Have you ever considered a career in Information Technology or IT? There is a lot of opportunity for great careers in IT. Check out this slide show and see some of the many options.
The document provides information to assist with career planning and education pathways. It includes sections on personal attributes, education history, activities, employment history, job descriptions, personal requirements, tertiary education options, and resources for course information and industry skills shortages. Key points covered are the different certificate levels at TAFE, options for completing the VCE or VCAL at secondary school, pathways from TAFE to university, apprenticeship information, and support services available.
The document discusses the five steps of career planning: 1) self-assessment to understand your interests, personality, and skills, 2) exploring work and career options, 3) narrowing your options to 3-5 choices, 4) deciding on the best option by considering your ideal job and qualifications, and 5) setting a specific, measurable career goal. It also identifies barriers to goals like negative self-image and outlines tips for preparing for successes and setbacks in your career like maintaining a resume and building professional network.
The document provides an overview of career matching, IT career choices, and career transition planning for IT careers. It discusses exploring your skills and interests to find your career "zone", debunks myths about only certain IT jobs existing, and lists many specific IT career options like systems analyst, web design, and database administrator. It also recommends exploring training and education options like certifications and internships to transition careers, and finding networking opportunities through groups, conferences, and mentors.
Deepak Sood is a senior data engineer who provides career guidance for computer science students and professionals. He recommends obtaining free online certifications, practicing algorithms and data structures on sites like Hackerrank, and developing a growth mindset. Some higher education options he outlines are obtaining an MBA, pursuing research through an MS/MTech or PhD, or civil service exams. He emphasizes skills like problem solving, lifelong learning, and asking questions.
A talk with some undergraduates on preparing them for the industry to come.
Making it in IT, which in simple terms, means being as good as
you can be at the job and being a role model for it. But which
job?
There are many reasons for choosing, or perhaps falling into IT
and I am not privy to them at all. Mine was of the “fall” variety
after graduation.
How to Use Data Analytics in Gaming by Telligent Data Co-FounderProduct School
In this talk, Lewis discussed the growing field of data analytics, and its growing importance for Product Managers. He also walked through the key concepts of analytics metrics and how they apply to product performance and roadmaps, as well as the key data tools used by Product Managers day-to-day.
The document provides information to assist with career planning and education pathways. It includes sections on personal attributes, education history, activities, employment history, job descriptions, personal requirements, tertiary education options, and resources for course information and industry skills shortages. Key points covered are the different certificate levels at TAFE, options for completing the VCE or VCAL at secondary school, pathways from TAFE to university, apprenticeship information, and support services available.
The document discusses the five steps of career planning: 1) self-assessment to understand your interests, personality, and skills, 2) exploring work and career options, 3) narrowing your options to 3-5 choices, 4) deciding on the best option by considering your ideal job and qualifications, and 5) setting a specific, measurable career goal. It also identifies barriers to goals like negative self-image and outlines tips for preparing for successes and setbacks in your career like maintaining a resume and building professional network.
The document provides an overview of career matching, IT career choices, and career transition planning for IT careers. It discusses exploring your skills and interests to find your career "zone", debunks myths about only certain IT jobs existing, and lists many specific IT career options like systems analyst, web design, and database administrator. It also recommends exploring training and education options like certifications and internships to transition careers, and finding networking opportunities through groups, conferences, and mentors.
Deepak Sood is a senior data engineer who provides career guidance for computer science students and professionals. He recommends obtaining free online certifications, practicing algorithms and data structures on sites like Hackerrank, and developing a growth mindset. Some higher education options he outlines are obtaining an MBA, pursuing research through an MS/MTech or PhD, or civil service exams. He emphasizes skills like problem solving, lifelong learning, and asking questions.
A talk with some undergraduates on preparing them for the industry to come.
Making it in IT, which in simple terms, means being as good as
you can be at the job and being a role model for it. But which
job?
There are many reasons for choosing, or perhaps falling into IT
and I am not privy to them at all. Mine was of the “fall” variety
after graduation.
How to Use Data Analytics in Gaming by Telligent Data Co-FounderProduct School
In this talk, Lewis discussed the growing field of data analytics, and its growing importance for Product Managers. He also walked through the key concepts of analytics metrics and how they apply to product performance and roadmaps, as well as the key data tools used by Product Managers day-to-day.
Ace the Tech Interviews - www.hiredintech.comAnton Dimitrov
Are you scared of programming interviews at top tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook?
If you feel nervous or don't know how to solve hard problems, our team has answers for you.
