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When it comes to the Information Technology Industry, getting more hands-on experience is one of your <em>most important professional development activities</em>.
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<p>
In this post, I will explain how <em>information technology</em> workers including business analysts, computer programmers, database developers, data analysts, project managers, software testers and infrastructure / networking professionals can gain <strong>extensive, high visibility, career defining hands-on experience!</strong>
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<h3>More Opportunities To Get Hands-on Experience</h3>
<p>
<em>By far, the number one place to find hands-on project experience in the information technology industry is in web or software development projects! </em>
</p>
<p><em>Now, does that mean that you need to become a software developer?</em></p>
<p><strong>Absolutely Not!</strong></p>
<p>An enterprise software development project employs a diverse set of software testers, project managers, business analysts, computer programmers, infrastructure specialists, database developers, technical writers, etc.</p>
<blockquote><p>So, dis-abuse your mind of the notion that software development is primarily a coding or programming effort, because it is not!</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Business Analysts / Project Managers</strong></p>
<p>Before a single line of code is written, project managers and business analysts have to gather the specifications and then plan the amount of work that needs to be completed at each phase of the project before handing over the coding to software developers.</p>
<p><strong>Infrastructure Specialists</strong></p>
<p>The Computer Networking / Infrastructure team has to <em>plan or architect</em> the <em>servers, computer networks and workstations</em> that will be used by the entire project team.</p>
<p>They may have to install software testing, development or planning software and they will also have to monitor all the equipment used in building or hosting the software, so that they can <em>guarantee that it is up and running</em>!</p>
<p><strong>Software Testers / Quality Assurance Analysts</strong></p>
<p>After computer programmers finish with their coding, software testers, business analysts or quality assurance specialists have to test the code and assure the client or project sponsor that the software being delivered is reasonably <em>bug free</em> and <em>designed according to specifications</em>.</p>
<p>And while all this is happening, the project managers are busy monitoring the cost and resource usage versus estimates.</p>
<blockquote><p>With all this mind, here is why software development work provides you with the best opportunities for hands-on experience regardless of your career, industry, domain or background.
</p></blockquote>
<h3>Following The Money Trail Works</h3>
<p><strong>Better Pay / Compensation</strong></p>
<p>
Software development project experience is <strong>guaranteed to boost your career options</strong> because employers pay more for software development experience regardless of whether the project is outsourced, maintained in-house or developed from scratch.
</p>
<p>
Software development experience also provides you with better <strong>career stability</strong>. Since there is so much work available, employers are always looking for or hiring motivated, talented, experienced, skilled workers.
</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Software development projects are readily available because they cut across all domains and industries!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Highly Portable Experience</strong></p>
<p>Regardless of the industry you work in: <em>healthcare, pharmaceutical (pharma), telecommunications (telco), insurance, banking and finance, securities, utility, customer relationship management (CRM) or sales and marketing</em>, you will find plenty of software development projects.</p>
<p>Software development experience is also highly portable because you can move your experience from one industry or domain to another.</p>
<p>For example, as a business analyst, computer programmer or project manager; you may transition from a web project in the CRM industry to another web development project in the Healthcare / Medical Management industry.</p>
<blockquote><p>You can significantly improve your chance of getting your foot in through the door even when you don&#8217;t have the required domain experience by gaining web / software development experience because that is portable across industries, jobs, careers or domains!</p>
</blockquote>
<p>For example, even when you transition from a software development career to a business analyst or project management career, your software development background will still be relevant or useful helpful to your new project or employer.</p>
<h3>Why Is There So Much Work In The Software Development Industry?</h3>
<p>The software development industry employs professionals from a wide, extensive and varied background.</p>
<p><strong>There is a lot of software development project work available because</strong>:</p>
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Software development projects cut across the mobile, desktop, web, system development industry
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A large number of software development projects fail which means that <em>software development projects last longer than they are expected</em> to
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Websites are now integral to the marketing and sales functions of many organizations which means that <strong>funding website development</strong> is a top priority
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Organizations are constantly retooling or upgrading their websites because of <em>competitive forces</em>, <em>marketplace or technological</em> changes
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<p><b>So, if you are looking for a well-paying, portable, cutting-edge career, start building your web / software development project experience</b> now.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>When it comes to the information technology industry, your hands-on experience trumps your certifications or post graduate college degrees.</p>
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<h3>One Good Reason, Why This Won&#8217;t Work For You!</h3>
<p>
<i>Here is one good reason why you may fail to gain hands-on software development experience</i> &#8230; looking for a hands-on position without <strong>first taking the time to gain the requisite knowledge</strong> or skills that will qualify you !
</p>
<p>Hear me now, I do not recommend <em>you walk up to an employer and ask for a position for the purpose of gaining hands-on software development experience</em> &#8230; except if you are truly qualified to be on the team.</p>
<p>Look, regardless of the position you are interested in: <em>business analysis, computer programming, project management, software testing</em>, etc., you must <strong>first take the time to study for the position</strong> before you start working on getting hands-on experience.</p>
<p>Why? because <strong>without the prerequisite knowledge, you have little or nothing to offer</strong> the employer, who therefore, <strong>has no incentive to hire you</strong>.</p>
<h3>Why Is Knowledge A Prerequisite For Hands-on Experience?</h3>
<blockquote><p>When it comes to gaining knowledge, what matters is <strong>whether you have the requisite knowledge</strong> and not how you did you gain the knowledge; college, coaching, training, self study, articles, professional textbooks, on the job, etc.</p>
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<p>Here is why you must gain the requisite knowledge first before you start focusing on building hands-on experience:</p>
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<b>Can You Perform?:</b> software project teams typical focus on delivering working software and not on mentoring or coaching team members.
