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About the TrainingThis event is two separate Percona courses running back-to-back. We recommend you reading through the course descriptions on our website, as they contains vital information, such as what prerequsites you will need coming into this class:Developing High Performance, Scalable ApplicationsPerformance Optimization for MySQL with InnoDB and XtraDBYour InstructorBoth courses will be taught by Tom Hanlon, Principal Instructor at Percona, Inc.Frequently Asked QuestionsHow much overlap is there between the two courses?Both courses share the same introduction chapter (30 minutes) and cover the concept of query tuning. We've tried to reduce the overlap between the two courses as much as possible, and the query tuning examples in the InnoDB course use a completely different schema to that of the Developer course, and we offer a discount for attending both days with this in mind.Are the hours really 9AM to 5PM?Yes. In the morning, instructors are advised to only wait a maximum of 15 minutes for late arrivals, so please do not be late. The day normally starts winding down at 4:30pm where the instructor will open the class for general Q&A.; You are not required to stay for the Q&A; portion of the day, but this is a good opportunity to have any questions answered that needed to be taken offline.What time is lunch?The instructor will advise of the lunch time at the start of the day. For most locations, it will start between 12:00 and 12:30 and be one hour in duration.Do you cater lunch? No (except for classes in London). It is very logistically complicated to be able to meet the dietary requirements of all students, and so for the moment we have chosen not to.At most locations, coffee/tea and soft-drinks are available all day and snacks are provided in the morning and afternoon.Can I use my own laptop?In the developer course, you need to use the PC provided as it has all of the sample data preloaded. Instructors also rely on certain ALTER TABLE statements taking about the same time on each machine.For the course on InnoDB, you can use your own laptop. A wifi network is provided in all USA locations, and the instructor can advise you on how to get connected in the morning. For international locations, wifi is not guaranteed.What happens if I am sick on the day?If you're contagious, we would prefer for the health of the other students that you do not attend. We've previously refunded students for suspicion of swine flu, and may be able to swap your attendance for another class at a later date. Please contact us as soon as possible.Are name substitutions possible?Yes. If you have a substitution, please contact us as soon as possible so we can issue a new ticket. For substitutions as the last minute, just make sure that you print out and bring the original ticket. We will not refuse attendance provided every student has their own ticket.The exception to this advice, is that classes in New York City require names 48 hours in advance for security purposes.I want to send multiple people, can I have a discount?Short Answer: Possibly. We can normally offer a discount to companies sending 3 or more attendees to training, so get in touch! Longer Answer: If you want to send six or more attendees, it may actually be cheaper to have your own private class (see Can you teach from our office?). We may not offer discounts for last-minute bookings, or bookings where it looks like the class will sell out, so it is best to get in touch with us as early as possible.Can you teach from our office?Yes. As well as teaching public classes, we are also available to teach onsite at your location. For pricing information, see here.How can I get you to come to my city?We schedule courses locations based on a formula of user demand, where we seem to have the most blog readers, and where we have historically been successful. If you would like us to visit your city, we are listening! Please contact us.How many people will be in each training class?Our goal is to keep room sizes to 12 students and below. Due to added travel costs for some locations, as well as scheduling complexities, that number will occasionally be up to 15 students. We will not exceed 15 students unless there is a second instructor, or a Percona consultant available to assist students with the in-class exercises.Will the instructor provide his slide deck?Yes. At the end of the day, the instructor will provide a URL where you can download slides from. We ask that you do not share these slides in a public form, but you are free to share amongst coworkers.Do you offer a student discount?Possibly. Similarly to our discount policy on I want to send multiple people, can I have a discount?, student discounts may be possible if you register very early on. We require proof of current attendance, and a photocopy of student ID.Who will my instructor be?Your instructor is listed above. Occaisionally we will have to do last minute substitutions, but your instructor will always be one of Morgan, Tom or Justin. We're all experts at MySQL, having worked with it for many years. Tom and Morgan previously delivered training for MySQL/Sun Microsystems, and Justin has worked in some technically demanding jobs at Yahoo!, AdBrite and Proven Scaling.I have a complaint, where can I direct it to?At the end of each course, students are given an opportunity to fill out a feedback form. We read every comment left by students, and treat this feedback seriously. If you feel the need to escalate a complaint, please contact Rena Dosono directly on +1 888 401 3401 ext 519 (PST).Do you provide a certificate at the end of the training?Yes, we can. Please contact us.What steps can I take to prepare myself for class?If you have been using MySQL for a couple of years, you've already taken most the steps necessary for the developer course. The course on InnoDB has slightly stricter requirements - we find students with more of a developer background struggle more when we talk about hardware and operating systems (RAID10, reviewing iostat, understanding the difference between writing and 'flushing').We teach both courses on a Linux (Fedora) desktop. If you've used MySQL on another platform, it helps to understand the basics such as starting and stopping via /etc/init.d/mysqld start|stop.Do you provide Virtual Training?Not at the moment. There's something special about having an instructor in front of a small audience and being able to bounce questions back-and-forth that is hard to replicate online.I have a followup question for my instructor!If the question is related to something that came up in a course, most instructors are happy to help you out with a quick reply. Please note however, that the instructor can often take up to a few weeks to reply (as they often have to do this on their own time; or in between travel and other commitments). If you require a more detailed or timely answer, we suggest that you engage Percona on a consulting basis, or visit our forums.I will need to stay in a hotel - do you have any recommendations?In the United States, our venue partner (Microtek) maintains a list of recommended hotels with negotiated rates. To be able to find these, start by searching for the venue on the Microtek Facility Search.

