowledge under that..so yeah...

CirquedeSQLeil (3/31/2010)

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Jeff Moden (3/31/2010)

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Maybe I've been spoiled by the likes of folks like the denizens of SSC but it sure does seem to me that the SQL Server IQ even...

Well said. And 100 percent in agreement. Want to share one expereince - One guy i talked to did not know the difference between table scan and index seek except...

GSquared (3/30/2010)

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Jeff Moden (3/30/2010)

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GSquared (3/30/2010)

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There is no way short of hiring someone and putting them to work, to fully verify that someone knows the skills they are claiming. None that's...

I am writing to Kevin Kline tonight to ask for input on the previous attempt that Gail mentioned. Am going to copy Lynn but if anyone else wants to be...

Alvin Ramard (3/30/2010)

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Some have mentioned the idea of PASS Chapters conducting "peer reviews". I'm not so sure that this would always work.

I've seen many meetings where most of the...

No, i don't mean eastern US - east of the world..the joke where I went to school was that the more 'anorexic' you were the more 'learnt'..anyways as you said...

GSquared (3/30/2010)

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Jack Corbett (3/30/2010)

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Good points Gus.

Since most businesses aren't willing (at least in the US) to even pay to train people who already work for them, it would be hard...

Lynn Pettis (3/29/2010)

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dma-669038 (3/29/2010)

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Has anyone looked at the requirements and process behind Oracle Certified Masters (OCM)? Again i dont know if there are any controversies behind this cert just bringing...

GilaMonster (3/30/2010)

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WayneS (3/29/2010)

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Okay, I did a little bit of a search to find lists of revoked MVPs. Where...

Lynn Pettis (3/29/2010)

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CirquedeSQLeil (3/29/2010)

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I am willing to remove the time in service from the board. I don't think I would remove the MCITP from the board. I think...

Has anyone looked at the requirements and process behind Oracle Certified Masters (OCM)? Again i dont know if there are any controversies behind this cert just bringing this up as...

Somebody was asking about statistics on certs...this is from Greg Low's blog, about a year ago, the counts are across the world.

MCDBA SQL 2000 152086

MCTS SQL 2005 41665...

CirquedeSQLeil (3/29/2010)

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Jeff Moden (3/29/2010)

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Lynn Pettis (3/29/2010)

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We would be interested in hearing your suggestons to address those concerns. To be honest, I think we are trying to put together something that...

CirquedeSQLeil (3/29/2010)

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Jeff Moden (3/29/2010)

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Grant Fritchey (3/29/2010)

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First, I'm not crazy about a lot of the suggested directions for a middle-level certification that have been put forward so far. It's not that...