CREATE VIEW [HumanResources].[vJobCandidateEmployment] AS SELECT jc.[JobCandidateID] ,CONVERT(datetime, REPLACE([Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.StartDate)[1]', 'nvarchar(20)') ,'Z', ''), 101) AS [Emp.StartDate] ,CONVERT(datetime, REPLACE([Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.EndDate)[1]', 'nvarchar(20)') ,'Z', ''), 101) AS [Emp.EndDate] ,[Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.OrgName)[1]', 'nvarchar(100)') AS [Emp.OrgName] ,[Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.JobTitle)[1]', 'nvarchar(100)') AS [Emp.JobTitle] ,[Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.Responsibility)[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') AS [Emp.Responsibility] ,[Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.FunctionCategory)[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') AS [Emp.FunctionCategory] ,[Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.IndustryCategory)[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') AS [Emp.IndustryCategory] ,[Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.Location/Location/Loc.CountryRegion)[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') AS [Emp.Loc.CountryRegion] ,[Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.Location/Location/Loc.State)[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') AS [Emp.Loc.State] ,[Employment].ref.value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; (Emp.Location/Location/Loc.City)[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') AS [Emp.Loc.City] FROM [HumanResources].[JobCandidate] jc CROSS APPLY jc.[Resume].nodes(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/Resume"; /Resume/Employment') AS Employment(ref);