About the TrainingThis event is two separate Percona courses running back-to-back. We recommend you reading through the course descriptions on our website, as they contains vital information, such as what prerequsites you will need coming into this class:Developing High Performance, Scalable ApplicationsPerformance Optimization for MySQL with InnoDB and XtraDBYour InstructorBoth courses will be taught by Tom Hanlon, Principal Instructor at Percona, Inc.Frequently Asked QuestionsHow much overlap is there between the two courses?Both courses share the same introduction chapter (30 minutes) and cover the concept of query tuning. We've tried to reduce the overlap between the two courses as much as possible, and the query tuning examples in the InnoDB course use a completely different schema to that of the Developer course, and we offer a discount for attending both days with this in mind.Are the hours really 9AM to 5PM?Yes. In the morning, instructors are advised to only wait a maximum of 15 minutes for late arrivals, so please do not be late. The day normally starts winding down at 4:30pm where the instructor will open the class for general Q&A.; You are not required to stay for the Q&A; portion of the day, but this is a good opportunity to have any questions answered that needed to be taken offline.What time is lunch?The instructor will advise of the lunch time at the start of the day. For most locations, it will start between 12:00 and 12:30 and be one hour in duration.Do you cater lunch? No (except for classes in London). It is very logistically complicated to be able to meet the dietary requirements of all students, and so for the moment we have chosen not to.At most locations, coffee/tea and soft-drinks are available all day and snacks are provided in the morning and afternoon.Can I use my own laptop?In the developer course, you need to use the PC provided as it has all of the sample data preloaded. Instructors also rely on certain ALTER TABLE statements taking about the same time on each machine.For the course on InnoDB, you can use your own laptop. A wifi network is provided in all USA locations, and the instructor can advise you on how to get connected in the morning. For international locations, wifi is not guaranteed.What happens if I am sick on the day?If you're contagious, we would prefer for the health of the other students that you do not attend. We've previously refunded students for suspicion of swine flu, and may be able to swap your attendance for another class at a later date. Please contact us as soon as possible.Are name substitutions possible?Yes. If you have a substitution, please contact us as soon as possible so we can issue a new ticket. For substitutions as the last minute, just make sure that you print out and bring the original ticket. We will not refuse attendance provided every student has their own ticket.The exception to this advice, is that classes in New York City require names 48 hours in advance for security purposes.I want to send multiple people, can I have a discount?Short Answer: Possibly. We can normally offer a discount to companies sending 3 or more attendees to training, so get in touch! Longer Answer: If you want to send six or more attendees, it may actually be cheaper to have your own private class (see Can you teach from our office?). We may not offer discounts for last-minute bookings, or bookings where it looks like the class will sell out, so it is best to get in touch with us as early as possible.Can you teach from our office?Yes. As well as teaching public classes, we are also available to teach onsite at your location. For pricing information, see here.How can I get you to come to my city?We schedule courses locations based on a formula of user demand, where we seem to have the most blog readers, and where we have historically been successful. If you would like us to visit your city, we are listening! Please contact us.How many people will be in each training class?Our goal is to keep room sizes to 12 students and below. Due to added travel costs for some locations, as well as scheduling complexities, that number will occasionally be up to 15 students. We will not exceed 15 students unless there is a second instructor, or a Percona consultant available to assist students with the in-class exercises.Will the instructor provide his slide deck?Yes. At the end of the day, the instructor will provide a URL where you can download slides from. We ask that you do not share these slides in a public form, but you are free to share amongst coworkers.Do you offer a student discount?Possibly. Similarly to our discount policy on I want to send multiple people, can I have a discount?, student discounts may be possible if you register very early on. We require proof of current attendance, and a photocopy of student ID.Who will my instructor be?Your instructor is listed above. Occaisionally we will have to do last minute substitutions, but your instructor will always be one of Morgan, Tom or Justin. We're all experts at MySQL, having worked with it for many years. Tom and Morgan previously delivered training for MySQL/Sun Microsystems, and Justin has worked in some technically demanding jobs at Yahoo!, AdBrite and Proven Scaling.I have a complaint, where can I direct it to?At the end of each course, students are given an opportunity to fill out a feedback form. We read every comment left by students, and treat this feedback seriously. If you feel the need to escalate a complaint, please contact Rena Dosono directly on +1 888 401 3401 ext 519 (PST).Do you provide a certificate at the end of the training?Yes, we can. Please contact us.What steps can I take to prepare myself for class?If you have been using MySQL for a couple of years, you've already taken most the steps necessary for the developer course. The course on InnoDB has slightly stricter requirements - we find students with more of a developer background struggle more when we talk about hardware and operating systems (RAID10, reviewing iostat, understanding the difference between writing and 'flushing').We teach both courses on a Linux (Fedora) desktop. If you've used MySQL on another platform, it helps to understand the basics such as starting and stopping via /etc/init.d/mysqld start|stop.Do you provide Virtual Training?Not at the moment. There's something special about having an instructor in front of a small audience and being able to bounce questions back-and-forth that is hard to replicate online.I have a followup question for my instructor!If the question is related to something that came up in a course, most instructors are happy to help you out with a quick reply. Please note however, that the instructor can often take up to a few weeks to reply (as they often have to do this on their own time; or in between travel and other commitments). If you require a more detailed or timely answer, we suggest that you engage Percona on a consulting basis, or visit our forums.I will need to stay in a hotel - do you have any recommendations?In the United States, our venue partner (Microtek) maintains a list of recommended hotels with negotiated rates. To be able to find these, start by searching for the venue on the Microtek Facility Search.

