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        <title><![CDATA[To: I am Surprised;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think it is because the Chicago area is so high with competition that employers want someone who is extremely well-versed in everything. I have little pieces of a lot and if there happens to be an employer who would give me the chance to combine that knowledge, I would totally shine. I have been given quite a few opportunities like these in my career, which has put me where I today but then the organization re-organizes and the manager who hired me is changed and the new one doesn't see it as an investment and my project or position is eliminated. I'm keeping it moving though, trying what I can. It is just really tight right now...though..based on a few job searches from this morning, it does seem to be looking better. We shall see. Thank you for your comment too.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[SheFixesThings]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:17:23 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thank YOU!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have to say...that you have the best writing that I have seen in a long time from an IT person. It is so rare and I truly loved reading your article. How did you happen upon such an awesome position too? I would LOVE an opportunity such as this but the competition in my area makes it very difficult. I'm going to keep searching though. Thank you for the inspiration!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[SheFixesThings]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:13:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[SAP n Java?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Which part of the globe is this, BTW?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amincan]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:44:24 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oracle]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oracle will get you paid more money and will keep you in a job longer as a DBA. I know from experience because we have replaced our sql server DBA 4 times and we are still looking for an Oracle DBA because ours is retiring after 16 years of being our DBA. He is a Cobol guru as well.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:44:12 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I am surprised]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The part of the globe I am in SAP and JAVA and even COBOL is much more in demand than .NET. But this is a morale boosting story for a .NET developer like me!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[pinaki1234]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:18:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Where is the robotics training?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I was in the same boat as you, short term consulting jobs, generally in a Data Analyst position.  My primary database skill set is Microsoft in SQL Server  and Access however my last position was in an Oracle environment and with the analyst position, as long as you have a good grounding in SQL, it really doesn't matter since the data is usually extracted then analyzed in an external program.  What I have done is focus on knowing the differences between the two systems especially with basic functions that I use a lot.  I've also done some reading and experimenting with Business Intelligence and especially the Star Schema of BI database design since I was working with an Enterprise  Data Warehouse that was done using the the Star Schema.  I am fortunate to have obtained a position where I have been for the last two months and it is SQL Server based.  It is a manufacturing company that creates automated conveyor / picking / and palletizing solutions which use robots as part of the system.  My job is to work with the data from potential clients, ETL it  to SQL Server for use in the proprietary software we use to create the pallets.  I then analyze the data and provide my analysis to the engineers who build a proposed system in Autocad based on the data I give them.    Our proprietary software is programmed in .NET.  While not a primary programmer, I do use .NET to create / modify reports and also go in and modify the config files to connect to the data with which I am working.The company encourages cross training and I have been making friends with the guys who program the robots to work with the in-house.  I plan to find out what additional training I need to do what they do.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:11:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Where is the robotics training?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have over 22 years in IT Reporting Application Development and Data Analysis. I'm having issues as to which direction to focus my studies, i.e. Oracle-based or SQL so that I could get a job that is longer term instead of the short-term consulting jobs that I've been taking. I was curious if anyone had ideas on which path was the best, I've checked the demand and they are quite equal in the Chicago or should I try to find training in robotics? Thanks]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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