WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE FIRST DAY OF SOFTWARE INDUSTRY.

1. S
First day of Career in
Software Industry
By Mohammad Faisal Ahmed
ZCE, OCAJP, RHCSA, RHCE
Former Software Architect of Several Multinational Companies
Entrepreneur
Senior Faculty, IBCS-Primax Software (Bangladesh) Ltd.

2. Job Vs. Career

3. Job Vs. Career
S Short-Term Goal Vs. Long-Term Goal
S Collecting Money Vs. Collecting Experience
S Leave Work Angry Vs. Leave Work Happy
S Tired Mondays Vs. Energetic Mondays

4. Importance of First Day
Morning Shows the Day
S Your Teammates / Colleagues impression on
You
S Your impression to the Working Environment
S Blank Routine Page transforms into a ToDoList
S Decide intelligently for your future

5. .
3 P’s

6. 3-P’s
S Plan
S Prepare
S Perform

7. What to Plan?

8. Important things to Plan
S Dress-Code (Informal, Semi-Formal,
Formal)
S Office Route (To Avoid Traffic-Jam and
Reach in Time)
S Reporting Person’s Contact

9. Do Not Forget To Include

10. Prepare Accordingly

11. Important Things to Prepare
S Required Documents Prepare (NID, Job
Confirmation Letter, Picture, Release Letter /
Graduation letter, Anything else asked)
S Any important software of your prospective
working environment
S Know as much as possible about the company
and the team (Social Media, LinkedIn,
Company Profile)

12. Most Important Thing to
Prepare

13. Introduce Yourself to the Team
S Semi Formal or Informal Introduction
S Last or Important Education
S Notable Successes
S Hobby (Be political)
S Team Player
S Try some YouTube Video

14. Spin the Wheel

15. Thumb Rules
S Try to complete the setup of your Working
Environment by first two days maximum. The
sooner the better.
S Find your peer for being mentored ( !Disclose )
S Meetings are vital, so always keep notes of the
meeting.

16. More Thumb Rules ...
S Ask questions, but not too many. So make
sure the questions you're asking are
relevant.
S Don't leave work earlier than anyone else,
not on your first day.
S “Be Honest” Say “I don’t know, but I’ll look
that up later.”

17. Much More Thumb Rules ...
...
S During the lunch break make an effort to
socialize with the rest of the team members.
S Learn the Company Rules
S Major Mistake
S Minor Mistake
S Read and Sign the HR Policy.

18. Many Thumb Rules ... ... ...
S Try First, Then Ask For Help!
S Google
S Stack-Overflow
S YouTube
S DO NOT fall in the trap of Negativity.  
S DO NOT get attached. Be Professional

19. Final Thumb Rules
S Find out the High-Priority Task of the
company and for you for the first week.
S Make a To Do List accordingly for every
next day.
S Make sure you are properly set for using
all the tools that your company uses.
S Skype, Slack, Jira, BugTracker and so on.

20. All is well that Ends Well
Remind yourself every day to use these
soft-skills.

21. Is it the right place
S If honesty, mentoring, and asking for help
are frowned upon, get out quick.
S Money is not Everything, But Stability is.
S Job is not Everything, but Mentor is.
S Reputation is not Everything, but
Management is.

22. Any Questions?

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