Our Administrative Professional with Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) training will not only provide you with Administrative Professional training but will also prepare you to become a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist. The MCAS training will teach how to use the Microsoft Office 2007 suite of programs (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint) as well as the Vista operating system. Administrative Professionals are the largest segment of the office workforce! Over 4.1 million secretaries/administrative assistants are employed in the United States, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor. In addition, approximately 300,000 secretaries/administrative professionals are employed in Canada, and millions more work in businesses all over the world. The Administrative Professional plays an increasingly vital and skilled role in today's (and tomorrow's) office... The Administrative Professional's job today requires skills in management functions and technology, including project management, integrated computer software applications, organization and scheduling, Internet/Intranet communications and research, document preparation, storage, and retrieval, with emphasis on electronic record-keeping, customer service, and public relations. Administrative Professionals are handling a wider variety of duties beyond strictly clerical roles. Today's AP often purchases office equipment and supplies, plans meetings and special events, works closely with vendors and suppliers, creates and gives presentations, interviews, orients and supervises other staff, writes and edits documents, schedules events and facilities, coordinates direct mailings, maintains multiple schedules and calendars, handles messages and correspondence (with voice mail, e-mail, and regular postal mail), maintains computer files, directories, and databases, and more. A typical day for today's administrative assistant can include: â-¦Developing a production report using spreadsheet software â-¦Preparing charts, slides, and handouts for a management presentation â-¦Corresponding via phone, fax, or e-mail with clients all over the world â-¦Researching a topic on the Internet â-¦Coordinating a videoconference â-¦Scheduling an airline flight and purchasing tickets over the Internet â-¦Supervising and training a coworker â-¦Effectively representing management at a meeting Gatlin Education Services Administrative Professional with Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program is designed to give students the valuable skills that will give an edge in the workforce. Our unique program gives students the skills needed to be a successful administrative professional as well as training on the Microsoft Office 2007 Suite of programs and the new Vista operating system. An optional QuickBooks training module is also available. About MCAS training: The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Training program is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification program approved by Microsoft to validate business computer skills using Microsoft Windows Vista® and Microsoft Office® productivity software: Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, and Outlook. All of these courses and supporting books have been certified as Microsoft Approved Courseware. This is a significant change in the certification process. For the past 10 years, all of the Windows training and assessment was in the MSCE Engineering track. "The new Microsoft Business Certification requirements demonstrate a more realistic view of how computers are used in an office," according to Elizabeth Nofs, Microsoft Office instructor. "For example, when a document doesn't print, it isn't a problem that can be fixed in Microsoft Word. It's about finding the answers in the user's Windows operating system." Standards and Alignment The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Training program is aligned with the following standards: â-¦MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Requirements â-¦ISTE NETS standards for Teachers, Administrators and Students â-¦Michigan Grade Level Expectations and Benchmarks for 6th grade Technology, Math and Science Learn now. Earn now. Students who become Microsoft certified earn more (about 12%) than employees who are not certified. In addition, 82% of the students who get certified report getting a raise upon receiving their certification. The Comma Method of Microsoft® Office training was designed to meet the needs of college students, educators, administrators and business professionals. The need for Microsoft Office training is vast -- it is now a requirement in education, as well as in virtually all business, technical and professional jobs. It is a "must" for small business and entrepreneurs. Over 2 million MOS certificates have been issued. Microsoft is currently granting approximately 38,000 certificates per month. This comprehensive, performance-based program teaches students to be proficient in Microsoft Office 2007: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access, and Windows Vista. The MCAS program provides computer-program literacy, measures proficiency, and identifies opportunities for skills enhancement. Participants receive a certificate of completion from the college upon successful completion of the course. Students are then well prepared to take the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Tests. How to Become MCAS Certified: To earn the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) certification for Microsoft Office or Microsoft Project, a student must pass one or more Microsoft certification exams (offered by Microsoft). Office Specialist exams provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise by evaluating your overall comprehension of Office or Microsoft Project programs, your ability to use their advanced features, and your ability to integrate the Office programs with other software programs. This Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Training program will prepare you to sit for the Microsoft exams. Note: Students should have these Microsoft products already loaded on your computer in order to take this course: Word 2007, Excel 2007, Access 2007, Outlook 2007, and PowerPoint 2007. Upon registering, you are given an initial six months to complete the program. Should you need more time, you may request a 6-month extension at no additional charge.