<p>So, without the requisite knowledge, you will be a liability rather than an asset to the team since you won&#8217;t be able to keep up with the pace of work.</p>
<p>Furthermore, you may even slow others down who stop and try to help you or wait upon you to deliver.</p>
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<b>Return On Investment (ROI):</b> don&#8217;t assume that an employer will pay for your hands-on software development experience because most employers want a quick return on their investment (ROI).</p>
<p>This is because of the costs associated with training information technology (IT) professionals which makes employers picky about who gets to work on their projects.</p>
<p>You are going to be limited in your ability to gain software development experience, if you do not first take the time to learn your discipline: <em>business analysis, computer programming, project management</em>, etc. so that you are prepared to run when <strong>the right opportunity presents itself</strong>.</p>
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<blockquote><p><strong>This article is #1 of a 2 article series.</strong> <a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2012/01/17/this-type-of-hands-on-experience-can-jumpstart-your-career/" title="This Type Of Hands-On Experience Can JumpStart Your Career!" target="_blank"><b>The second installation of this article (part 2) may be viewed here &#8230;</b></a></p></blockquote>
<p>You may review the references for this article series below.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
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<a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2011/01/03/the-most-important-thing-on-resume/" target="_blank" title="The Most Important Thing on Your Resume">Learn more: The Most Important Thing on Your Resume</a>
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<a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2011/01/13/which-certifications-or-courses-guarantee-a-job/" target="_blank" title="Which Courses or Certifications Guarantee A Job?">Learn more: Which Courses or Certifications Guarantee A Job?</a>
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<a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2011/08/17/can-certifications-take-the-place-of-experience/" target="_blank" title="Can Certifications Take The Place Of Experience?">Learn more: Can Certifications Take The Place Of Experience?</a>
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<a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2009/01/21/how-to-get-computer-programming-experience/" target="_blank" title="How To Get Computer Programming Experience">Learn more: How To Get Computer Programming Experience</a>
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<a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2011/10/03/stuck-with-a-college-mindset-after-graduation/" target="_blank" title="Stuck in a College Mindset After Graduation">Learn more: Stuck in a College Mindset After Graduation</a>
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<a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2011/09/23/which-software-development-life-cycle-is-best/" target="_blank" title="Which Software Development Life Cycle Is Best?">Learn more: Which Software Development Life Cycle Is Best?</a>
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<a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2009/05/26/can-you-perform-prove-it/" target="_blank" title="Can You Perform? Prove It!">Learn more: Can You Perform? Prove It!</a>
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<a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/2012/01/17/this-type-of-hands-on-experience-can-jumpstart-your-career/" target="_blank" title="This Type Of Hands-On Experience Can JumpStart Your Career!">Learn more: This Type Of Hands-On Experience Can JumpStart Your Career!</a>
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<p><strong>Have you you reached a plateau in your career?</strong></p>
<p>If you have, consider becoming a contractor.</p>
<p>As a contractor, you may earn significantly more money (20% to 50% more) and you will find more challenging work for your skill sets.</p>
<p>In this post, I will show how you to minimize the risks while maximizing the benefits of being a contractor so that you <strong>end up with significantly more money in your pocket</strong>!</p>
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<p>Contractors have a <i>refined sense for making money</i> because being a contractor is one step removed from being a business owner.</p>
<p>Contractors focus on <i>learning marketable skills</i> and on <i>staying ahead of the technology curve</i> because the best paid contractors have the sharpest, most marketable skills.</p>
<p>Being a contractor, involves <i>striking a balance</i> between the <em>false sense of security</em> that regular, full-time employees are sometimes lulled into and the fear that sometimes overwhelms business owners.</p>
<p>Contractors also have access to <i>full medical, dental and 401K plans</i> just like regular, full-time employees.</p>
<p><strong>So, my question to you is: have you considered becoming a contractor?</strong></p>
<p><i>Here are some of the signs that your career has hit a plateau</i>:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>You are not being challenged at work</strong>: you have not worked on a project that challenges or stretches you for a long time</li>
<li><strong>Your skills have stagnated</strong>: your skills have stagnated because you no longer work on leading / cutting edge projects</li>
<li><strong>You have lost your sense of direction</strong>: you spend more time dealing with corporate politics and less time getting results</li>
<li><strong>You are not getting any recognition</strong>: you can&#8217;t seem to move up in your career or earn more money regardless of how hard you work</li>
<li><strong>You have a boring job</strong>: you dread going to work because you job is boring &#8230; boring &#8230; boring!</li>
</ul>
<p>If have been affected by any of these situations, there is good news for you.</p>
<p><i>Becoming a contractor can lift the ceiling on your salary or provide you with more challenging work, without causing you to lose the best benefits of a full-time, permanent / regular job</i>.</p>
<p><strong>Here are some tips to help you create a successful contracting career</strong></p>
<h3>TIP #1: Build Your Contracting Career Around Marketable Skills</h3>
<p>Analyze your local economy to find out the sectors that are hiring. Based on these sectors, you can figure out the type of contracting experience that is going to sell.</p>
<p><i>Note</i>: One industry that hires professionals from all sorts of backgrounds is the &#8220;Web Development Industry&#8221;.</p>
<h3>TIP #2: Manage The Longevity of Contracting Jobs</h3>
<p>Contracting positions should be six months or longer. I would advice you to stay away from contracting jobs that are less than 6 months because they are just too short to get anything useful done.</p>
<p>When you hear that a contracting gig is less than six (6) months, you may need to walk away, because that kind of job may come with a lot of pressure to perform or a lot of stress.</p>
<blockquote><p>Focus on long-term contracting jobs, except if you are <em>starting from scratch</em> or you are willing to work any job, just to succeed.</p>
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<p>On the other hand, contracting jobs that last 1, 2 years or more are desirable because they <i>offer just about as much security as regular, permanent, full-time jobs</i>.</p>
<p><strong>Contracting jobs have longevity. They may not last as long as full-time, permanent jobs but they last long enough to be meaningful!</strong></p>
<h3>TIP #3: Bill A Lot More!</h3>
<p><i>How do contractors handle the shorter employment periods? They bill a lot more!</i></p>
<p>Assuming that as a <strong>business analyst contractor</strong>, you earn <strong>$65,000 (USD)</strong> or <strong>£41,675 (British Pounds)</strong>.</p>
<p>When you become a contract business analyst, you may earn anywhere from 20 percent ($13,000 or £8,345) to 50 percent ($32,500 to £20,800) more .. without changing your career or going to college for a masters or post-graduate education!</p>
<p>Now, that extra money should not to be invested in your lifestyle, buying a bigger house or more cars. Instead, it should be put away in a savings, retirement or investment account because you will need it!</p>
