IT Career Orientation at Can Tho University

© 2013 KMS Technology

IT CAREER

ORIENTATION

Prepared by Hung Quoc Nguyen

Employee Relations Team Leader

hungqnguyen@kms-technology.com

WHERE SHOULD YOU GO?

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WHAT MAKE YOU SUITABLE FOR

A POSITION?

First Attitude – Skill Second

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HOW DO YOU GET SKILLS?

Skills Experience

- Take a job

- Self employed

Knowledge - Education

- Self study

BEING THE “MOST WANTED” EMPLOYEE,

WHAT SHOULD I PREPARE?

• Knowledge/ Educational background

• Skills attained

• Work experience

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WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?

• Selling oneself Writing CV &

Interviewing skills - http://www.slideshare.net/hungqnguyen/how-

to-make-a-good-resume-12497481

• Understanding the company &

interviewing process

• Understanding your studies career path

• Exploring opportunities: Volunteering,

Internships, Attachments, Mentorship

program

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HIGHLY APPRECIATED PERSONALITY

& CHARACTER

• Honesty, Ambition, Creativity, Flexibility,

Focus, Organized, Positive Attitude,

Confidence, Not money driven, Time

management, Communication,

Interpersonal relations, Teamwork,

Negotiation, Reliability, Dependability

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WORKPLACE ETHICS AND

ATTRIBUTES

• Set goals and priorities

• Decision making: strategic & rational

thinking

• Knowledge of duties & responsibilities

• Respect others – not fear!

• Conflict resolution

• Customer care

• Report writing

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YOUR CAREER – WHAT & WHY?

• What if you recognize a low pay the

company does for you?

• Should you start working sooner or later?

• The company is playing in groups. Which

group should I join/ belong to?

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HOW DOES A

WORKPLACE LOOK LIKE

PROVING HIGH-QUALITY PACKAGES

- STRIVE TO EXCELLENCE

DEVELOPING OUR PEOPLE

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GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

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AND HAVING A LOT OF FUN

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ABOUT

KMS TECHNOLOGY

KMS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATE

OVERVIEW • Global Company

– U.S. Company

– Development Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

– Act local, think global (around-the-clock / distributed global team model)

– Founded in January, 2009

– 450 resources globally (September 2013)

• Proven and Experienced

– KMS management team spent the past 14 years in software development and

outsourcing services in U.S., India, and Vietnam • Former Executives of First Consulting Group, CSC and Paragon Solutions Vietnam

• Established and setup CMMI Level 5 centers in India and Vietnam with over 1,300 resources

– 100% of clients are reference-able

– Microsoft Gold Partner

• Value Driven Philosophy

– Focus all aspects of business on delivering quality and value to our clients

INITIAL TEAM

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Vu Lam

Founder

Viet-Hung Nguyen

Managing Director

Chung Tran

VP of Operations

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EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION SURVEY –

MORE ABOUT EMPLOYEE SUCCESS

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3.9

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CORE VALUES

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VISION

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Proud to be the best

Vietnamese technical team

in the world.

TECHNOLOGIES?

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WHAT’S NEW?

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Corona SDK

TECHNOLOGIES

Try WiTurn at www.witurn.com or on your

Android, iOS devices

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OUR PRODUCTS

Try the Made-in-Vietnam Software Testing

Suite with www.qasymphony.com

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ABOUT

INTERNSHIP.EDU.VN

A Community Project of Talent Mind Education

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Internship.edu.vn Facebook.com/internship.edu.vn

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Internship.edu.vn

Mission: To build the premier bridge between students and internships, schools and employers to optimize job opportunities and human resources development.

First Achievement

Launched: May 2011

At 9/2013:

– 5.200.000+ visits

– 9000+ companies & 7.500 internship opportunities

• 1.800 IT internship opportunities

– 22.000+ registered students from 100 universities

– 24.100+ fans on Facebook fan page

– Media support for student job fair, management trainees programs

Recognized by students – universities - employers communities, and media partners such as Tuoi Tre, HTV, VTV.

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CAREER

WITH KMS TECHNOLOGY

KMS’S RECRUITMENT INFO

KMS’s OPENING JOBS

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APPLY TO KMS

RECRUITMENT INFO?

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Jobs for Fresh

Jobs for Experienced

OPENING JOBS?

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JOBS for FRESH

OPENING JOBS? (CONT.)

JOBS for EXPERIENCED

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HOW TO APPLY?

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http://kms-technology.com/b/careers/

career@kms-technology.com

(84 8) 3811 9977 – Ext: 1614/ 1615 For further information:

APPLY TO KMS

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MANTRA?

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finally {

Life is a journey, not a destination

Success or failure, it’s best if you enjoy what has lead you to it

}

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REFERENCES

• A morning at KMS: http://vimeo.com/62233500

• KMS News TY in 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd_wwar2ZPM&feature=share&li

st=TLTIY0-X8E_V7UtG_kPFmkSNJHddR7s9Nl

• 8 secrets of success: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.h

tml (at “Show Transcript” choose “English” or “Vietnamese” to see

the subtitle)

• How to make a good resume: http://www.slideshare.net/hungqnguyen/how-to-make-a-good-

resume-12497481

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THANK YOU

& GOOD LUCK

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