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Do you Have a Personal Development Plan?

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Do you Have a Personal Development Plan?

In order to be a data professional you have to continually be learning about your chosen subject. In an ideal world your employer would assist you with this endeavour however you should take charge of managing your own professional development. Your prospective employer may have budget to allocate to your training but may not know how it should be spent or what courses would be appropriate for you. Individuals that can clearly demonstrate that they are proactive about managing their own professional development are sought after.

Consider how you are going to increase your skills and knowledge of SQL Server. The more detailed your plans the more attractive a proposition you are to a perspective employer.

Some tips to get you started include:
Join your local SQL Server User Group
Study for SQL Server Certifications such as MCTS or MCITP.
What SQL Server texts are you currently reading and would like to read? You have a reading list right?
Follow SQL Server Bloggers by subscribing to their RSS feeds.
Follow SQL Server DBA’s on Twitter to keep up to date on what’s going on the SQL Server Community.
Visit SQL Server Forums to both review questions and contribute answers.
Frequent some of the many excellent SQL Server Community sites such as SQLServerCentral, SQLServerPedia and SQLTeam.

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