<p><strong>Contractors have to account for down-times.</strong> A down-time is the time between projects, contracts or jobs when a contractor is looking for the next gig, assignment or project.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Contractors may encounter down-times in between their assignments which last up to a month or longer.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>A <strong>business-savvy</strong> contractor will use down-times to learn new skills or sharpen existing skills.</p>
<p>As a contractor, learning a new (marketable) skill or sharpening an existing skill, means that you will encounter less and less of a downtime and that you will be paid more money because you always bring the best skill-sets to your projects!</p>
<p>So, it is not uncommon to see contractors, earn 50% more than their full-time contemporaries because they have better, more marketable, sharper skills!<br />
<h3>TIP #4: Contractors Don&#8217;t Have To Travel</h3>
<p>Contrary to popular opinions, contractors are not really required to travel except when:</p>
<ul>
<li>They don&#8217;t have marketable skills and because of that, have to travel to different locations to get a good job</li>
<li>They choose to travel because they like being on the road even though there are contracting jobs that do not involve traveling.</li>
</ul>
<blockquote><p>Keep in mind that the majority of employers will disclose any traveling requirements before you are hired.</p>
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<p>I won&#8217;t advice that you to bring up the question of traveling except if it&#8217;s mentioned in the job posting or interview.</p>
<p>If traveling is mentioned, be frank and tell the employer during a face to face job interview, that you don&#8217;t want to travel because of personal or family commitments.</p>
<p><strong>Contractors do not have to travel.</strong> So, if you find yourself traveling excessively, you either have the wrong skills or you are in the wrong job.</p>
<h3>TIP #5: Contracting Does Not Negatively Affect Your Credit</h3>
<p>As a contractor, you actually have a full-time job and your bank, financial institution or creditors can call your staffing company and verify your employment history or salary just as easily as if you were a regular, full-time employee.</p>
<p>If you are working for yourself, or you are billing the employer directly, you may have a tougher time getting credit because you are self-employed.</p>
<p>However, most contractors are employed with a staffing agency, so they really have a full-time, regular job just like everyone else.</p>
<p>Getting loans, credit or financing for a contractor is usually just as easy as getting credit for a full-time employee because contractors earn a lot more money and they probably have more savings, which means that their credit is just as good.</p>
<h3>TIP #6: Manage Your Contracting Profile</h3>
<p>Let&#8217;s say that you use the same staffing agency all the time, then your employment history / profile will look like that of a full-time, permanent employee even though you change clients often, because you are still employed with one staffing company.</p>
<p>However, if you change staffing agencies every time you change jobs, your work profile will look less stable and that may negatively affect your employment profile during a job interview or a credit check.</p>
<p>Fortunately, you have a good measure of control over which staffing agency you work for.</i></p>
<p>For starters, make sure that you work with a recruiter that you like and then stay in close communication with that recruiter throughout the life of your project.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Money Making TIP:</strong>Get your recruiter to start looking for new projects at least six (6) weeks before the exit date or the ending of your project and you will be able to <i>transition from one job to another with zero or little down-time</i>.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>TIP #7: YES, Contractors Must Be Highly Skilled</h3>
<p>Contractors are the most skilled, knowledgeable and experienced professionals on a project. That is why they are paid all those big bucks.</p>
<p><strong>Being a contractor does not mean</strong> that you have <strong>spent a lot of years</strong> in the industry. It does not mean that you have <strong>more formal education</strong> or <strong>more certifications</strong> than your regular, full-time colleagues.</p>
<p>You <i>do not need a post-graduate degree, an MBA or a computer science background</i> to become a contractor because college education does not parallel the functional skills required for success in Information Technology jobs.</p>
<p><strong>
<p>Being a contractor does means that you are performance minded or that you are obsessed about achieving results.</p>
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<p>Well, I get a number of questions on the relationship between learning and practicing better relational database design principles and writing<strong> better, faster or more efficient</strong> Sql queries.</p>
<p>In this post, I will answer all these questions or the variations of them that focus on the necessity of learning database design when all you want to do is to write sql queries!</p>
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<p><strong>Here are some of the variations of this question</strong>:
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<p>
Do I need to master relational database design in other to write better Sql queries?
</p>
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<p>Is knowledge of normalization, relational integrity and other database development practices, relevant to writing sql queries?
</p>
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Why do I need to master entity-relationship concepts or relational database design when all I want to do is write INNER JOINS, OUTER JOINS AND/OR SUBQUERIES?
</p>
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<p><strong>Here is my answer to these questions asked by aspiring database designers, report writers or sql query writers</strong>:</p>
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<li>
<h3>Efficient Sql Queries Depends On Database Index Design</h3>
<p>
One of the best practices adopted by experienced sql query writers is adding the right types of indexes to their table columns especially those used in JOINS or in WHERE Clauses or other Sql Functions (Group BY, etc.).</p>
<blockquote>
<p><b>Guess what?</b> Those indexes are added as part of the database design, database normalization or sql query performance tuning process.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>In other words, learning database design will lead to writing or designing better table indexes which will lead to better sql query performance.</p>
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<h3>Database Normalization Reduces Data Redundancy &#038; Inconsistency</h3>
<p>
A lot of time can be wasted trying to get <strong>accurate, consistent, reliable</strong> reports by writing long, really cumbersome sql queries when there is redundant, inconsistent data in the underlying database.</p>
<blockquote><p>The real problem is that whenever you have poor normalization or database design, the resulting data redundancy or data inconsistency will make it difficult for a sql query writer to get <strong>accurate, consistent, explainable or understandable</strong> results!</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The reason is that whenever your data is stored in multiple tables because of poor normalization, your sql reports will return inconsistent results because each table contains a different set of data.</p>
<p>This means that your manager or customer will not be able to get an accurate picture of the data because there is no way to verify which of the tables is right or which is wrong!</p>
<p><strong>So, if you want accurate, consistent, reliable sql reports, make sure that you are following the best normalization practices</strong> &#8230;</p>
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<h3>Writing Overly Complex Sql Queries Because of Poor Normalization</h3>
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A heatlhcare services organization hired our company for a <strong>database consulting</strong> project because their database analysts were getting over-whelmed with providing, accurate, fast, reliable Sql-based reports to medical doctors in their organization!