We worked at several top tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Nvidia. Learn more about us and our services at www.hiredintech.com
This is a presentation we gave to students from Berkeley University, Santa Barbara University, University of Edinburg, EPFL - Switzerland and others. It covers things from building a perfect resume, through getting more interview invites to answering technical and non-technical question at the interviews at top software companies.
Let us know what you think or if you have any questions.
career opportunities available for ICT student
Introduction
Major ICT career paths
Why we choose ict field
Quality Assurance and Testing
How you can start?
Requirements
This document provides information about Google internship and recruitment opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. It outlines various internship programs including 12-week STEP internships for 1st and 2nd year students, PhD internships for software engineering, and associate product manager internships. It provides tips for applying, including developing skills through courses and projects, practicing coding challenges, and preparing for interviews. Resources and links are also included for learning about roles, growing technical skills, and finding financial aid options.
The document discusses the pros and cons of competitive programming (CP) versus projects. It notes that CP develops algorithmic thinking and logic building and is important for many software interviews, while projects resemble real-world software development more closely. However, CP problems are simpler than real problems. The document provides resources for beginner, intermediate, and advanced CP and recommends keeping a balance of 20% easy, 50% medium, and 30% hard problems when practicing along with projects. It also suggests open source contributions and gives tips on finding the right mix of CP and projects.
Making it in IT, which in simple terms, means being as good as you can be at the job and being a role model for it. But which job?
There are many reasons for choosing, or perhaps falling into IT and I am not privy to them at all. Mine was of the “fall” variety after graduation.
The document provides information about various career options and paths in computer science and engineering. It discusses maintaining good academic performance, learning data structures and algorithms, competitive programming, different areas of development like web and mobile apps, research opportunities, open source contributions, building an impressive online profile, campus involvement, and personality development. It also lists important subjects, learning resources, interview preparation strategies, and tips for students to focus on code practice, projects, networking and an optimistic mindset.
Building A Successful Technology Career. Surviving and thriving in a technology career can be quite difficult. First you need to focus on your technical chops. Then you have to figure out how to work with your team members and manage your boss. We will cover the steps it takes to make a tech career successful.
The document provides tips on writing a better resume, including developing strengths, avoiding common mistakes, and using the OAAR (Objectives, Analysis, Actions, Results) technique to structure experiences. It discusses analyzing 100 student resumes and common issues found like lack of depth, relevance, and answering key questions. Resumes should include goals, 5 core skills with examples, education summary, and optional technical skills pages. Employers want to see who applicants are, their goals, strengths, and why they are interested in the role.
The document discusses a presentation by Jack Jones, Helen Schmitz, and Masako Sho from the National Institutes of Health on their enterprise architecture approach. They aim to effectively communicate enterprise architecture to different types of users in the organization and better align IT with organizational goals through a practical and usable architecture informed by behavioral studies of users. Their efforts include website updates, training programs, and consistent messaging to build understanding of enterprise architecture.
The document provides an overview of a presentation given by Jessica Krywosa on developing an effective digital marketing strategy for university admissions. Some key points include:
- The importance of having a clear strategy and measuring results to see what is working and make adjustments
- Using analytics tools like Google Analytics to track key metrics like applications, enrollment, engagement, and set up goals and segments
- Testing tactics like email campaigns and landing pages to optimize content and improve outcomes
- Continually monitoring results, reporting findings, and updating the strategy based on learnings
Agile is a philosophy for delivering solutions that embraces and promotes evolutionary change throughout the life-cycle of a product. Many teams and organizations have been using Agile to, deliver software more timely, increase quality, and ultimately increase customer satisfaction.
These planning levels were originally described by Hubert Smits in the whitepaper "5 Levels of Agile Planning: From Enterprise Product Vision to Team Stand-up".
Powerpoint created for presentation to class at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, Seattle, in April 2016. Initially began as a discussion of what a game producer appreciates from the teams s/he works with. Grew to include information directly addressing questions from the class provided ahead of the presentation.
EDIT: Added a list of Project Management software by request of the AIE students. Thanks for asking!