About the TrainingThis event is two separate Percona courses running back-to-back. We recommend you reading through the course descriptions on our website, as they contains vital information, such as what prerequsites you will need coming into this class:Developing High Performance, Scalable ApplicationsPerformance Optimization for MySQL with InnoDB and XtraDBYour InstructorBoth courses will be taught by Tom Hanlon, Principal Instructor at Percona, Inc.Frequently Asked QuestionsHow much overlap is there between the two courses?Both courses share the same introduction chapter (30 minutes) and cover the concept of query tuning. We've tried to reduce the overlap between the two courses as much as possible, and the query tuning examples in the InnoDB course use a completely different schema to that of the Developer course, and we offer a discount for attending both days with this in mind.Are the hours really 9AM to 5PM?Yes. In the morning, instructors are advised to only wait a maximum of 15 minutes for late arrivals, so please do not be late. The day normally starts winding down at 4:30pm where the instructor will open the class for general Q&A.; You are not required to stay for the Q&A; portion of the day, but this is a good opportunity to have any questions answered that needed to be taken offline.What time is lunch?The instructor will advise of the lunch time at the start of the day. For most locations, it will start between 12:00 and 12:30 and be one hour in duration.Do you cater lunch? No (except for classes in London). It is very logistically complicated to be able to meet the dietary requirements of all students, and so for the moment we have chosen not to.At most locations, coffee/tea and soft-drinks are available all day and snacks are provided in the morning and afternoon.Can I use my own laptop?In the developer course, you need to use the PC provided as it has all of the sample data preloaded. Instructors also rely on certain ALTER TABLE statements taking about the same time on each machine.For the course on InnoDB, you can use your own laptop. A wifi network is provided in all USA locations, and the instructor can advise you on how to get connected in the morning. For international locations, wifi is not guaranteed.What happens if I am sick on the day?If you're contagious, we would prefer for the health of the other students that you do not attend. We've previously refunded students for suspicion of swine flu, and may be able to swap your attendance for another class at a later date. Please contact us as soon as possible.Are name substitutions possible?Yes. If you have a substitution, please contact us as soon as possible so we can issue a new ticket. For substitutions as the last minute, just make sure that you print out and bring the original ticket. We will not refuse attendance provided every student has their own ticket.The exception to this advice, is that classes in New York City require names 48 hours in advance for security purposes.I want to send multiple people, can I have a discount?Short Answer: Possibly. We can normally offer a discount to companies sending 3 or more attendees to training, so get in touch! Longer Answer: If you want to send six or more attendees, it may actually be cheaper to have your own private class (see Can you teach from our office?). We may not offer discounts for last-minute bookings, or bookings where it looks like the class will sell out, so it is best to get in touch with us as early as possible.Can you teach from our office?Yes. As well as teaching public classes, we are also available to teach onsite at your location. For pricing information, see here.How can I get you to come to my city?We schedule courses locations based on a formula of user demand, where we seem to have the most blog readers, and where we have historically been successful. If you would like us to visit your city, we are listening! Please contact us.How many people will be in each training class?Our goal is to keep room sizes to 12 students and below. Due to added travel costs for some locations, as well as scheduling complexities, that number will occasionally be up to 15 students. We will not exceed 15 students unless there is a second instructor, or a Percona consultant available to assist students with the in-class exercises.Will the instructor provide his slide deck?Yes. At the end of the day, the instructor will provide a URL where you can download slides from. We ask that you do not share these slides in a public form, but you are free to share amongst coworkers.Do you offer a student discount?Possibly. Similarly to our discount policy on I want to send multiple people, can I have a discount?, student discounts may be possible if you register very early on. We require proof of current attendance, and a photocopy of student ID.Who will my instructor be?Your instructor is listed above. Occaisionally we will have to do last minute substitutions, but your instructor will always be one of Morgan, Tom or Justin. We're all experts at MySQL, having worked with it for many years. Tom and Morgan previously delivered training for MySQL/Sun Microsystems, and Justin has worked in some technically demanding jobs at Yahoo!, AdBrite and Proven Scaling.I have a complaint, where can I direct it to?At the end of each course, students are given an opportunity to fill out a feedback form. We read every comment left by students, and treat this feedback seriously. If you feel the need to escalate a complaint, please contact Rena Dosono directly on +1 888 401 3401 ext 519 (PST).Do you provide a certificate at the end of the training?Yes, we can. Please contact us.What steps can I take to prepare myself for class?If you have been using MySQL for a couple of years, you've already taken most the steps necessary for the developer course. The course on InnoDB has slightly stricter requirements - we find students with more of a developer background struggle more when we talk about hardware and operating systems (RAID10, reviewing iostat, understanding the difference between writing and 'flushing').We teach both courses on a Linux (Fedora) desktop. If you've used MySQL on another platform, it helps to understand the basics such as starting and stopping via /etc/init.d/mysqld start|stop.Do you provide Virtual Training?Not at the moment. There's something special about having an instructor in front of a small audience and being able to bounce questions back-and-forth that is hard to replicate online.I have a followup question for my instructor!If the question is related to something that came up in a course, most instructors are happy to help you out with a quick reply. Please note however, that the instructor can often take up to a few weeks to reply (as they often have to do this on their own time; or in between travel and other commitments). If you require a more detailed or timely answer, we suggest that you engage Percona on a consulting basis, or visit our forums.I will need to stay in a hotel - do you have any recommendations?In the United States, our venue partner (Microtek) maintains a list of recommended hotels with negotiated rates. To be able to find these, start by searching for the venue on the Microtek Facility Search.