</p>
<p>After our investigation, we found a poorly normalized database with indexes on text columns, manually generated primary keys, multi-valued domains and other bad database design practices.</p>
<p>This healthcare services provider, wasted so much man-hours trying to get consistent, accurate, reliable report for their medical doctors because the results varied depending on who wrote the report or which table was joined to get the information! </p>
<blockquote><p>This poor database design was also causing their database analysts to <strong>write overly complicated, time consuming, error prone or complex sql queries</strong> for common, every day tasks!</p>
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<p>Since these database analysts were joining patient information tables on text columns, their sql queries were guaranteed to under-perform.</p>
<p>Since the columns where multi-valued, sub-queries had to be used to parse the values of table columns and since the tables did not accurately model the entities used in the business or their relationships, the sql queries where awkward and non-intuitive at best!</p>
<p>The solution was not to spend more time re-writing their sql queries but to normalize and redesign their database, recreate the indexes and then redesign the sql queries from scratch!</p>
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<blockquote><p>If you ever find yourself in a situation where you are bending over backwards in your work, trying to make your sql queries return the results that you want, make sure that your database design models your business process and that it follows best practices!</p>
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<p>The job of a Sql Query Writer does not start with just writing efficient sql queries but with learning and practicing database design or normalization best practices.</p>
<p>Only after you ensure that your database design follows generally accepted best practices, are you <strong>empowered </strong>to write <strong>intuitive, high-performing, reliable, consistent </strong>or efficient Sql queries or reports.</p>
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<blockquote><p>Learning new Information Technology (IT) skills is typically thought of as painful because the Study Textbooks used in the Information Technology (IT) industry are usually written by geeks for a geeky, hard-core, technical <em>audience</em>.</p>
<p>This is why one of the challenges facing professionals today is how to overcome the <strong>difficulty, complexity or high learning curves</strong> typically associated with learning new Information Technology (IT) skills.</p>
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<p>Keeping in mind that Sql or Database skills are useful in any industry including financial, insurance, banking or information technology sectors, <strong>wouldn&#8217;t it be really helpful if learning Sql or databases was made easy?</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart" target="_blank" title="online, interactive sql courses for beginners, advanced professionals and managers"><strong>Sql Boot Camp</strong></a> is the interactive online training course for SQL beginners, advanced database professionals or managers who want a better or more productive online sql learning environment.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart/sql_boot_camp.html" target="_blank" title="online, interactive sql courses for beginners, advanced professionals and managers"><i>Sql Boot Camps Online Training Courses makes learning SQL Query Writing better and easier and here is why:</i></a></p>
<h2>Are your Sql Courses for Beginners or Advanced Practitioners?</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart/sql_boot_camp.html" target="_blank" title="online, interactive sql courses for beginners, advanced professionals and managers"> Our Online Sql Courses </a>cover what you need to know about <i>database design, database development, beginner to advanced SQL query writing</i>.</p>
<p>You do not need previous knowledge of Sql or Databases before you enroll in our <a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart/sql_boot_camp.html" target="_blank" title="online, interactive sql courses for beginners, advanced professionals and managers"><strong>Sql Courses</strong></a> because you will be taught the concepts in a <b>step-by-step</b>,<b> easy to understand</b>,<b>beginner to advanced level fashion</b>.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Sql Courses managed by our online learning management environment (LMS) are presented in such a way that you only learn an advanced-level course after you are taught and tested on the fundamentals of the preceding Sql Courses.</p>
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<p>For example, you won&#8217;t get to learn subqueries until you have learnt the basics of <i>INNER JOINS / OUTER JOINS</i> and other SQL fundamentals.</p>
<p>And you won&#8217;t be tasked with developing a database until you have mastered relational database principles like Normalization, Referential Integrity or Entities.</p>
<h2>How Do You Teach Your Online Sql Courses?</h2>
<p>However, <strong>we teach our Sql Courses using Videos and not textbooks</strong>.</p>
<p>Videos are definitely easier to understand keeping in mind that Information Technology (IT) textbooks are typically hard to understand or follow.</p>
<p>After each video lesson is completed, your video is placed in your own <strong>private reference library</strong>so that you can watch it as often as you want on any day.</p>
<p>Another advantage that watching videos has over reading textbooks is that concepts like Sql Query Writing or Database Development can be demonstrated more easily in Video format than by reading about them from a textbook.</p>
<blockquote><p>So, even if you are watching one of our more advanced Sql Courses and you realize that you have forgotten some of the preceding lessons, you can easily visit your reference library and watch those videos again!</p>
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<h2>How Do I Learn Sql More Easily or Better?</h2>
<p>Our <a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart" target="_blank" title="online, interactive sql courses for beginners, advanced professionals and managers"><strong>online SQL Courses</strong></a> are designed for working professionals who want a <strong>better, faster or easier</strong> way of learning SQL Query Writing or Database Development.</p>
<p><b>Repetition in training is the key to skill mastery</b>.</p>
<blockquote><p><i>To master any new skill you need to </i><b>repeat the same set of tasks multiple times</b> or in different ways, each time testing the underlying concepts, until it sinks in and becomes second nature &#8230; and that is exactly what our Sql Courses will do for you!</p>
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<p>Lets take a Sql Course like Normalization and work through how you will learn it faster or better.</p>
<p><strong>First</strong>, you will be presented with a Database Video on Normalization. You can discuss any concepts after watching the Videos privately with your Course Instructor or publicly with your discussion Database study group members.</p>
<p><strong>Next</strong> you may be asked to work on a Handson Database Normalization project based on the principles taught on the Sql Videos.</p>
<blockquote><p>After you submit your project back to your course instructor using the Assignments tab of the Learning Management System (LMS), you may get additional feedback on the <em>correctness</em> or <em>comprehensiveness</em> of your normalization practices or move on to the next lesson which may be a Practice Test or Quiz on the concepts you learned on the Videos.</p>
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<p>You may even receive <strong>multiple Sql Videos, practice tests, quizzes or projects</strong> for a single Sql topic like Normalization.</p>
<p>Presenting Sql Courses using repetition helps you learn from different angles until you make the internal connections required for comprehension or skill mastery.