This document discusses using LinkedIn for job searching. It notes that most employers now use social media to research candidates and that a complete LinkedIn profile makes a candidate 40 times more likely to be contacted. It recommends optimizing your profile with a professional photo, headline, keywords from job postings, recommendations, and summaries highlighting skills, experience and achievements. The document also provides tips for networking, participation in groups, and tools for job searching and professional development on LinkedIn.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on how to kickstart a career as an IT Business Analyst (BA). The presentation covers the basics of what a BA is and their typical roles and responsibilities. It discusses the career prospects for BAs, including average salaries that are typically higher than other jobs. It outlines some common hurdles aspiring BAs face like lacking experience with BA techniques, tools and industry knowledge. The presentation describes a typical day for a BA, involving eliciting requirements, modeling processes, and collaborating with various stakeholders. It provides tips on whether the BA career is a good fit and how a structured training program can help overcome hurdles. The presentation promotes a BA training workshop that provides placements and
This document summarizes Ang Wei Shan's presentation at the DIT Bonding Day on June 5th, 2015. It introduces Ang as a 26-year-old database administrator (DBA) with 4 years of experience who graduated from Singapore Polytechnic. The presentation discusses Ang's polytechnic life, journey to becoming a DBA, current IT trends, and tips for success. It provides an overview of Ang's roles at GMO GlobalSign where he builds highly transactional databases and his advice to focus on attitude over skills, experience over money as a young professional, and the importance of networking.
Welcome to the GDSC NITJ Info Session, your gateway to an exciting tech journey at the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar.
In this informative presentation, we will provide you with a comprehensive overview of GDSC NITJ and how it can be the catalyst for your tech aspirations.
GDSC NITJ is a thriving community of tech enthusiasts driven by a shared passion for innovation. Throughout the session, you'll gain insights into the diverse range of opportunities, workshops, hackathons, and knowledge-sharing sessions that we offer. These events are designed to help you develop and enhance your technical skills while fostering connections with like-minded peers.
Our dedicated team, composed of forward-thinking leaders, is committed to nurturing your growth within the tech industry. You'll have the chance to meet them and discover how their guidance can shape your journey.
We'll also outline the steps to become an active member of GDSC NITJ, whether you're a beginner or an experienced coder. Regardless of your background, our inclusive community welcomes all who share a curiosity for technology.
To conclude, we'll open the floor to your questions and interests during a Q&A session. Join us at the GDSC NITJ Info Session and take the first step towards an exciting tech adventure.
The document provides information and resources for career transition and finding a job, including:
- Career assessment tests and websites for researching careers, companies, salaries, and tracking a job search
- Traditional and new methods for job searching, such as online job boards, company websites, personal branding on social media, and blogging
- Tips for networking, resumes and cover letters, interviewing, and developing an elevator pitch
- Free training resources and workshops on skills like Excel, project management, and using Google to find jobs.
Leading teams of technology professionals takes a mix of leadership and technical understanding. In this book, we will step you through the process of how you can take your technology position and become a leader in your field.
Tips to Growing a Successful Business(In 15 Minutes) - Kimberly BaethTom Henricksen
1. The document provides 15 tips for growing a successful business from Kimberly Baeth of Golden Openings, Inc. including finding your niche, being relentless, doing what you love, making connections, knowing your why, selling an experience, learning from challenges, dealing with blood, sweat and tears, being ready for competition and copycats, developing thick skin, putting a dent in the universe, giving back, using awards for free press, keeping momentum, and working hard and playing hard.
2. It discusses Golden Openings' 20 year history of pleasing and displeasing customers while experiencing challenges like injuries, poor economy, bad payers, floods, fires and tornados.
3. The document shows Golden
Ace the Tech Interviews - www.hiredintech.comAnton Dimitrov
Are you scared of programming interviews at top tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook?
If you feel nervous or don't know how to solve hard problems, our team has answers for you.
We worked at several top tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Nvidia. Learn more about us and our services at www.hiredintech.com
This is a presentation we gave to students from Berkeley University, Santa Barbara University, University of Edinburg, EPFL - Switzerland and others. It covers things from building a perfect resume, through getting more interview invites to answering technical and non-technical question at the interviews at top software companies.
Let us know what you think or if you have any questions.
career opportunities available for ICT student
Introduction
Major ICT career paths
Why we choose ict field
Quality Assurance and Testing
How you can start?
Requirements
This document provides information about Google internship and recruitment opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. It outlines various internship programs including 12-week STEP internships for 1st and 2nd year students, PhD internships for software engineering, and associate product manager internships. It provides tips for applying, including developing skills through courses and projects, practicing coding challenges, and preparing for interviews. Resources and links are also included for learning about roles, growing technical skills, and finding financial aid options.
The document discusses the pros and cons of competitive programming (CP) versus projects. It notes that CP develops algorithmic thinking and logic building and is important for many software interviews, while projects resemble real-world software development more closely. However, CP problems are simpler than real problems. The document provides resources for beginner, intermediate, and advanced CP and recommends keeping a balance of 20% easy, 50% medium, and 30% hard problems when practicing along with projects. It also suggests open source contributions and gives tips on finding the right mix of CP and projects.
