Professional Development

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How’s the Job Market? Let’s Find Out Together.

Salary
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Every year, I run a salary survey to help folks have better discussions with their managers about salaries, benefits, and career progression. This year, the survey is for unemployed folks, too! The first question has a new option for “Unemployed (and looking).” Note that if you’re retired, thanks, but you can skip this survey. Congrats…
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Home Office Studio Tour

Home Office Studio Tour

Home Office
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Ever wonder what it takes to do this stuff behind the scenes? I’ll show you. If you’re thinking about getting started with live streaming or training videos, don’t be intimidated by this setup. There’s a lot of gear involved, but it’s because I’ve been doing this for years, and I’ve accumulated a lot of gear…
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[Video] Consulting Lines

Consulting Lines, Videos
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In my consulting work, I often find myself saying the same things to clients – but they’re not the kinds of things I said when I was a database administrator. I call these “Consulting Lines”, and I talked through ’em:   Here’s my full series of Consulting Lines blog posts: “Yes, that used to be…
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