<p><strong>Research has shown that practice tests help you to learn new concepts better or more easily.</strong></p>
<p>So, when we present a Sql video course, we also include practice tests that show you the correct answers.</p>
<p><em>As you review the concepts, you will be given the opportunity to repeat each quiz as many times as you want or until you really understand that topic!</em></p>
<p>Finally, we also teach our Sql Courses using practical handson-assignments that improve your ability to perform on the job.</p>
<p>Not only do we use Videos and then Quizzes to improve your understanding, we actually give you projects that build on everything that you have learnt so that you actually get it!</p>
<blockquote><p>There is probably nothing that beats the combination of handson projects, practice tests and Sql videos when it comes to learning Sql online, OK?</p>
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<h2>Do You Want An Interactive, Advanced Online SQL Training Course?</h2>
<p><i>One of the key distinguishing features of our Sql Courses is the availability of private coaching.</i></p>
<p>Say that you watch a Sql video on normalization, take all the quizzes and work on the handson assignments and you still don&#8217;t get it (which is not likely), you can actually post a private message for your course instructor, who will be able to correspond or walk you through that same material.</p>
<p><strong>This experience is like that of having a private Sql coach and a Sql trainer in one and the same course!</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>This feature can come in handy when you want to discuss the applications of our Sql Courses to challenges you are facing in your organization without making those details public.</p>
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<p>For example, you may be designing a database with a lot of complex relationships (like what obtains with healthcare databases), you may post a question about applying referential integrity rules to our public discussion forums for other like minded database professionals to discuss or post your challenges on your private discussion forum for your course instructor only!</p>
<p>Keeping in mind, that the billing rate of a database professional is anywhere from <strong>$50/hr. to $75/hr.</strong></p>
<p>The value in this <strong>private coaching feature</strong> alone can pay for your investment in your Sql course!</p>
<h2>How Relevant Is My Online Sql Course To Learning Oracle, Sql Server or Microsoft Access?</h2>
<p>Our Sql Courses are based on Sql Server and it will work for you regardless of your version of Sql Server.</p>
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<p>If you are on a MAC or you cannot afford to buy a Windows Computer, you will be given access to a web-based, private SQL Server database installation.</p>
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<p>You will also be taught database design from scratch and because of that, you will learn how to design relational databases independent of any vendor or database environment.</p>
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<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart" target="_blank" title="online, interactive sql courses for beginners, advanced professionals and managers"><strong>Sql Boot Camp</strong></a> is taught using SQL Server because it offers all the relational database features that are in the Microsoft Access database and in-addition, it also offers you the ability to manage your data more reliably and with a higher guaranteed level of performance.</p>
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<p>SQL Server is also a professional, enterprise grade database that affords you the ability to write advanced SQL Queries or design databases that support any level of complexity.</p>
<p>Finally Sql Server is unusual as an enterprise grade database because it offers a lower learning curve which means that you will <strong>learn an enterprise database in less time</strong> or <strong>put your skills to work more easily</strong>.</p>
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<h2>What Will Learning Sql Do For Your Career?</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart/sql_boot_camp.html" target="_blank" title="Learn Sql Online At Sql Boot Camp"><strong>Here are few of the reasons why you may want to consider learning Sql or Databases.</strong></a></p>
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<li>Learning Sql gives you one authentic, recognized, popular enterprise software that you put on your resume.</li>
<li>Learning Sql gives you mastery over one database which is relevant to any Information Technology (IT) careers including business analysts, computer programmers, project managers, financial analysts.</li>
<li>Mastering a database provides you with the ability to query databases directly without depending on third party departments, vendors or other professionals.</li>
<li>Learning a database opens the door to working with other database management systems including Oracle, Microsoft Access, MySQL, IBM DB2, etc.</li>
<li>Learning Sql Databases gives you a skill that can help you get your foot in through the door of the Information Technology Industry.</li>
<li>Mastering Sql makes you more productive on the job because you will be able to recognize or solve Sql / Database problems quicker, better and more easily or before they bog down your system.</li>
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<h2>The 7 Top, In-Demand Database Careers</h2>
<blockquote><p>Database skills are foundational to jobs in the IT Industry.</p>
<p>By that, I mean whether you&#8217;re a <i>business analyst, software tester, project manager, software developer or even a web designer</i>, you&#8217;ll be using relational database and sql query writing skills at some time in your career.</p>
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<p>Database or SQL skills are also important because they position you for multiple careers paths ranging from that of the database developer to the data mining professional.</p>
<h3>Career Paths for Database Professionals</h3>
<p>Here is a comprehensive list of database career paths and their respective roles, duties, responsibilities and skill sets.</p>
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<h3>Relational Database Developer Career</h3>
<p> This is one of the foundational database careers in the sense that you can hardly qualify for other database career path without a strong relational database design &#038; development foundation.</p>
<blockquote><p>Database developers are <strong>responsible for</strong> <i>designing, architecting or developing</i> relational databases using a <strong>database development tool like</strong> <i>Microsoft Access, SQL Server, MySQL or Oracle</i>.</p>
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<h3>SQL Developer / Query Writer Career</h3>
<p> This is the another foundational database career in the sense that you will need strong SQL query writing skills regardless of your role, job or designation in the IT Industry.</p>
<blockquote><p>SQL Developers or Query Writers are typically <strong>responsible for</strong> updating, deleting, creating or manipulating the data contained in relational databases <strong>using a database programming or query language</strong> known as SQL.</p>
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<p>There are several dialects of SQL marketed by database vendors and each dialect is executed in the database using an administrative <strong>front-end tool like</strong> SQL Server&#8217;s T-SQL Management Studio.</p>
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<h3>Database Administrator (DBA) Careers</h3>
<p> DBAs are responsible for keeping the database up and running for the company&#8217;s operations.</p>
<blockquote><p>DBAs are also responsible for installing, configuring and maintaining the entire database infrastructure or platform in their organizations.</p>
<p>In addition, DBAs secure their databases from unauthorized access, manage the storage available on databases and optimize their performance.</p>
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<p>DBAs are found in organizations that store and maintain their own data in-house using relational database management systems like SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL.</p>
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<h3>The Report Writer Career</h3>
<p> Report Writer Career paths are equally important in the database industry.</p>
<p>Report Writers need to have strong relational database and SQL query writing or development skills.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Report Writer&#8217;s <strong>responsibility includes designing, developing, scheduling and distributing</strong> database reports.</p>
