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Are You Job Ready?
A Special Lecture, Brought to You by the Oracle Academy
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P resentation Available
http://www.facebook.com/thinkquest
http://academy.oracle.com
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T oday¶s Agenda
Introduce Oracle and what it does.Discuss how globalization has affected the 21 st
century workplace.Detail the skills that are most necessary for success
in today¶s workplace.Present how you can transform your existingassignments into a technology portfolio thatimpresses.Challenge and motivate you to do what it takes tobecome job-ready.
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O racle O verview
Co-founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison.Leader in enterprise software and hardware products.# 1 provider of database software (43% marketshare).
370,000 customers in 145 countries.106,000 employees, including 29,000 developers &engineers.10 million developers in Oracle online communities.
1 million students supported/year.
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O racle O verview
Industry # of Companies
Aero and Defense 11 of top 11 organizations
Education and Research 9 of top 10 universities
Communications 20 of top 20 service providers
Life Sciences 20 of top 20 pharmaceuticals
Travel 3 of top 5 airlines
Financial Services 10 of top 10 global banks
Media/Entertainment All of the Fortune 500 global
companies
#1 in 50 product or industry categories
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The Internet changed everything.
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Centralized P roduct Development
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Distributed P roduct Development
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The global economy raised thecompetitive bar for workers.
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N ot just by a few inches«
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By several feet.
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Th e Global Economy
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H ow Do You Compete?
+ -
Obtain a degree in a growingfield.
Global competition is fierce.
Understand the skills
employers want.
Unemployment is 9.6% in the
US 1.
Don¶t be passive. Activelydevelop your skills!
1Source: October, 2010, Bureau of Labor Statistics , Trading Economics
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Technology Skills
Critical Thinking Skills
Communication Skills
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Example: Software Developer Requirements
T ec h nology SkillsB.S./M.S. or Ph.D. degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.Experience programming in C ++ & Java (required), as well as other languages(preferred).Strong technical skills, including understanding of algorithms, systemsarchitecture, and end-user experience.
Critical Th inking SkillsStrong problem-solving and analytical skills.Experience solving complex problems & managing complex project schedules.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Communication/Collaboration SkillsStrong written and verbal communication skills.The ability to collaborate effectively with remote team members.
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H ow Do You Compete?
+ -
Obtain a degree in a growingfield.
Global competition is fierce.
Understand the skills
employers want.
Unemployment is 9.6% in the
US 1.
Don¶t be passive. Activelydevelop your skills!
1Source: October, 2010, Bureau of Labor Statistics , Trading Economics
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Developing Your Skills
Microsoft Imagine Cup
IBM Battle of the Brains
Google Programming Contest
CES Apps for Innovation
HASTAC Digital Media & Learning Competition
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Th inkQuest Application Development Competition
Select a real-world problem to be solved.Produce an application or a game that elegantlysolves that problem for users.Use your choice of programming languages, softwareand development environments from a defined setprovided to you
Age divisions: 22 & under, 19 & under, 16 & under.Teams of 1-6 students & 1 adult coach.Entries must be in English.Resources available at www.thinkquest.org .Competition closes on April 27, 2011.
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P rizes
Receive a laptop computer and other prizes. Attend ThinkQuest Live.
± Experience Oracle OpenWorld with 42,000 globalprofessionals.
± Receive face-to-face mentoring from top software architects,developers, and usability experts.
± Develop friendships with peers from around the world. ± Participate in educational workshops. ± Be honored at a red-carpet gala with dignitaries and
executives.
³Winning the ThinkQuest Competition gave me an edgeand helped me secure a job as a Software Developer right out of college.´
Shakeeb
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Java,JavaScript,
Flas h ,
Dreamweave r
ApplicationDevelopment
Alg ebrain
ApplicationDevelopmentCo
ll e
g iacook
ApplicationDevelopment
InternsInc University of
Virginia,B.S., Computer
Science
PL /SQ L , P H P ,O racle
ApplicationExpress
Ben¶s Resume
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