Summer of tech - Career Seminar 2012

Summer of Tech 2012
Student launch
John Clegg - Founder Summer of Tech
Victoria University - 17th July 2011

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Thanks to our sponsor

Aviat Networks


Tonight

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


Summer of Tech
is a non-profit internship programme
connecting smart students with
Wellington ICT companies

(Was Summer of Code now only bigger and better)


We get students jobs ...


Programming


Engineering


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-hired

Job profiles are a guide...


If don’t know something...

You can learn...

Be enthusiastic ...

and willing to learn

Eg. iPhone development

Research companies


Take an interest in companies

Research the companies

Read their blog and the press

Ask questions about what they are doing

Where can you go ??


Deal Junkie

Code to Customer

Some career advice


STATE OF THE NATION

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
important
question


What they
look for in
a graduate?


The answers surprised me

We hire on personality

We hire on team ﬁt

Tech skills are a given

They want more to see
track record

We need a new plan

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 are
important 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 you
good 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 projects

Learn stuff that interests you

Build a track record of
successful projects

Start your career proﬁle

Lesson #3 Take
opportunities

Choose a path
where you learn

Your career is like
snakes and ladders

Join a smart team

Think about the work
environment

Think about the tools
they use

Think about how they
get the job done

There’s always jobs

but not the one you want

Lesson #4 Your career
already started

Be ontime

Be honest &
honour promises

Improve your
communication 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/s

Find role models

There are plenty people of
who to help...

Build friends and allies
for your career journey

Takeaways

Take-aways
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


Questions

Resume workshop Thursday

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