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Summer of Tech 2012
Student launch
John Clegg - Founder Summer of TechVictoria University - 17th July 2011
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Thanks to our sponsor
Aviat Networks
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* About the Summer of Tech* How to make the most of SoT * Career advice
Tonight
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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
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We get students jobs ...
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Programming
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Engineering
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Design
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Business Analysis
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We help you to ...
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Get introduced to companies
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Lots of companies have got jobs...
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Learn the “important” stuff in getting a job
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Get training on what companies want
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Sign on up the site
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First bootcamp starts Thursday!
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How to get the most of Summer of Tech?
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Its not going to be so easy...
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There are limited numbers...
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You’re going to need to step-up....
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...and participate
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Or you’re out!
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Because we have people waiting...
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There is a reward
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66% of students get on-hiredTuesday, 24 July 2012
Job profiles are a guide...
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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
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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 ??
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Deal JunkieTuesday, 24 July 2012
BeetilTuesday, 24 July 2012
Code to CustomerTuesday, 24 July 2012
Some career advice
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STATE OF THE NATIONTuesday, 24 July 2012
What is the state of the Job Market
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Times are tough
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What does this meaning in NZ ?
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The earthquake has changed things
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160,000 unemployed - 6.7%
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There are less jobs
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Employers are being more picky...
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Employers want people with more experience
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Employers are not hiring for the bench
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We talked to over 70 companies about hiring
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What do companies look for in a graduate ?
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I asked one
importantquestion
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What they look for in a graduate?
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The answers surprised me
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We hire on personality
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We hire on team fitTuesday, 24 July 2012
Tech skills are a given
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They want more to see track record
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We need a new planTuesday, 24 July 2012
We need think differently
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“Anybody with even routine skills could get a job as a programmer.
That isn't true anymore.”
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“The future no longer belongs to people who can reason with computer-like logic, speed, and precision.”
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“... engineers will have to master different aptitudes,
relying more on creativity than competence”
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What skills areimportant going forward?
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Not just function - DESIGN
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Not just argument - STORY
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Not just argument - STORY
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Not just argument - STORY
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Not just argument - STORY
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Not just focus - SYMPHONY
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Not just focus - EMPATHY
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Not just seriousness - PLAY
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Not just accumulation - MEANING
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Your work fits into a big picture
DESIGN - STORY - SYMPHONY EMPATHY - PLAY - MEANING
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How do you make this fit together ?
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Every career starts with the first step down a long road
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Lesson #1 Know thy self
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What are yougood at?
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Look at what your good at
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Find mastery
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It takes 100 hours to learn a skill
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But 10,000 hours to master...
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Lesson #2 Participate
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Get involved in projectsTuesday, 24 July 2012
Learn stuff that interests youTuesday, 24 July 2012
Build a track record of successful projects
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Start your career profileTuesday, 24 July 2012
Start your career profileTuesday, 24 July 2012
Lesson #3 Take opportunities
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Choose a path where you learn
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Your career is like snakes and ladders
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Join a smart teamTuesday, 24 July 2012
Think about the work environment
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Think about the tools they use
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Think about how they get the job done
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There’s always jobsTuesday, 24 July 2012
but not the one you wantTuesday, 24 July 2012
Lesson #4 Your career already started
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Be ontime
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Be honest & honour promises
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Improve yourcommunication skills
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Technical Writing becomes important
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Be careful what you say on line
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Your attitude is important
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Keep your emotions in check
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If you act in a Passive Aggressive way, Employers SEE a little kid
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Lesson #5 Find a mentor/sTuesday, 24 July 2012
Find role modelsTuesday, 24 July 2012
There are plenty people of who to help...
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Build friends and alliesfor your career journey
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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
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QuestionsTuesday, 24 July 2012
Resume workshop Thursday
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