About the TrainingThis event is two separate Percona courses running back-to-back. We recommend you reading through the course descriptions on our website, as they contains vital information, such as what prerequsites you will need coming into this class:Developing High Performance, Scalable ApplicationsPerformance Optimization for MySQL with InnoDB and XtraDBYour InstructorBoth courses will be taught by Tom Hanlon, Principal Instructor at Percona, Inc.Frequently Asked QuestionsHow much overlap is there between the two courses?Both courses share the same introduction chapter (30 minutes) and cover the concept of query tuning. We've tried to reduce the overlap between the two courses as much as possible, and the query tuning examples in the InnoDB course use a completely different schema to that of the Developer course, and we offer a discount for attending both days with this in mind.Are the hours really 9AM to 5PM?Yes. In the morning, instructors are advised to only wait a maximum of 15 minutes for late arrivals, so please do not be late. The day normally starts winding down at 4:30pm where the instructor will open the class for general Q&A.; You are not required to stay for the Q&A; portion of the day, but this is a good opportunity to have any questions answered that needed to be taken offline.What time is lunch?The instructor will advise of the lunch time at the start of the day. For most locations, it will start between 12:00 and 12:30 and be one hour in duration.Do you cater lunch? No (except for classes in London). It is very logistically complicated to be able to meet the dietary requirements of all students, and so for the moment we have chosen not to.At most locations, coffee/tea and soft-drinks are available all day and snacks are provided in the morning and afternoon.Can I use my own laptop?In the developer course, you need to use the PC provided as it has all of the sample data preloaded. Instructors also rely on certain ALTER TABLE statements taking about the same time on each machine.For the course on InnoDB, you can use your own laptop. A wifi network is provided in all USA locations, and the instructor can advise you on how to get connected in the morning. For international locations, wifi is not guaranteed.What happens if I am sick on the day?If you're contagious, we would prefer for the health of the other students that you do not attend. We've previously refunded students for suspicion of swine flu, and may be able to swap your attendance for another class at a later date. Please contact us as soon as possible.Are name substitutions possible?Yes. If you have a substitution, please contact us as soon as possible so we can issue a new ticket. For substitutions as the last minute, just make sure that you print out and bring the original ticket. We will not refuse attendance provided every student has their own ticket.The exception to this advice, is that classes in New York City require names 48 hours in advance for security purposes.I want to send multiple people, can I have a discount?Short Answer: Possibly. We can normally offer a discount to companies sending 3 or more attendees to training, so get in touch! Longer Answer: If you want to send six or more attendees, it may actually be cheaper to have your own private class (see Can you teach from our office?). We may not offer discounts for last-minute bookings, or bookings where it looks like the class will sell out, so it is best to get in touch with us as early as possible.Can you teach from our office?Yes. As well as teaching public classes, we are also available to teach onsite at your location. For pricing information, see here.How can I get you to come to my city?We schedule courses locations based on a formula of user demand, where we seem to have the most blog readers, and where we have historically been successful. If you would like us to visit your city, we are listening! Please contact us.How many people will be in each training class?Our goal is to keep room sizes to 12 students and below. Due to added travel costs for some locations, as well as scheduling complexities, that number will occasionally be up to 15 students. We will not exceed 15 students unless there is a second instructor, or a Percona consultant available to assist students with the in-class exercises.Will the instructor provide his slide deck?Yes. At the end of the day, the instructor will provide a URL where you can download slides from. We ask that you do not share these slides in a public form, but you are free to share amongst coworkers.Do you offer a student discount?Possibly. Similarly to our discount policy on I want to send multiple people, can I have a discount?, student discounts may be possible if you register very early on. We require proof of current attendance, and a photocopy of student ID.Who will my instructor be?Your instructor is listed above. Occaisionally we will have to do last minute substitutions, but your instructor will always be one of Morgan, Tom or Justin. We're all experts at MySQL, having worked with it for many years. Tom and Morgan previously delivered training for MySQL/Sun Microsystems, and Justin has worked in some technically demanding jobs at Yahoo!, AdBrite and Proven Scaling.I have a complaint, where can I direct it to?At the end of each course, students are given an opportunity to fill out a feedback form. We read every comment left by students, and treat this feedback seriously. If you feel the need to escalate a complaint, please contact Rena Dosono directly on +1 888 401 3401 ext 519 (PST).Do you provide a certificate at the end of the training?Yes, we can. Please contact us.What steps can I take to prepare myself for class?If you have been using MySQL for a couple of years, you've already taken most the steps necessary for the developer course. The course on InnoDB has slightly stricter requirements - we find students with more of a developer background struggle more when we talk about hardware and operating systems (RAID10, reviewing iostat, understanding the difference between writing and 'flushing').We teach both courses on a Linux (Fedora) desktop. If you've used MySQL on another platform, it helps to understand the basics such as starting and stopping via /etc/init.d/mysqld start|stop.Do you provide Virtual Training?Not at the moment. There's something special about having an instructor in front of a small audience and being able to bounce questions back-and-forth that is hard to replicate online.I have a followup question for my instructor!If the question is related to something that came up in a course, most instructors are happy to help you out with a quick reply. Please note however, that the instructor can often take up to a few weeks to reply (as they often have to do this on their own time; or in between travel and other commitments). If you require a more detailed or timely answer, we suggest that you engage Percona on a consulting basis, or visit our forums.I will need to stay in a hotel - do you have any recommendations?In the United States, our venue partner (Microtek) maintains a list of recommended hotels with negotiated rates. To be able to find these, start by searching for the venue on the Microtek Facility Search.

I applied for a job as a home based virtual secretary assistant and the guy wrote me back asking for my personal information and stating that I would be processing checks through my personal account. I just reported Cara Operations, Inc to the Rip Off Report and posted all emails from this guy.

