TPN :: The Microsoft Developer Show http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com Your Passion...Your Potential Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 en The Podcast Network 2003-2006 cameronreilly@gmail.com (The Podcast Network) cameronreilly@gmail.com Technology Developers Microsoft Your Passion...Your Potential The Podcast Network The Podcast Network cameronreilly@gmail.com no http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/wp-images/coverart_144x144.jpg TPN :: The Microsoft Developer Show http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com 144 144 More from Rob on building your CV http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/16/more-from-rob-on-building-your-cv/ http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/16/more-from-rob-on-building-your-cv/#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:33:28 +0000 Nick Certification http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/16/more-from-rob-on-building-your-cv/ Following last week’s show which discussed Certification, Rob decided to blog on the good and the bad of building your CV.  I would highly recommend taking a read of this post.

]]> http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/16/more-from-rob-on-building-your-cv/feed/ Nick Randolph Following last week%26#8217;s show which discussed Certification, Rob decided to blog on the good and the bad of building your CV.  I would highly recommend taking a read of this post. Following last week's show which discussed Certification, Rob decided to blog on the good and the bad of building your CV.  I would highly recommend taking a read of this post [1]. [1] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msmvps.com/blogs/robfarley/archive/2006/10/13/How-they-know-you-know.aspx No No The Microsoft Developer Show #9 - Certification http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/10/the-microsoft-developer-show-9-certification/ http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/10/the-microsoft-developer-show-9-certification/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:58:26 +0000 Nick Podcast Certification http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/10/the-microsoft-developer-show-9-certification/ One of the most interesting discussions I had at TechEd this year was with Rob Farley about Certification and the MVP program.  Last week, in recognition of the work he has done in the SQL Server community and feedback around the beta exam program, Rob was made a Microsoft MVP.  I managed to corner Rob and got him to open up about the Microsoft Certification program.

And the show goes a little bit like this….[Listen to the Podcast]

[Opening music - big thanks to the guys of Minder for the use of their track Chess which can be sampled at TripleJ]

00:13 - Introduction - Rob Farley
02:33 - Australian SQL Server user groups
03:29 - MVP Profile
04:01 - Dave L on the MVP Program
05:58 - Microsoft certification program
08:01 - Valuing certification
10:38 - How employers view certification
12:38 - The Australian Computer Society
13:53 - Building your resume - Community Involvement
15:33 - Staff professional development
16:54 - Readify
18:04 - Beta exam program
22:28 - Improving the exam program
23:32 - Sit first, study later
25:28 - Exam conditions
30:43 - Getting started - Microsoft Learning
31:10 - Pearson Vue
32:40 - Prometric

Listen to the show HERE

]]> http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/10/the-microsoft-developer-show-9-certification/feed/ 00:34:03 Nick Randolph One of the most interesting discussions I had at TechEd this year was with Rob Farley about Certification and the MVP program.  Last week, in recognition of the work he has done in the SQL Server community and feedback around the beta exam program, Rob One of the most interesting discussions I had at TechEd this year was with Rob Farley [1] about Certification and the MVP program.  Last week, in recognition of the work he has done in the SQL Server community and feedback around the beta exam program, Rob was made a Microsoft MVP [2].  I managed to corner Rob and got him to open up about the Microsoft Certification program. And the show goes a little bit like this….[Listen to the Podcast [3]] [Opening music - big thanks to the guys of Minder [4] for the use of their track Chess which can be sampled at TripleJ [5]] 00:13 - Introduction - Rob Farley [6] 02:33 - Australian SQL Server user groups 03:29 - MVP Profile [7] 04:01 - Dave L [8] on the MVP Program 05:58 - Microsoft certification program 08:01 - Valuing certification 10:38 - How employers view certification 12:38 - The Australian Computer Society 13:53 - Building your resume - Community Involvement 15:33 - Staff professional development 16:54 - Readify [9] 18:04 - Beta exam program 22:28 - Improving the exam program 23:32 - Sit first, study later 25:28 - Exam conditions 30:43 - Getting started - Microsoft Learning 31:10 - Pearson Vue [10] 32:40 - Prometric [11] Listen to the show HERE [12] [1] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msmvps.com/blogs/robfarley/ [2] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.microsoft.com/mvp [3] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_msdev_20061005_004.mp3 [4] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.mindermusic.com.au/ [5] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.triplejunearthed.com/artists/view.aspx?artistid=1074 [6] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msmvps.com/blogs/robfarley/ [7] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttps://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile=FF3F960B-C878-4C6C-85A0-69C3EB54D27D [8] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://blogs.msdn.com/davidlem [9] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.readify.net.au/ [10] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.vue.com/ [11] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.prometric.com/ [12] http://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://msdev.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_msdev_20061005_004.mp3 No No Certification, MVP