| Sys Admin Extraordinaire |

2011-03-06 Initial Post

IT outsourcing is one of the biggest blunders in the corporate world and I was unfortunate to have worked for one of the largest IT outsourcing companies in the world. I don’t have any numbers and charts or in-depth research to show why I feel that IT outsourcing is not a good idea. What I do have is experience working on a few IT outsourcing contracts. Here are my observations. I’ll use the fictitious names of MyCorp for the client and ITService for the IT outsourcing company. (more...)

Just some miscellaneous notes on grammar that I started a few years ago while finishing up my bachelor's degree. There are some conflicting rules between different groups and even within the same groups. For example, the English and Engineering departments at the same college might use different format requirements for their research papers. For my major (MIS), I was required to use APA Style.

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2011-03-10 Updated

2010-10-26 Initial Post

This post is to gather my notes on job interview preparation and transition. Related to this, check out my post on Job Reference –> Minimum Information Needed.

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2010-02-01 Initial Posting

The other day, a former coworker asked me to be a reference for him and I obliged. I took the initiative and asked him to send me the job description, his resume, and some thoughts on how I should approach the interview--I usually send the same info to people whom I ask to be my references. (more...)

2011-09-01 Last Updated

The list below is not in any particular order nor is it exhaustive. I add items as they come to mind.

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