SPEAKER INTRO 1 © 2012 Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. Confidential and proprietary information. Do...

SPEAKER INTRO

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© 2012 Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. Confidential and proprietary information. Do not copy, reproduce or distribute without the prior written consent of Insurance Auto Auctions.

• Brian Kasper

• IT Project Manager

• Insurance Auto Auctions

• 2003 NIU Bachelor’s Degree - Computer Science

• 2008 DePaul Masters Degree - Information Systems

• 2010

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification - Project Management Institute

• Six Sigma Green Belt

• Guess My Favorite Place to Eat in DeKalb?

• Pita Petes

HISTORY @ NIU

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• Evans Scholar House

• Guess What Dorm’s Cafeteria I Worked at?

• Guess Which Computer Lab I Worked At?

PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION

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• Give You Insight Into the Real World

• Overview of My Company

• Examples of How is Technology Used in Businesses Today

• Several Techniques to Line Yourself Up for Success

OVERVIEW OF MY COMPANY

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• What is Insurance Auto Auctions

• 160 auctions around the country

Overview of Business Process

• How many cars sold a year?

• Where do cars come from?

• Who buys the cars?

EVERYONE!

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

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• Where Does Technology Fit Into This Company?

EVERYWHERE!

• Our Industry Leading Technology Differentiates Us From Our Competitors

• Lets Watch a Video

SALVAGE OPERATIONS

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU??

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• Many Areas To Get Into – A Few Examples:

• Development• Applications and Databases• Mobile• Website Development

• Database Administrator• SQL Server, Oracle

• Systems Engineering

• Network Engineering

• Business Analyst

• Quality Assurance

• Project Management

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NIU

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• Take As Many Classes As Possible

• Technical• Database• Web Page Design/Development• .Net / Java • Hardware / Computer Technician

• Analytical• Business Analysis• Systems Analysis• User Experience• Project Management

• What other kind of courses are offered at NIU ?

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NIU

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• Every class, every bit of knowledge opens a door to

• an interview

• an internship

• a new project at your first IT job

• meet new people

NIU MAKES WINNERS

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• NIU's tough but beneficial program provides

• Headstart on the competition

• Recognized in the Midwest

• Array of knowledge

• Lots of practice for real world

KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS

GOALS

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• Set Goals For Yourself

• Write down your goals!• Written goals often happen!• Review and revise list of

goals every few months

• Seek out a mentor to review your goals

• My goal after graduating NIU was to be an IT Project Manager

• What are your goals? • Lets hear them


NETWORK

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• Network, Network, Network

• Meet as many people as possible Then keep in touch

• Networking also = helping others

• Most successful people get where they are because they network

• Always reach out helping hand• Be respectful, shake hands, and

listen more talk less

• LinkedIn, Facebook IS NOT Networking

• Enhances networking but cannot replace it

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO WORK?

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• Smaller Company = • Wear more hats• Learn a lot about a lot• Gain wide array of experience• Constant change, no structure

• Large Company = • Work is typically more focused

in certain areas and technologies

• Learn how to build things on a big scale

• Exposure to office politics• Structured, segmentation of

duties

MY EXPERIENCE

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• Zurich Insurance (Large Company)• Massive company and IT systems• Cobol, Systems Analysis

• Metra (Mid Size Company)• Government funded• Cobol, VB, Oracle, MS Access

• Alligatortek Consulting (Small Company)• Did everything• Proposals, Sales, Hardware,

Requirements, Development, Testing, Project Mgmt, Moved Furniture

• Insurance Auto Auctions (Mid Size Company)

• Project Mgmt, Budgeting• Manage Employees

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO WORK?

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• Phenomenal Job Market in Chicago

• Demand > Supply!

• Lets Hear Where You Want to Work?

• Smaller Company?• Larger Company?• Government?

KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS – AT YOUR FIRST JOB

PARTNER WITH THE BUSINESS

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• Have a business mindset

• IT used to be separate from the business

• Now IT is part of the business!

• Be a partner with the business and you will be an 'A' player

KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS – AT YOUR FIRST JOB

INNOVATE

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• Think ahead!!• Figure out methods to make

customers lives easier

• Come up with new and more efficient approaches to do things

• A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

- Wayne Gretzky

• That is why Insurance Auto Auctions is an industry leader

KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS – AFTER COLLEGE

CONTINUE TO GROW

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Always Continue to LearnTake Advantage of Every Day

• Graduate School (Masters)

• Certifications

• Learn Latest Technologies

• Improve Communication Skills• Extremely important• Toastmasters.org


BE TOUGH

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Work Hard!!

• Hard Work Often Trumps Smarts• Smartest person doesn’t always

move up

• Work Hard FIRST • Then Play Hard SECOND

• Play time starts after the job is done

WHAT NEXT?

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• Not Graduating Yet?• Get Resume Ready• Get an Internship

• Graduating?• Get Resume Ready• Practice Interviewing• Post Resume on Job

Sites

• Use NIU Career Services• Free!• Worked for me!

INTERVIEW TIPS

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• Wear a Suit!

• Smile!

• Communicate Effectively

• Talk About Business Drivers

• Prepare Questions About the Company

• Be Yourself

QUESTIONS

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Questions???

Feel Free to Contact Me With Any Questions:

Brian Kasper

708-932-4433

[email protected]

You Control Your Own Destiny!!

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