<p>Report Writers utilize tools like <i>Crystal Report Writer, Business Objects, Microsoft Access or SQL Server Reporting Services</i> for their work.</p>
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<p>Report Writers also tend to spend a good amount of time collecting requirements or presenting their reports to stakeholders, executives, management, business analysts or software developers.</p>
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<h3>Data Analyst Career</h3>
<p> The Data Analyst career is <strong>frequently confused for a purely statistical career </strong>path.</p>
<p>Data Analysis roles actually utilize SQL query writing, relational database development and statistical data analysis skills.</p>
<blockquote><p>In the IT industry, the information accessed and analyzed by data analysts resides in relational databases. So, data analysts have to also master the relational database and sql query writing path of their careers as well &#8230; and not just the statistical skills.</p>
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<p>A lot of people <i>struggle with the distinctions between purely statistical careers and the database analyst careers</i> &#8230; don&#8217;t be one of those!</p>
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<h3>The Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence (BI) Career</h3>
<p> BI and Data Warehousing careers require skillsets that are almost opposite to that of the relational database developer.</p>
<blockquote><p>While traditional database developers focus on their normalization skills, data warehouse / BI professionals do the exact opposit by developing enterprise, de-normalized databases.</p>
<p>Another key difference is that while traditional database developers typically create Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) databases, data warehousing / BI professionals focus on building Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) databases.</p>
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<p>The BI / Data Warehousing professional&#8217;s responsibilities also include creating and delivering multi-dimensional reporting tools using Business Intelligence tools like Oracle&#8217;s Business Intelligence (BI) or Microsoft&#8217;s SQL Server Buisness Intelligence platform.</p>
<p>From a responsibility standpoint, the data warehousing / BI professional is responsible for aggregating the data from multiple corporate databases (developed by database developers) into enterprise, corporate databases.</p>
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<h3>The Data Mining Career</h3>
<p> Data Mining careers require a rigorous background, education or training in specialized computer-based <strong>data mining algorithms</strong> or techniques.</p>
<blockquote><p>Data Mining professionals run algorithms like Neural Networks, Classification, Regression, Segmenattion, Association or Sequence Analysis algorithms on large databases.</p>
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<p>Traditionally, data mining professionals had to have a strong background in <strong>mathematics, statistics and computer science</strong> because they often had to create data mining algorithms from scratch!</p>
<p>But these days, vendors like Microsoft are placing analytics and even data mining within the hands of every motivated database professional through out-of-the-box data mining algorithms like those of SQL Server&#8217;s Data Mining Suite.</p>
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<p>The foundational skills required for database careers are taught in the <a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart/sql_boot_camp.html" title="online, web-based sql developer / database training" target="_blank"><i>SQL Boot Camp</i></a> and the additional statistical data analysis requirements for data analysts taught in the <a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart/data_analyst_boot_camp.html" title="online, web-based data analyst training" target="_blank"><strong>Data Analysts Boot Camp</strong></a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>If you are interested in gaining one of the most verstaile IT career skills, you should register for either the <a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart/sql_boot_camp.html" title="online, web-based sql developer / database training" target="_blank"><strong>SQL Boot Camp</strong></a> or the <a href="http://www.it-career-coach.net/shopping-cart/data_analyst_boot_camp.html" title="online, web-based data analyst training" target="_blank"><i>Data Analysts Boot Camp</i></a> (which includes all the courses in the SQL Boot Camp and additional statistical, data analysis training.)</p>
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<p>The only thing left &#8230; is to take your SQL / Data Analysts training knowing that relational database development, SQL query writing and statistical data analysis skills will help advance your future for a long time!</p>
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<p>There is an article on Elance that says that SQL skills are currently the <strong>third, most in-demand</strong> skill on the Elance job network</p>
<p>Elance for those of you who&#8217;ve never heard of it, is one of the top job sites for freelancers or remote workers or offsite consultants</p>
<p>You may not have heard of Elance because you&#8217;ve always worked a full-time job and you don&#8217;t know much about the freelancing or moonlighting world or perhaps you have worked freelance jobs, but for some reason, have never heard of Elance.</p>
<p>Whatever your reason, I would like to introduce Elance to you as a job site worth checking out in the current recession.</p>
<p>Elance is a site you go to for <strong>freelance / remote / offsite</strong> work in web design, database development, web programming, technical writing, writing, business analysis and a whole suite of other professional careers.</p>
<p><strong>Note </strong>that there are several types of database platforms available in the market including Oracle, SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySQL. Also note that a relational database may be in-demand in one job site and not in the other.</p>
<p>For example, a relational database (rdbms) platform may be the hottest, in-demand database skill on Monster but not on Elance.</p>
<p>So, in this article on Elance, 1200 MySQL projects were posted in the last 30 days. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.elance.com/p/blog/mysql_why_its_hot.html?rid=1G8BW" target="_blank" title="mysql skills" rel="nofollow">Click here to read the rest of the article</a></p>
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<p>If you want to master working with SQL or are preparing for a <b>SQL Interview</b>, you already know that <b>answering SQL interview questions</b> is key to getting hired for a SQL job.<img src="http://www.it-career-coach.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sql-interview-questions3.jpg" alt="sql interview questions" title="sql interview questions" width="150" height="150" class="alignright size-full wp-image-551" /></p>
<p>What you <b>may not know</b> is that the importance of learning SQL Interview Questions goes beyond just getting a job!</p>
<p>Believe it or not, getting a SQL job is not as hard as keeping the job after you get it!</p>
<p>In this article I will share the most effective strategies for <b>acing SQL interview questions,</b> <b>getting a job</b> or <b>keeping a SQL job</b> after you get it!</p>
<h2>How To Ace SQL Interview Questions</h2>
<p>Answering SQL Questions is easy when you realize that almost every SQL job interview is designed to be one of these:</p>
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<b>Open Ended Or Essay Type SQL Interview Questions</b>: In this type of interview, you are asked a number of open ended SQL programming questions. However the interviewer is not looking for a textbook or theoretical answer but a practical answer forged from the textbook, real world experience and hands-on knowledge of the question. You score points on each SQL interview question based on how knowledgeable or prepared you sound.
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<b>Multiple Choice SQL Interview Questions</b>: In this type of SQL interview, you are made to take a SQL quiz using a testing software program. You may have to answer up to 50 SQL interview questions randomly selected from a question pool. You have to chose the exact answers and your choices are automatically graded at the end of your SQL developer interview.
