Post on 03-Jul-2020
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Microsoft Business Insights
James Serra
BI Architect
BI Voyage JamesSerra3@gmail.com
http://JamesSerra.com/
Our Customers:
From Mid-Market to Enterprise
Retail Healthcare
& Pharm.
Financial
Services Gov’t,
Const., &
Tech.
Telco
BI Voyage
● Sold the first Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) in the entire world to one of our customers
● Completed 3 PDW Proof of Concepts (2 out of the 3 purchased PDW)
● Designing and Deploying one of the first PDW Production Solutions
● Every BI Voyage consultant has completed Microsoft Certified PDW training combined with extensive hands on XP.
● Direct access to the Microsoft PDW Center of Excellence team and PDW Product team
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Agenda
Reasons to become a consultant
Reasons not to be a consultant
Why companies pay more for consultants
Differences between perm, contracting, consulting
What it is like to be a consultant
Understanding how consulting companies work
Salary vs W2 vs 1099
Social media, job boards, networking
Technical and communication skills
Resume, interviewing, negotiating
In-demand skills, certifications
Reasons to become a consultant
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• More Complex – Taxes/Insurance/Billing/Incorporation etc.
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Differences between perm, contracting, consulting
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What it is like to be a consultant
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Understanding how consulting companies work
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Salary vs W2 vs 1099
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Social media, job boards, networking
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Technical and communication skills
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Resume, interviewing, negotiating
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In-demand skills, Certifications
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