Answer: Dont just report there, report this to the FBI or your local police

I have receive a notification about the dispute case on paypal. Firstly, let me introduce myself, I'm Algie Picardal from the Philippines, the official virtual assistant of Pat Dockery, from the USA. I work as an online freelancer since 2004. I meet Mr. Pat Dockery on a official bidding site http://www.freelancer.com on 02/25/2010 where I also work as an online freelancer doing different kind of "online" jobs. He opened a project with a title "Need Seller/Processor for Simple Job Earn $$" with url http://www.freelancer.com/projects/Data-Processing-Data-Entry/Need-Seller-Processor-for-Simple.html. The project was awarded to me on 02/27/2010 at 14:32 ES, Without knowing that his transaction on the net. What I am so afraid is that I have received a few funds from other people who's amount is like $700, $600 and so on..I earned a little commission on each transaction he have received through my email from $5 - $10. This is the first time that I have received a dispute case, now, I am asking for myself if the other funds from the other people opened another dispute case what I'm going to do?? I emailed Mr Pat Dockery and sent him an offline yesterday but they don't respond on me. The dispute case I received is about an item that one of his client never received from the payment it was issued. The amount is $200 and it was deducted on my account on paypal. For now, I was confused because I never see the said item, I never touched it, nor see it. The $200 was automatically charged on my account without knowing the nature of their transaction. All of the transaction made by Mr dockery and his buyer/client was not told me. I just received funds and make payments without knowing what kind of deals they do. When Mr Dockery hire me, he told me to add linkbiz77@gmail.com to receive and make payments. But, all of the funds I receive and the payments I am not aware about. I ask him once where did the payments came from, and answered me that he do article writing from other people. I accept his job offer because he has a good feedbacks on freelancer.com. I never know what happens to him because he just disappear and his obligations was just passed on me. Its so hurt to pay a big amount of money that you never used or never do :(( I send an email on freelancer.com who's the person behind the account name of " "felise32" who's account url is http://www.freelancer.com/users/420405.html. As of now, I did not know what I'm going to do that all of his bad doing will be pointed to me. Online job is the only source of our income and through small fee I fed 6 children and send them to school. I need your help and I'm to give all the details about him including our chat transcript, emails and others. I'm not a rich person to pay such a big amount of money. Can you please help me resolving this kind of dispute case im facing now? How I would defend myself because I was cheated and I will be remained victim here at the end. I want my money back because I work hard for my family not for others. Now, I am very sure that they are all laughing..Hope they can sleep well because one poor family is striving for foods and working just to live a good life steal hard earned money for 6 children who's hoping for little salary of their elder sister :( I emailed paypal and it seems they are reviewing it until now...If in case they can't resolve it and all of Mr Dockery fraud will be pointed on me, is it okay to file a case on https://complaint.ic3.gov/ctf.aspx? Thanks!

Answer: Looks like you just got scammed.... All I can say is to show your contradicting transaction information to paypal and or your bank, and ask them to help investigate.

So my husband is out of work and he signed up with this thing on the internet that finds you jobs or soemthing.. anyways. One job contacted him with A HUGE email.. this was it. Dear Applicant, Your application for the Virtual Administrative Assistant position has been received Sorry for the late response. My name is Shawn Harrison from Cara Operation Inc. that creates a medium that links suppliers and buyers. I source for buyers and suppliers within and outside United States at the same time so I can link them to make profits. On every transaction made through my administration's linking, I have a 20% profit. I am constantly on the move organizing Seminars to bring buyers and suppliers together and that is why a virtual administrative assistant is needed to complete billings, invoicing and transactions to make this medium effective. This position offers you 10% of processed transactions as they are steady and continuous with an average transaction amount of $3,000.00. You can handle as many as 3 transactions in a week as most payment are made install-mentally. The pay is great enough to encourage you to work hard and efficiently while it's more than enough for me to stay in business. I travel a lot and when a buyer wants to make a purchase, he\she has to hold-on till I return, to place an order. This create a long term effect on customers and they start sourcing for suppliers on their own The best form of payment used are Business checks and direct bank transfers as they are guaranteed funds and are confirmed and readily available on the spot. They are not the only means used but they are the best for this process. Most of the buyers I work with are those I have previously handled successful transactions with, new buyers are verified and confirmed before the linking process occurs. The mode of operation goes thus; You will be receiving transaction payments from verified buyers which will be mailed via secured courier service, You will have this payment processed and have the processed payment transferred to the suppliers/vendors or directly to the company. Your pay is 10% of the amount received from the buyer and all charges during processing will be deducted from the 90% balance This makes your pay a fixed 10% of the total amount processed. You can handle as much as 3 or more transactions per week and on 3 transactions you're sure of earning nothing less than $600.00 weekly. The working hours are flexible as all you will be doing is processing of transaction payments and completing the transaction to the suppliers. You will be required to check your e-mail regularly for transaction updates. Working with me will also not disturb your other jobs, (If you have any) as I require that applicant only have easy access to the net to be easily reachable and respond/carry out instructions sent to them efficiently. Frequently Asked Questions. 1. Quest... Do I have to pay money to get this Job or spend my money in completing it in anyway(s)? Ans... No! You don't pay a cent to work. 2. Quest... Is there a training period? Ans... No, it is a description of duties. 3. Quest... Do you send a W2 form or a 1099 form for tax purposes? Ans... No, all transaction payments are pre-taxed. 4. Quest... Do I contact the buyers, vendors/suppliers or both? Ans... No, you do not. Contacting buyers and vendors require you to have been with me for at least 6months. 5. Quest... Is the number of transactions I can handle limited to 3(three) a week? Ans..... Your efficiency will determine if you will be able to handle more. 6. Quest... Is there a pay review or the pay is fixed at 10% permanently? Ans... Over time and transactions, highly efficient assistants get to partner with me, not in rights but in pay as we adjust and conform to a 10% per transaction pay structure. 7. Quest...Do I handle actual goods paid for, mailings or receive anything in the mail aside the payments sent to me for processing? Ans.... No, all you do is to process transaction payments from buyers and direct to the right department (Vendor/Supplier). Your resume was submitted and your information filled at the time you applied . However, you will be required to show your continued interest in this position by sending the following info again. Full Name: Mailing Address {No P o box}: City: State: Zip Code: Mobile Phone #: Contact Phone #: Alternative Contact e-mail address: Best Regards, Mr Shawn Harrison Cara Operation Inc. Tel #: 365-974-6279 Fax #: 646-496-9186 After that he stupidly sent the address over and today we got a fedex.. It was a HUGE envelope.. and in side was just ONE check.. for $3,160.10.. he was told to keep 10% and then transfer the rest over with western union account.. The check looks like bullshit honestly.. and it has this strip at the top that says "WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT HAS S

