John Burkholder

I normally avoid talking about politics, religion and sex as my blog is viewable by anyone including prospective employers. I guess my age is catching up with me because I could really care less when it comes to this subject. I have sat back and watched for a long time regarding gun control and the 2nd amendment. I will start with the summary: Gun control needs to start happening. No, this is NOT an infringement on the 2nd amendment. Yes, I do believe in the right to bear arms. But let's think this over for a moment before hopping on the NRA bandwagon. This is how the second amendment as passed by Congress reads: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Now let's think about when this was written, what was happening in the newly formed United States and how that pertains to today's debate. The colonies had to mutiny against the crown for a right to be represented

Today, I received the following email: Hi Everyone, We have opening for  SharePoint Developer in Vienna, VA . Please reply with your updated resume.  Interview - Monday   Regards, Vignesh  | Technical Recruiter Urbane Systems LLC 703-496-7772   |  vignesh@urbanesystems.com *Urbane Systems LLC *2325 Dulles Corner Blvd, Suite 500, Herndon, VA - 20171 *Fax: 703-991-9126 At what point did it become a best practice to try to recruit somebody without addressing them personally? Is this really the image a company wants to portray when it is recruiting someone to fill a position? Unfortunately, this is becoming the norm. My experiences as of the last month have been as such: I had 3 different people from the same company overseas try to recruit me for a position in the United States. All 3 called my mobile phone...repeatedly. All 3 emailed me. I replied back to one of them that I was not interested, but the other 2 kept emailing and calling. Finally, I had to ge

I really have been off and on with studying for my MCSD. Well, I purchased some study material and I am off to the races. What I am finding is... it is a lot easier material than I thought. The gaps I find are not nearly as far fetched as others have told me...of course, I have not taken a test yet either. All of the documentation and study guides in the world may be off from the content in the test itself. Overall though, I may be able to blow this battery of test out in a few months. *Fingers Crossed* One of the biggest helps was a consolidated lists for each test from Matt Menezes . Since I started working for the client I am on, I don't have the luxury of publishing all of the development tips and tricks I learned out here on my blog. I really miss that. It is one way that I can retain certain aspects of business process, development, and training. Additionally, the client doesn't use all of the SharePoint features so that makes the study gaps a bit more obvious. My b