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<h2>Acing SQL Interviews Is Easy!</h2>
<p>Now, why did I say that both types of interview questions are simple? SQL interview questions are simple because: </p>
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<p><b>Limited Question Pool</b>: There is a limited number of interview questions that you could be asked on SQL Queries or Relational Databases (RDBMS) or SQL Joins, Stored Procedures, or their SQL topics! The key is to recognize this in advance and <b>prepare thoroughly</b> and <b>exhaustively</b>.</p>
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<p><b>Interview Questions Are 80/20</b>: technical interviews are more practical rather than theoretical in nature. Job applicants tend to be overwhelmed when preparing for interviews because they try to study every possible theoretical questions under the sun! That is so wrong &#8230; the truth is that job interviews are designed to test the areas of a skill or technology that you actually use on the job! For example, Normalization to the Third Normal Form is good for most practical database projects. So, staying up late to master all the higher normal forms including Boyce Codd Normal Form is a bit of a theoretical exercise!</p>
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<h2>The Better Way To Prepare For SQL Job Interviews</h2>
<p>The convenient or effective time to start preparing for a SQL Job Interview is not one or two weeks before you a job search! It is better to start preparing months in advance of your job search &#8230; that way, when you actually need to take an interview, you will have prepared yourself thoroughly in advance, without any pressure or duress and you have had time to assimilate and understand every nuance of the SQL Programming Language!</p>
<h2>Continuous Testing And Assessment</h2>
<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/?r=article" title="sql boot camp training" target="_blank"><b>SQL Boot Camp Online Training Software</b></a>  has an in-built testing program. In addition to the Online SQL Video training you are tested continuously &#8230; to check your <b>understanding</b>, <b>retention</b> or <b>application</b>.  There are three types of SQL Quiz questions employed by the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/?r=article" title="sql boot camp training" target="_blank"><b>SQL Boot Camp&#8217;s in-built Quiz training system</b></a>:</p>
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<p><b>Essay Type / Open Ended Quiz Questions</b>: In an open ended, essay type quiz, you may <b>provide as much detail as you would in a face to face job interview</b>! </p>
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<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/?r=article" title="sql boot camp training" target="_blank"><b>SQL Boot Camp Online Training Software</b></a> provides instant feedback to your answers in a single choice or multiple choice question. The <b>feedback includes both the correct answers and the answer explanation</b>. </p>
<h2>The SQL Boot Camp Interview Questions Bank</h2>
<p>There are more than <b>200 SQL Interview Grade Questions and Answers</b> distributed throughout the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/?r=article" title="sql boot camp training" target="_blank"><b>SQL Boot Camp&#8217;s Courses</b></a>. The Question Pool provides a <b>complete</b>, <b>end to end</b>, <b>beginner to advanced</b> training and assessment feature for professionals who wants to master SQL, ace SQL programming interviews or learn SQL writing for their day to day job</p>
<p>This is part one of the SQL Interview Questions series. <b>Stay tuned for the second part</b> of the SQL Interview Questions coming next!</p>
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How you value knowledge tells me a lot about who you are  &#8230; because knowledge capital is the most important resource in any organization. </p>
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In the <b>digital age</b>, what makes one employee more valuable than the next employee is simply stated &#8230; <i>the amount of knowledge, skill, expertise, training and learning they have managed to acquire and put to use</i>.</p>
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Now, managers are not interested in employees that know it all &#8230; only in employees that constantly put their knowledge capital to work by solving corporate problems or challenges &#8230; <i>those employees are the gold mines</i> in any organization.</p>
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Now, think about it for a moment, if you are a trained, knowledgeable, competent, skilled Information Technology (IT) professional,  your resume would display your accomplishments, success stories, skills, training and technical mastery. And because you have all these, you can send your resume anywhere in the the world &#8230; and be instantly hired! &#8230; just because you are very good at why you do &#8230; and you can prove it!</p>
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The <i>singular reason </i>why you, as an IT professional may feel undervalued or wasted in your career is that for some unknown reason &#8230; you have made the unconscious mistake of not investing enough of your personal time in improving your skills! </p>
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<b><i>Here is why technology or software development professionals lag behind in their career</i>:</b></p>
<p><strong>Managers Have A &#8220;Show Me Proof&#8221; Mindset:</strong></p>
<p>Managers tend to follow a <b>show me proof strategy</b> .. .simply put, you have to demonstrate that you have acquired or mastered a new skill &#8230; before you will get a break or the next promotion on the job. So, your manager will pay you more money when you show tangible proof that you have learnt a new skill,  you have attended a new training or course, you have mastered a new technology or software development process like UML, Use Cases, Requirements Analysis or Object Oriented Software Development.</p>
<p> Without tangible proof that you are constantly improving or learning &#8230; you may not only be bypassed for new or important opportunities, you will also be more likely than others to be back-burned or fired in a recession.</p>
<p><strong>Adult To Adult Relationship:</strong>
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Several years ago, I was hired first after college into a Fortune 500 company as a Process &#038; Technology manager. During the employee training sessions, I heard a great word that has stuck with me throughout my career &#8230; that word is &#8220;<i><b>Adult &#8211; To &#8211; Adult Relationship</b></i>&#8220;.</p>
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What that word really means, is that your employer wants to forge a new relationship with you, where you are treated as partner or co-business owner even though on paper .. you are just an employee. In the light of this, your employer wants you to take <b>personal responsibility</b><u></u> for your career, personal development, initiative or the contribution only you can make to the company &#8230; and that is where <i>you may miss the boat!</i></p>
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Taking personal responsibility for your career means that you need to sit down and draw up a career roadmap of where you want to go in the next 1 year, make a detailed career plan for achieving your career roadmap  &#8230; and then follow through.</p>
<p> You need to specify how long it will take you to master each skill or competency needed to perform your job 1 year from now and then personally ensure that you acquire the knowledge, expertise, skills, training or experience needed. </p>
<p>Some employees <i>fall off the grid </i>at this point by making the mistake of waiting on their manager to take personal responsibility for their IT Training and skills development.</p>
<p><strong>You Are Only As Valuable As What You Know:</strong>
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In today&#8217;s competitive digital economy, nobody gets ahead based on their good looks or their family connections or the type of college they attended! Even if you manage to get your foot in the door by &#8220;repeating the name of your <b>alma mater</b> three times&#8221; at the interview or getting your dad or mum to pull some favors for you &#8230; you will only last as long as the next round of corporate cost reduction / cost cutting a.k.a downsizing / layoffs.</p>
<p> So, there is no getting around it, you simply have to know what you are doing or strive to be the best on your job or  just simply <i>play the sorry, loser on your team &#8230; the butt of off-handed, not so subtle remarks on the need to shape up or shape out</i>.<br />
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So, what is a knowledge worker to do?
