!

A career in IT Student Launch 2014

John Clegg - Summer of Tech Victoria University - 13th May 2014

!

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

!

!

Today

Who am I ?

is a non-profit internship programme connecting smart students with Auckland & Wellington

ICT companies !

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

!

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

Timetable

Register interest, site live next week!

First bootcamp starts 15th May!

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

PART II

Why are you interested in IT ?

Money

Fame

Love coding and solving problems

Or to get a date ?

Pop-Quiz

Apple co-founder - Steve Jobs

Microsoft founder - Bill Gates

Mark Zuckerberg

Sam Morgan

Occulus Rift founder - Palmer Luckey

Tips to get a company’s attention on SoT

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

If don’t know something...

You can learn...

Be enthusiastic ...

and willing to learn

Eg. iPhone development

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

Take an interest in companies

Research the companies

Read their blog and the press

Ask questions about what they are doing

Some Student success stories

1) Deal Junkie

2) Beetil

Lots of big customers

S O L D $$$ !!!

3) Nik + Olly were hired as an interns

A couple years later they were hiring

They started their own company

Started working on some projects

and it went BIG !!!!

Oly works for Google

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. !!The startup experience inspired me to start my own projects using new technologies which kickstarted my software career.”

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

147,000 unemployed - 6.0%

There are more jobs than before

Employers are being more picky...

Employers want people with more experience

Employers are not hiring for the bench

We’ve talked to over 100 companies about hiring.

We asked them one important question...

What do companies 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

github + ohloh.net

Github is your dev resume

Start your dev profile

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

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

2) Sign up for Linked In !

3) Take an interest in the companies !

4) Improve communication skills !

!

!

Today

Questions