Reply to: Oracle SQL certificate for PM

[expat]

My situation is quite different.
Most of my work comes through personal contacts, I also recommend others for work whilst in contract.
When I do work through an agent, then it is usually the one I have worked with for around 5 years.

That's my situation too: but until you know and are known, you need to go through gatekeepers who may know nothing about what they are recruiting for.

As in, "You don't have SQL Server experience? But it says SQL on your CV".

[MrMarkyMark]

sounds like the sort of thing that could make you the right person for some roles, but that (like actually being good at what you do) doesn't really fit into a few keywords on a CV.

Oh wait, agents can't work with anything other than a few keywords on a CV.

My situation is quite different.
Most of my work comes through personal contacts, I also recommend others for work whilst in contract.
When I do work through an agent, then it is usually the one I have worked with for around 5 years.

[gixxer]

Oh wait, agents can't work with anything other than a few keywords on a CV.

Yeah that is absolutely the point me thinks. When i check on linkedin the profile of the agents most of them are kids just out of school. Regardless if they do all the work themselves or they support their manager I have to go through them..

[expat]

What can be useful is if a PM has had technical roles in the past.
Some haven't got a remote clue when it comes to technology.

The sort of role the OP would probably like is technical lead / architect for a team.

You don't do all the work yourself, but, you should have the knowledge to produce working technical prototypes and be able to, both, mentor and review.
You also come up with all the estimates, timelines, resourcing etc. and if you are a clever contractor you bring your, technically able, mates in.

sounds like the sort of thing that could make you the right person for some roles, but that (like actually being good at what you do) doesn't really fit into a few keywords on a CV.

Oh wait, agents can't work with anything other than a few keywords on a CV.

[MrMarkyMark]

I outsourced it to my dog. Told her if she wrote it quickly then I'd take her out for a walk.

Looks like it, its a right dogs dinner, in any case

[WTFH]

I outsourced it to my dog. Told her if she wrote it quickly then I'd take her out for a walk.

[MrMarkyMark]

Printed, laminated, framed.

Select EXCT as Cost, Cast(MATH01 as Votes), CTR as Country from proddta.UK
Join proddta.EU on EU.EFTJ = UK.EFTJ
Union England, Wales, Northern Ireland
Select EXCT as Cost, Cast (MATH01 as Votes), CTR as Country from proddta.RUK
Join proddta.EU on EU.EFTJ = RUK.EFTJ
Where EU.EFTJ = 72100

As far as I'm concerned they are some of the most lousy coding standards I have ever seen.

Have you been outsourcing your work, or did you manage to create that total feck up, yourself?

[WTFH]

Select EXCT as Cost, Cast(MATH01 as Votes), CTR as Country from proddta.UK
Join proddta.EU on EU.EFTJ = UK.EFTJ
Union England, Wales, Northern Ireland
Select EXCT as Cost, Cast (MATH01 as Votes), CTR as Country from proddta.RUK
Join proddta.EU on EU.EFTJ = RUK.EFTJ
Where EU.EFTJ = 72100

[LondonManc]

You have disgusted me, completely and utterly...........yet again
In fact, I would like to have a little shufty at your, past, client list.

You could be the, primary, reason why none of my ferkin reports didn't complete a run
Or, it could just be that I'm totally cr@p

Printed, laminated, framed.

[MrMarkyMark]

Like Brexit - in, always in. Apart from when DBAs annoy me, then outer with unions and lots of like '%A%'. With the odd having, and maybe even a bit of case in the results.

You have disgusted me, completely and utterly...........yet again
In fact, I would like to have a little shufty at your, past, client list.

You could be the, primary, reason why none of my ferkin reports didn't complete a run
Or, it could just be that I'm totally cr@p

[WTFH]

inner or outer

Like Brexit - in, always in. Apart from when DBAs annoy me, then outer with unions and lots of like '%A%'. With the odd having, and maybe even a bit of case in the results.

[gables]

Don't encourage him to write poor SQL statements, with outer joins, against my, finally crafted, data warehouse.

[MrMarkyMark]

inner or outer

Don't encourage him to write poor SQL statements, with outer joins, against my, finally crafted, data warehouse.

[gables]

I'll join you in that statement.

inner or outer

[MrMarkyMark]

A hands-on PM is one who either hasn't got all their resources sorted out properly or one who doesn't understand the "M" in PM.

What can be useful is if a PM has had technical roles in the past.
Some haven't got a remote clue when it comes to technology.

The sort of role the OP would probably like is technical lead / architect for a team.

You don't do all the work yourself, but, you should have the knowledge to produce working technical prototypes and be able to, both, mentor and review.
You also come up with all the estimates, timelines, resourcing etc. and if you are a clever contractor you bring your, technically able, mates in.