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<p><strong>The Attitude Of A Knowledge Worker:</strong>
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Start by recognizing that knowledge is one of the core prerequisites for wealth, personal empowerment and career advancement. Tell yourself this <b>&#8220;without knowledge I bring nothing to the table , no usefulness to my team or manager and therefore I may not have a  job &#8230; </b> and you will being to get the big picture.</p>
<p><strong>To Be The Best:</strong>
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Accept the challenge to be the best &#8230; you simply must accept the challenge to be the best at what you do, whether you are a business analyst, a computer programmer, a project manager, database developer or you <i>wear a myriad of hats</i> on the job!</p>
<p>The problem with individuals who do not accept the challenge to be the best on the job is that, they constantly allow themselves to under-perform because they don&#8217;t hold themselves to a high-standard! This may be due to a poor self-image or a feeling of incompetency or a &#8220;<i>I could never be that good</i>&#8221; mindset.</p>
<p> Unfortunately, this has a way of proving itself right. If you lower the bar for yourself, you will fulfill the expectations set for under-performers or inevitably shoot yourself in the foot. The saddest part of it is that you cheat yourself by losing out on the opportunity to discover that <b>you are in your own unique way, a gem, a virtuoso, a top performer  &#8230; who can achieve just like anyone else</b>!</p>
<p><strong>Take Your Training:</strong>
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You have heard it all &#8230; you are only as valuable as the knowledge you bring to your team or manager &#8230; take personal responsibility for your career development &#8230; accept the challenge to be the best at what you do &#8230; so, <b>what next?</b></p>
<p>No one ever achieved anything much without the help of other people &#8230; that is why I&#8217;m referring you to these great resources for <b>becoming the best</b>, the <b>most competent professional,</b> the <b>top dog and not the under dog</b> on the job!</p>
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<p>The technical skill most in demand or frequently asked for on business analyst job postings, computer programmer jobs, data analyst positions, report writer job openings or most software development job postings is relational database management skills including SQL programming, database design, database development and SQL querying skills.</p>
<p>Are you surprised or in doubt?</p>
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<p>Take a look at the job postings for business analysts, computer programmers, data analysts or database developer jobs and you will see that the technical skills common to all software development professions include:</p>
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Relational database design skills</p>
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<p>Relational database development skills</p>
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<p>SQL data analysis, SQL querying or SQL programming skills</p>
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<p>So, attending a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/" title="relational database design courses" target="_blank">relational database course</a> or a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/" title="data analysis class" target="_blank">SQL programming class</a> will do a couple of things for you:</p>
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<p>Boost your marketability</b> for business analysis, computer programmer, data analysis, report writing or other software development jobs by helping you master one of the more frequently asked for or required software development skills</p>
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<p>Give you portable</b> Information Technology (IT) skills. IT Managers love software development professionals that can wear multiple hats and are able to transition from data querying and analysis roles to SQL programming or database design &#038; development roles easily</p>
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<p>Improve your resume overnight</b>. Programming languages or software development skills take much longer than SQL programming or relational database development  and are also harder to learn
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<p>Now, I have been discussing why taking a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/" title="database design class or SQL programming course" target="_blank">database design class or SQL programming course</a>  would benefit you &#8230; let&#8217;s  take a closer look at the SQL courses offered on: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/" title="SQL Training / Database Training program" target="_blank">SQL BOOT CAMP</a></p>
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Web Based Online SQL or Database Training Courses</b>:<br />
SQL Boot Camp is delivered to registered students via our web based, online training and learning management system (LMS) at : <a target="_blank" href="http://www.it-career-coach.com" title="T Career Coach" target="_blank">http://www.it-career-coach.com</a>. Web based training is more flexible than traditional, class based training or other forms of distance learning because you can log-in with a private or secure access and take your training at a convenient time, from the comfort of your home or office and from any location in the world.
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Video Based SQL or Database Training</b>:<br />
SQL Boot Camp is delivered via instructional videos that walk you through the beginner to advanced topics in database design theory, database modeling, SQL based data querying and analysis, etc. You may watch the videos at home or in your office and learn from a SQL instructor or database trainer without having to be in the same physical class room location. The SQL training videos are delivered through the web-based, distance learning, online training system at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.it-career-coach.com" title="IT Career Coach" target="_blank">http://www.it-career-coach.com</a>The training videos are completely hands-on. You learn by watching or doing the tasks you the SQL instructor or trainer is performing.</p>
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Database Practice Tests, SQL Training Quizzes or Database Exams</b>: Your learning, comprehension or technical mastery are tested as you work your way through the SQL topics or database development concepts presented to you. The quizzes or exam are built into the web based SQL BOOT CAMP training system at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.it-career-coach.com" title="IT Career Coach" target="_blank">http://www.it-career-coach.com</a>. They are designed into your database training class at regular intervals so you get regular feedback as you study and progress along the course.
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Experienced Instructor Led SQL Training or Database Development Class</b>: You are assigned a SQL instructor or database trainer when you register for the SQL training package. You are also assigned open-ended essay quizzes by your instructor, who is responsible for reading your essay or quiz responses and grading them. You are also given private assignments by your database design instructor that require you to perform specific skill based tasks. You submit the homework or assignment back to your course instructor  &#8230; who grades it for you. </p>
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Progress Feedback / Report Card</b>:  While attending <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/" title="SQL Training / Database Training program" target="_blank">SQL BOOT CAMP</a> you are graded on every module, assignment, quiz, practice test and essay given to you. Your grade scores are displayed in an web based report card which is available only to you as part  of your SQL / database training course.
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Private Discussions</b>:   During <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/" title="SQL Training / Database Training program" target="_blank">SQL BOOT CAMP</a> You can post a question, concern or discussion on any SQL / database topic, video, assignment or quiz presented to you and get personal assistance, feedback, answers, coaching and one-on-one mentoring from your SQL Instructor.
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Beginner to Intermediate to Senior Level Training</b>:   SQL Boot Camp is divided into multiple levels. The SQL BOOT CAMP training software system automatically moves you along your database training plan from one level to a higher level as soon as you work through all the videos, assignments, quizzes or essays assigned to you.  You are notified by SQL BOOT CAMP when a new training video is posted by your instructor for you to watch, when it is time to take a practice test or quiz and when your instructor posts a question for you. </p>
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Certificate Based Training</b>:   At the end of your SQL training or database design class or database development course you are mailed a completion certificate that contains your grades and the skills you mastered. You will also be able to access your transcript online on a secure, private  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.it-career-coach.com" title="IT Career Coach" target="_blank">learning management system</a>.
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SQL Live Presentations / Seminars</b>:    We schedule live SQL development presentations or database training seminars. As a registered student of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/" title="SQL Training / Database Training program" target="_blank">SQL BOOT CAMP</a>, you are notified every time there is a live, online database design seminar or web based database development conference and preregistered for it, You won&#8217;t be required to pay for these seminars as well &#8230; since you are a registered student on &#8220;SQL Boot Camp&#8221;.
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<p>The 2008 <strong>database developer training year</strong> begins on February 15, 2007.</p>
<p>Sign up now for the specially discounted enrollment fee because by February 15, the database training enrolment fee will be <strong>$500</strong> or <strong>$750</strong>. Click this link to <a target="_blank" target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/?s=article" title="SQL BOOT CAMP"><strong>SQL BOOT CAMP</strong></a> to see how much you will save at the current enrollment fee.</p>
<h3>Who Does The Database Developer Training Cover?</h3>
<p>1. The database training covers everything you need to design and develop enterprise databases.</p>
<p>2. The database training covers <strong>SQL programming training</strong> or <strong>SQL developer training</strong> from the beginner to advanced topics as well.</p>
<p>Go to the website for SQL developer training or database developer training at <a target="_blank" target="_blank" href="http://www.sqlbootcamp.com/?s=article" title="SQL BOOT CAMP"><strong>SQL BOOT CAMP</strong></a> to see the courses that will be covered during the training programme.</p>
<h3>Who Should Attend The Database Developer Training?</h3>
<p>If you are a data analyst, database developer, business analyst, SQL report writer, computer programmer, software developer, web developer, web designer or Information Technology professional consider what mastering database development and SQL programming can do for your career.
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<p>Hurry now and save up to <strong>$500</strong> or <strong>more than 50%</strong> on the SQL training beginning February 15.</p>
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