@PianoRayK

IT guy 💻, tech communicator, presentation speaker, musician 🎵, Syracuse 🍊 and RPI 🔴 alum, CrossFitter 💪🏼, KKΨ brother, sports fan ⚾️🏈🏀🏒, Wheathead 🌾

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Do we still need cover letters? pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024… via @PianoRayK

Do we still need cover letters?

I came across a post on Facebook from The Ladders this morning that caught my attention. That post is below. (If it doesn’t appear for you, the FB link is here.) I felt a need to respond, so …

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The perks of getting involved pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024… via @PianoRayK

The perks of getting involved

As I write this, the 2024 PASS Data Community Summit is about to get underway. A number of my #SQLFamily friends are on their way to Seattle as I speak, and I am a little saddened that I won’…

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The frugal conference traveler pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024… via @PianoRayK

The frugal conference traveler

I’m the kind of guy who looks for bang for the buck: the best possible product for the lowest price. As such, I’ll do some significant research before I pull the trigger on a purchase. …

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Yes, writers and developers can coexist pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Yes, writers and developers can coexist

I’ll admit that the impetus for this article is that I’m thinking about new presentation ideas. This is one of the ideas that I’m tossing around. In conversations with other techn…

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Work-life balance slides #SQLSaturday #SQLSatBoston pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Work-life balance slides #SQLSaturday #SQLSatBoston

At SQL Saturday Boston, I sat in on Steve Jones’s presentation about work-life balance. I thought it was a great presentation (as Steve’s sessions usually are), and I wanted to share hi…

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Reminder: I'm speaking in Boston on Saturday! #SQLSaturday #SQLSatBoston #Networking #ProfessionalDevelopment pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Reminder: I’m speaking in Boston on Saturday! #SQLSaturday #SQLSatBoston #Networking #Professiona...

This is a reminder that I will be speaking in Boston* at SQL Saturday this coming Saturday, October 5! (*Well, it’s actually Burlington, MA, but people tell me that anything within a twenty m…

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#SQLFamily has anyone heard anything about Toronto #SQLSaturday?!? I have not heard anything, and if I’m speaking, I need to make travel plans NOW.
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Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 9/5/2024) #SQLSaturday #WELocal #STCSummit pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 9/5/2024) #SQLSaturday #WELocal #STCSummit

Right now, I only have one confirmed speaking engagement. However, I’ve also applied to a number of others, and I’m still waiting to hear back from them. So as of today, here’s my…

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The challenges of conference travel planning pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

The challenges of conference travel planning

I was recently tagged on Facebook by a friend (if you’re reading this, you know who you are! :-) ) who is trying to twist my arm into putting in to speak at my fraternity’s national con…

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My job hunt presentation in Montréal #DevOpsDays @DevOpsDaysMtl pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

My job hunt presentation in Montréal #DevOpsDays @DevOpsDaysMtl

The video of my job hunt presentation that I gave in Montréal this past May is now available online! You can view it here!

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Reminder: I'm speaking this Saturday! #SQLSaturday #SQLSatAlbany #SQLSat1083 pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Reminder: I’m speaking this Saturday! #SQLSaturday #SQLSatAlbany #SQLSat1083

This is a reminder that I’ll be speaking at my hometown SQL Saturday this coming Saturday, August 3, at the Massry School of Business on the campus of the University at Albany. I’m sche…

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Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 7/16/2024) #SQLSaturday pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 7/16/2024) #SQLSaturday

Now that I have a couple of confirmed speaking engagements, I figured this’d be a good time to post an update. As of right now, these are all SQL Saturday events. Confirmed I am on the docket…

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I'm speaking at Boston #SQLSaturday October 5! #SQLSat1086 pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

I’m speaking at Boston #SQLSaturday October 5! #SQLSat1086

I have another presentation scheduled! I just learned that my submission has been accepted, and I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #1086, Boston (well, actually, it’s in Burlington, MA, but t…

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Another example of horrible document design pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Another example of horrible document design

Bad document design is a MAJOR pet peeve of mine. This isn’t the first time (and it likely won’t be the last) that I’ve written about bad document design. Here are a few previous …

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Reminder: I'm speaking tonight! pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Reminder: I’m speaking tonight!

This is a reminder that I’ll be speaking online tonight for a virtual user group meeting! I’ll be doing my networking presentation for the SF Bay chapter of STC! This is one of my favor…

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This is my niece’s first Yankee game! #RepBX
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Speaking at an online #STC user group, July 10 pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Speaking at an online #STC user group, July 10

I will be speaking at a virtual user group on July 10 (a week from Wednesday as I write this)! Check out my presentation for the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication…

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Why most Candidates Fail the Job Interview in the First 5 Minutes pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Why most Candidates Fail the Job Interview in the First 5 Minutes

I don’t often sell a presentation that I’m not directly involved, but I’m making an exception here! In my job search presentation, I cite another presentation by my friend, Thomas…

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Silence isn't golden at work pianorayk.wordpress.com/2024…

Silence isn’t golden at work

I stumbled across this post on my LinkedIn this morning, and I felt it was important to share. I’ve seen too many instances where people tried to stick it out at a broken workplace culture (a…

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