Summer of tech - Career Seminar 2012

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Summer of Tech 2012

Student launch

John Clegg - Founder Summer of TechVictoria University - 17th July 2011


Thanks to our sponsor

Aviat Networks


* About the Summer of Tech* How to make the most of SoT * Career advice

Tonight



is a non-profit internship programme connecting smart students with

Wellington ICT companies

(Was Summer of Code now only bigger and better)

Summer of Tech


We get students jobs ...


Programming


Engineering


Design


Business Analysis


We help you to ...


Get introduced to companies


Lots of companies have got jobs...


Learn the “important” stuff in getting a job


Get training on what companies want


Sign on up the site


First bootcamp starts Thursday!


How to get the most of Summer of Tech?



Its not going to be so easy...


There are limited numbers...


You’re going to need to step-up....


...and participate


Or you’re out!


Because we have people waiting...


There is a reward


66% of students get on-hiredTuesday, 24 July 2012

Job profiles are a guide...


If don’t know something...Tuesday, 24 July 2012

You can learn...Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Be enthusiastic ...Tuesday, 24 July 2012

and willing to learnTuesday, 24 July 2012

Eg. iPhone developmentTuesday, 24 July 2012

Research companies


Take an interest in companiesTuesday, 24 July 2012

Research the companiesTuesday, 24 July 2012

Read their blog and the pressTuesday, 24 July 2012

Ask questions about what they are doing Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Where can you go ??


Deal JunkieTuesday, 24 July 2012

BeetilTuesday, 24 July 2012

Code to CustomerTuesday, 24 July 2012

Some career advice


STATE OF THE NATIONTuesday, 24 July 2012

What is the state of the Job Market


Times are tough



What does this meaning in NZ ?


The earthquake has changed things


160,000 unemployed - 6.7%


There are less jobs


Employers are being more picky...


Employers want people with more experience


Employers are not hiring for the bench



We talked to over 70 companies about hiring


What do companies look for in a graduate ?


I asked one

importantquestion


What they look for in a graduate?


The answers surprised me


We hire on personality


We hire on team fitTuesday, 24 July 2012

Tech skills are a given


They want more to see track record




We need a new planTuesday, 24 July 2012

We need think differently


“Anybody with even routine skills could get a job as a programmer.

That isn't true anymore.”


“The future no longer belongs to people who can reason with computer-like logic, speed, and precision.”


“... engineers will have to master different aptitudes,

relying more on creativity than competence”


What skills areimportant going forward?


Not just function - DESIGN


Not just argument - STORY








Not just focus - SYMPHONY


Not just focus - EMPATHY


Not just seriousness - PLAY


Not just accumulation - MEANING


Your work fits into a big picture

DESIGN - STORY - SYMPHONY EMPATHY - PLAY - MEANING


How do you make this fit together ?


Every career starts with the first step down a long road


Lesson #1 Know thy self


What are yougood at?


Look at what your good at


Find mastery


It takes 100 hours to learn a skill


But 10,000 hours to master...


Lesson #2 Participate


Get involved in projectsTuesday, 24 July 2012

Learn stuff that interests youTuesday, 24 July 2012

Build a track record of successful projects


Start your career profileTuesday, 24 July 2012

Start your career profileTuesday, 24 July 2012

Lesson #3 Take opportunities


Choose a path where you learn


Your career is like snakes and ladders


Join a smart teamTuesday, 24 July 2012

Think about the work environment


Think about the tools they use


Think about how they get the job done


There’s always jobsTuesday, 24 July 2012

but not the one you wantTuesday, 24 July 2012

Lesson #4 Your career already started


Be ontime


Be honest & honour promises


Improve yourcommunication skills


Technical Writing becomes important


Be careful what you say on line


Your attitude is important


Keep your emotions in check


If you act in a Passive Aggressive way, Employers SEE a little kid


Lesson #5 Find a mentor/sTuesday, 24 July 2012

Find role modelsTuesday, 24 July 2012

There are plenty people of who to help...


Build friends and alliesfor your career journey


TakeawaysTuesday, 24 July 2012

1) Build Track record of projects (SIGN UP FOR GITHUB)

2) Sign up for Linked In

3) Take an interest in the companies

3) Improve communication skills

Take-aways


QuestionsTuesday, 24 July 2012

Resume workshop Thursday


Education

Summer of tech - Career Seminar 2012