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In three years I went from a complete unknown to a popular blogger, speaker at PASS Summit, a SQL Server MVP, and then joined Microsoft. Along the way I saw my yearly income triple. Is it because I know some secret? Is it because I am a genius? No! It is just about laying out your career path, setting goals, and doing the work. I'll cover tips I learned over my career on everything from interviewing to building your personal brand. I'll discuss perm positions, consulting, contracting, working for Microsoft or partners, hot fields, in-demand skills, social media, networking, presenting, blogging, salary negotiating, dealing with recruiters, certifications, speaking at major conferences, resume tips, and keys to a high-paying career. Your first step to enhancing your career will be to attend this session! Let me be your career coach!
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How to build your career
- James Serra Big Data Evangelist Microsoft JamesSerra3@gmail.com Blog: JamesSerra.com
- Microsoft, Big Data Evangelist In IT for 30 years, worked on many BI and DW projects Worked as desktop/web/database developer, DBA, BI and DW architect and developer, MDM architect, PDW/APS developer Been perm employee, contractor, consultant, business owner Presenter at PASS Business Analytics Conference, PASS Summit, Enterprise Data World conference Certifications: MCSE: Data Platform, Business Intelligence; MS: Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, Design and Implement Big Data Analytics Solutions, Design and Implement Cloud Data Platform Solutions Blog at JamesSerra.com Former SQL Server MVP Author of book “Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012”
- Developer (perm) Developer (consultant) Developer/DBA (own company) DBA (perm) Architect (consultant) Microsoft technical pre-sales
- Agenda Build your brand Goal setting Always Be Learning Blogging Presenting Articles/Books Twitter/LinkedIn Certifications Interviewing Networking SQL Server MVP Consulting/Contracting Working for Microsoft/partners Hot fields/skills Salary negotiations Recruiters Resume tips Final thoughts
- Don’t be a nobody!
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- James Serra, Big Data Evanglist Email me at: JamesSerra3@gmail.com Follow me at: @JamesSerra Link to me at: www.linkedin.com/in/JamesSerra Visit my blog at: JamesSerra.com (where this slide deck is posted under “Presentations”)
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- In three years I went from a complete unknown to a popular blogger, speaker at PASS Summit, a SQL Server MVP, and then joined Microsoft. Along the way I saw my yearly income triple. Is it because I know some secret? Is it because I am a genius? No! It is just about laying out your career path, setting goals, and doing the work. I’ll cover tips I learned over my career on everything from interviewing to building your personal brand. I’ll discuss perm positions, consulting, contracting, working for Microsoft or partners, hot fields, in-demand skills, social media, networking, presenting, blogging, salary negotiating, dealing with recruiters, certifications, speaking at major conferences, resume tips, and keys to a high-paying career. Your first step to enhancing your career will be to attend this session! Let me be your career coach!
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