Answer: This is a very simple and VERY damaging scam. Firstly, remember YOU are responsible for your bank account [if you decide to put fake checks in your account, YOU must pay the price] There are 3 main characters in this scam: YOU and your bank account THE COMPANY using an invented name or abusing the name of a real company THE CUSTOMER/CLIENT. The company contacts you and asks you to work for them.They tell you "this is 200% legal", "we do not want your bank info", "this wont hurt a bit,here...have some candy" etc Your "job" is to receive payments from customers/clients in your country and "process" them This means the,the money clears in your account and you send the cash to the company minus your 10/15% commission. What actually happens: The "customers/clients" sends you a fake check or transfers money into your account online from a hacked bank account. You put the check in your bank and wait 7 to 10 days for it to "CLEAR" [This a very misguiding word] You use a check cashing service [showing your ID in case the police ever want to visit] Some times the checks are very, very authentic looking.It can take the bank several months to realise its fake. You withdraw the 90% of the cash and send it to the "company" by some anonymous money transfer service like Moneygram or Western Union. Another "customer" [same scammer, different email address] sends another check and you repeat the process until.... Your bank freezes all your accounts and debits your accounts.Dont worry if your accounts are empty they will now have a minus balance and you must pay the bank back. You bank will be a bit confused as to why you are abusing the service they offer and probably call the police. A lot of people have gone to jail trying to explain a story they dont know to police who do not understand! My question for you is....what have fake personal checks, fake company checks, fake bank drafts, fake money orders, fake travellers checks and fake dollar bills have in common ;) Sean http://scam-emails.info/category/all-scam-emails/fake-check-scams/

I need a job that earns me just a bit of money. I was a paralegal, insurance defense, for 25+ yrs but eventually it took too much emotional toll. I got my real estate license, done some buying and listing, but prefer assistant work. I need a job with flexible hours, part time. I'm great with creating virtual tours, and enjoy work on computer since it can be done day or night, but I can't handle high stress anymore, I am no longer lovely to look at, but people find me fun and I can always get a group laughing.

Answer: Since you were in the business already you have tons of contacts. Only very high quanity agents can afford to hire an assistant, and your disliking stress makes little sense, it is a high stress job. But you obviously know that. Contact the top agents in your area (only 1-2 are going to have assistants) and offer your services.

Answer: There are some that are real because my friend works as a VA for real estate. But you should be wise because it is also true that there are scams.

I'm looking for sign ups to join the offical Answers Community Projects Committee. We all know people here on Yahoo could be more involved with making a better, more fun virtual community, and if you join, you will have alot of fun putting together the projects.Here is how it works.... I, the head of the committee, will email everyone in the group about what project we are putting together for the week. We have a long list of projects, everything from fun polls and surveys to Yahoo Avatar fashion shows. After I announce the project, we will work simply via email and sometimes SMS chat to put the projects together, for example, if the project is an Avatar fashion show, we will each design our own avatar's oufits, post the update, and then we are done. Then, on Fridays, we hold the event, and its completly open to the Yahoo public. We get weekends off, and then I will email everyone again on Monday. Sounds like fun, huh! Something we do thats even more fun, an open SMS chat after the event! People who attend the event will be invited to join in our SMS chat to comment on the project. We don't do this all the time, usually once a month. Ethier email me saying you want to join or leave a comment below. By the way, everyone has a job, the list is below. -Assistant[as my assistant, you help me pick what events we do] -Chat Supervisor[perfect job for someone who doesn't want to spend too much time on the committee.as chat supervisor, you watch over the once-a-month chats we have after our events to make sure no one breaks Yahoo communittee guidelines. you don't help with projects at all] -Organization Manager[you keep the group on task and make sure we stay organized during the project planning process] -Advertising Manager[you make announcments throughout the week making sure everyone knows about the event we are putting on, you decide if we take RSVP's or if we have an open guest list] As you can see, we are only taking 4 sign ups, but don't worry. in the comments section, please say what job you want!!! No no I was just using the "Avatar fashion show" as an example. We don't really have any tech projects.....this is kinda a chick thing No it doesn't pay, its more like a volunteer thing.

Answer: i am interested but pls furnish full details about the project...like is it related to the fashion industry...designing costumes etc....then i am not the one.. if it involves technical aspects then i am in ..:)

Hey guys, I need help- I need to get a full time job- enough to sustain myself, pay rent, etc..But I have a lot of health problems which constantly interfere with my life- I see doctors all the time but they are far from in control, (I won't go into details)...The thing is, because of this, it's almost impossible to even walk out of the house some days- I can talk, type on the computer, focus just fine- but either I can't move beyond my tiny apartment because of pain, or because, frankly, I'm pretty shocking to look at when one of my things is out of control, and so I'm not suitable for a lot of jobs which require- you know- face to face service? In short, I really need to know where I can go to get a LEGITIMATE virtual assistant or personal assistant/organizer job... I've tried craigslist but I have to search by state and county...And, to be honest, some of them are poorly structured.... I've also tried a few other sites, but to no avail...They're all so sketchy or just inaccurate.. Please respond if you have any idea where I can go to get a legitimate job that fits the requirements/ limitations that I have... If you think there could be an alternate job that fits those things, by all means, let me know! Oh, note: I don't have even a year of 'experience' I can actually put on a resume, and I have NO sales experience, whatsoever. Most helpful, friendliest answer get's the whole shebang- 5 stars and all that! Thanks guys!

