I've seen a lot of people bluff their way into contracts and some have been quite successful at learning. It is dishonest though and depending on the country you can end up being prosecuted for it.
I've also seen people who've been on the job for years and seem to have learnt very little.
========================================== Cursors are useful if you don't know sql. DTS can be used in a similar way. Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy.
I agree. If they're looking for 2 years experience, they most likely will expect some type of quality work from you in a short period of time, whether it's dev or admin work. They'll probably allow a little bit of time to come up to speed on their application, standards, requirements or environment but not enough time where you won't be exposed as inexperienced and probably quickly relieved of your contract. Go through the tutorials, see where your skills are lacking and make an effort to learn what you need. There will be other contracts where you'll get the opportunity to shine. Those will enhance your resume!
You wouldn't be able to get a job here by just looking at tutorials. We extensively interview all of our candidates and are able to find out who does not have actual real world experience.
sql server DBA contract
Posted - 04/16/2008 : 11:26:06
