Introduction to the Summer of Tech 2014 programme (Auckland and Wellington) and a selection of career advice for IT Students

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A career in IT
Student Launch 2014
John Clegg - Summer of Tech
Victoria University - 13th May 2014

3. !
* What is Summer of Tech
* How to make the most of SoT
* Career advice
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Today

4. Who am I ?

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

7. We get students jobs ...

8. Programming

9. Engineering

10. Design

11. Business Analysis

12. We help you to ...

13. Get introduced to companies

14. Lots of companies have got jobs...

15. Learn the “important” stuff in getting a job

16. Get training on what companies want

17. !
May Bootcamps
July Companies signing up
September Meet and Greet +
Interviews
October Job Offers
November
-> March Start Work !
Timetable

18. Register interest, site live next week!

19. First bootcamp starts 15th May!

20. How to get the most of Summer of Tech?

22. Its not going to be so easy...

23. There are limited numbers...

24. You’re going to need to step-up....

25. ...and participate

26. Or you’re out!

27. Because we have people waiting...

28. There is a reward

29. 66% of students get on-hired

30. PART II

31. Why are you interested in IT ?

32. Money

33. Fame

34. Love coding and solving problems

35. Or to get a date ?

36. Pop-Quiz

37. Apple co-founder - Steve Jobs

38. Microsoft founder - Bill Gates

39. Mark Zuckerberg

40. Sam Morgan

41. Occulus Rift founder - Palmer Luckey

42. Tips to get a company’s attention on SoT

43. What are companies looking for in a student ?
Company job profiles are a guide...

44. If don’t know something...

45. You can learn...

46. Be enthusiastic ...

47. and willing to learn

48. Eg. iPhone development

49. How to I get a company to like me ?
Find more about them

50. Take an interest in companies

51. Research the companies

52. Read their blog and the press

53. Ask questions about what they are doing

54. Some Student success stories

55. 1) Deal Junkie

56. 2) Beetil

57. Lots of big customers

58. S O L D $$$ !!!

59. 3) Nik + Olly were hired as an interns

60. A couple years later they were hiring

61. They started their own company

62. Started working on some projects

63. and it went BIG !!!!

64. Oly works for Google

65. Oly Clarke: Google
“The summer of code program during my university years was
my first encounter with programming in the real world. Getting
placement in a local startup company was a great way to get
exposure to every aspect of running a software business,
programming and otherwise. !
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The startup experience inspired me to start my own projects
using new technologies which kickstarted my software career.”

67. STATE OF THE NATION

68. What is the state
of the Job Market

69. Times are tough

71. What does this meaning in NZ ?

72. The earthquake has changed things

73. 147,000 unemployed - 6.0%

74. There are more jobs than before

75. Employers are being more picky...

76. Employers want people with
more experience

77. Employers are not hiring for the bench

79. We’ve talked to over 100
companies about hiring.
We asked them one
important question...

80. What do companies
look for in a graduate ?

81. The answers surprised me

82. We hire on personality

83. We hire on team fit

84. Tech skills are a given

85. They want more to see
track record

88. We need a new plan

89. We need think differently

90. “Anybody with even routine skills
could get a job as a programmer.
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That isn't true anymore.”

91. !
“The future no longer belongs to
people who can reason with
computer-like logic, speed, and
precision.”

92. !
“... engineers will have to master
different aptitudes,
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relying more on creativity than
competence”

93. What skills are
important going
forward?

94. Not just function - DESIGN

95. Not just argument - STORY

96. Not just focus - SYMPHONY

97. Not just focus - EMPATHY

98. Not just seriousness - PLAY

99. Not just accumulation - MEANING

100. Your work fits into
a big picture
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DESIGN - STORY - SYMPHONY
EMPATHY - PLAY - MEANING

101. How do you make this
fit together ?

102. Every career starts with the first
step down a long road

103. Lesson #1 Know thy self

104. What are you
good at?

105. Look at what your good at

106. Find mastery

107. It takes 100 hours
to learn a skill

108. But 10,000 hours
to master...

109. Lesson #2 Participate

110. Get involved in projects

111. Learn stuff that interests you

112. Build a track record of
successful projects
github + ohloh.net

113. Github is your dev resume

114. Start your dev profile

115. Start your career profile

116. Lesson #3 Take
opportunities

117. Choose a path
where you learn

118. Your career is like
snakes and ladders

119. Join a smart team

120. Think about the work
environment

121. Think about the tools
they use

122. Think about how they
get the job done

123. There’s always jobs

124. but not the one you want

125. Lesson #4Your career
already started

126. Be ontime

127. Be honest &
honour promises

128. Improve your
communication skills

129. Technical Writing
becomes important

130. Be careful what
you say on line

131. Your attitude is important

132. Keep your emotions in check

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

134. Lesson #5 Find a mentor/s

135. Find role models

136. There are plenty people of
who to help...

137. Build friends and allies
for your career journey

138. Takeaways

139. 1) Build Track record of projects
(SIGN UP FOR GITHUB)
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2) Sign up for Linked In
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3) Take an interest in the companies
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4) Improve communication skills
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Today

140. Questions