Answer: One possible option would be to attend online college and get an associates degree in being a Legal Assistant/Paralegal or an assistant of any kind. You could write newspaper columns or write articles for online websites (although it is hard to find a legitimate website). You could be an online teacher for online homeschooling or an online tutor. I'm sure there are more options--I would suggest contacting your local job council and inquiring about different jobs you could do. These jobs were just off the top of my head, and I'm not sure of the requirements for all of them. Hope I helped, and best of luck! :]

I've recently started a home business doing office work for individuals and companies and have a couple of questions about what is billable time for my first official project. I would really appreciate some expert/professional advice from a virtual assistant or fellow entrepreneur: 1. My new client won't be furnishing the materials he needs (labels, etc.) so I have to buy them and he'll reimburse me. Do I charge him for the time the shopping trip takes? I have to drive to and from the office supply store, search for the right products, and buy them. All of that could take an hour or so. I feel like he should pay for this time. If so, should I charge the same hourly rate? For example, if I'm charging $10 per hour for the typing project, do I add that extra $10 for the hour of shopping? I'm also toying with the idea of giving him a reduced hourly rate for shopping if it's OK to charge for shopping since that's not as complicated as the typing and organizing work required for the project. 2. When I purchase the labels, they only come in a huge quantity for $32. His project will take less than one fifth of the package. So how much should he have to pay for -- the entire $32 and he keeps the tons of extra labels? Doesn't seem fair. But it's less fair for me to have to buy them and only get reimbursed for the number of labels he uses and then I'm stuck with 600 extra labels I'll probably never use again. I can't afford to spend the money on that right now. So who should pay? 3. He wants me to meet him at his location, which is a 30 minute round trip, and then our consultation for him to show me what the job entails and give me the stuff will take about an hour. Then another 30 minute roundtrip to deliver the finished project to him. Do I charge for this time since that's 2 hours out of my day? If so, should I tell him up front or is that unprofessional? And would it be billed at the same rate of $10 per hour? As it is, I'm only making $10 per hour and I estimate the job will take 3 hours. So I'm only getting $30 but I'll be spending 1 hour shopping, 2 hours in meetings, plus the 3 hours for the job. If I don't get paid for the extra 3 hours of non-typing work, this works out to a grand total of $5 per hour. By the time I pay for gas and taxes, that's less than $4 per hour!!! So I need some serious advice please! Why my rate is so low ($10/hr) is because I really needed to get the job to get started, I'm hoping it will lead to more work from him in the future, and maybe he'll refer me to other people. And maybe I can get a good testimonial from him to start building a portfolio. Thanks in advance for any input! One more question I thought of: I have a sweet coupon at the store I'll be buying his supplies at. Because of his purchases, I'll be able to use a $25 coupon the store sent me for being a frequent shopper. Since he's going to reimburse me I guess I have to give him a copy of the store receipt, so he'll see the coupon on there. I don't think I should have to give him that $25 since it's part of my own deal with the store AND because if he bought the materials himself, he would be paying full retail price. Before I remembered this coupon, I told him how much the supplies would cost and he said okay without hesitation. But will it be weird if he sees that I pocketed the extra $25? What can I say to justify it? After all, I could have used that coupon on my own personal purchases but I used it on his. Or is it just totally wrong to expect to keep the coupon savings for myself and I should just be nice and pass the savings on to the client? This is a dilemma ... please help!

Answer: Too many maybes. (last paragraph). It's never going to work out. Most people can take care of their own tasks themselves. We don't need 'virtual assistants'. (Actually, it sounds like you are going to be more of a 'physical assistant' than a 'virtual assistant' what with all the driving around). Anyways: --------------------- 1) Yes, charge him the same hourly rate for shopping. That's your rate regardless of the task. (And up the rate to $20 per hour as well). 2) If the client wants to use a label that only is available in bulk, the client buys the lot - I mean, you buy it at first, but you get reimbursed for the cost. The client is the one who is stuck with the extra 600 labels until he uses your service again. It's not your job to buy extra materials out of your own pocket and then have to 'sit' on them. It's like someone asking me to buy sheetrock for a house project. "We can only get this product in multiples of 250 units. Our project needs 60 units. You'll just need to store the rest until another project comes along that REQUIRES EXACTLY THE SAME PRODUCT." My answer? NO. 3) It would be unprofessional to charge for your travel time for a consultation.

I am a single mother of two children, and have been searching the internet for months. Two weeks ago, after knowing better, I was scammed for $700 and it broke my heart. I cannot tell you how much money that is for me. I have a home office all set up, and was hoping to find a "work at home Call Center" position. I have applied to many companies, but it seems they only hire people from certain States. I live in New York City. I am qualified to be a Virtual Assistant as I type over 90 words per minute, can transcribe, speak very well, and my last position out of the home was Executive Secretary to three Senior Vice Presidents in the Wall Street area. I am disabled with a twisted spine, and cannot walk more than one car length. This is why I so desperately need to find a job I can do from home. If anyone can offer me some advice, I will be more grateful than you could ever know. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Linda

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I am a UK based Virtual assistant, looking for a large amount of work for me and my team...any ideas? I am looking for a large contract for my administration and virtual assistant service, I have worked with investors and property investors, medical and personal clients, what I am looking for perhaps is to become associated with a bank, or a large company with an intranet site, on which I can be the exclusive virtual assistant,though I am finding it hard to find the correct vehicle to carry this out on. I am also interested in investment in this to help enable the Business to grow. I am hoping to expand my business in the direction of the USA, and I believe I can offer a service that takes advantage of the time difference,ie we work whilst you sleep....then you wake up and your job is done... Any ideas or pointers would be appreciated

Answer: Sorry but locals needs those jobs. We're already competing with India. I would seek to contact International Hotel Chains as they would more in need of your services. Good luck to your group.