Making it in IT, which in simple terms, means being as good as you can be at the job and being a role model for it. But which job?
There are many reasons for choosing, or perhaps falling into IT and I am not privy to them at all. Mine was of the “fall” variety after graduation.
The document provides information about various career options and paths in computer science and engineering. It discusses maintaining good academic performance, learning data structures and algorithms, competitive programming, different areas of development like web and mobile apps, research opportunities, open source contributions, building an impressive online profile, campus involvement, and personality development. It also lists important subjects, learning resources, interview preparation strategies, and tips for students to focus on code practice, projects, networking and an optimistic mindset.
Building A Successful Technology Career. Surviving and thriving in a technology career can be quite difficult. First you need to focus on your technical chops. Then you have to figure out how to work with your team members and manage your boss. We will cover the steps it takes to make a tech career successful.
The document provides tips on writing a better resume, including developing strengths, avoiding common mistakes, and using the OAAR (Objectives, Analysis, Actions, Results) technique to structure experiences. It discusses analyzing 100 student resumes and common issues found like lack of depth, relevance, and answering key questions. Resumes should include goals, 5 core skills with examples, education summary, and optional technical skills pages. Employers want to see who applicants are, their goals, strengths, and why they are interested in the role.
The document discusses a presentation by Jack Jones, Helen Schmitz, and Masako Sho from the National Institutes of Health on their enterprise architecture approach. They aim to effectively communicate enterprise architecture to different types of users in the organization and better align IT with organizational goals through a practical and usable architecture informed by behavioral studies of users. Their efforts include website updates, training programs, and consistent messaging to build understanding of enterprise architecture.
The document provides an overview of a presentation given by Jessica Krywosa on developing an effective digital marketing strategy for university admissions. Some key points include:
- The importance of having a clear strategy and measuring results to see what is working and make adjustments
- Using analytics tools like Google Analytics to track key metrics like applications, enrollment, engagement, and set up goals and segments
- Testing tactics like email campaigns and landing pages to optimize content and improve outcomes
- Continually monitoring results, reporting findings, and updating the strategy based on learnings
Agile is a philosophy for delivering solutions that embraces and promotes evolutionary change throughout the life-cycle of a product. Many teams and organizations have been using Agile to, deliver software more timely, increase quality, and ultimately increase customer satisfaction.
These planning levels were originally described by Hubert Smits in the whitepaper "5 Levels of Agile Planning: From Enterprise Product Vision to Team Stand-up".
Powerpoint created for presentation to class at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, Seattle, in April 2016. Initially began as a discussion of what a game producer appreciates from the teams s/he works with. Grew to include information directly addressing questions from the class provided ahead of the presentation.
EDIT: Added a list of Project Management software by request of the AIE students. Thanks for asking!
This document discusses using LinkedIn for job searching. It notes that most employers now use social media to research candidates and that a complete LinkedIn profile makes a candidate 40 times more likely to be contacted. It recommends optimizing your profile with a professional photo, headline, keywords from job postings, recommendations, and summaries highlighting skills, experience and achievements. The document also provides tips for networking, participation in groups, and tools for job searching and professional development on LinkedIn.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on how to kickstart a career as an IT Business Analyst (BA). The presentation covers the basics of what a BA is and their typical roles and responsibilities. It discusses the career prospects for BAs, including average salaries that are typically higher than other jobs. It outlines some common hurdles aspiring BAs face like lacking experience with BA techniques, tools and industry knowledge. The presentation describes a typical day for a BA, involving eliciting requirements, modeling processes, and collaborating with various stakeholders. It provides tips on whether the BA career is a good fit and how a structured training program can help overcome hurdles. The presentation promotes a BA training workshop that provides placements and
This document summarizes Ang Wei Shan's presentation at the DIT Bonding Day on June 5th, 2015. It introduces Ang as a 26-year-old database administrator (DBA) with 4 years of experience who graduated from Singapore Polytechnic. The presentation discusses Ang's polytechnic life, journey to becoming a DBA, current IT trends, and tips for success. It provides an overview of Ang's roles at GMO GlobalSign where he builds highly transactional databases and his advice to focus on attitude over skills, experience over money as a young professional, and the importance of networking.
Welcome to the GDSC NITJ Info Session, your gateway to an exciting tech journey at the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar.
In this informative presentation, we will provide you with a comprehensive overview of GDSC NITJ and how it can be the catalyst for your tech aspirations.
GDSC NITJ is a thriving community of tech enthusiasts driven by a shared passion for innovation. Throughout the session, you'll gain insights into the diverse range of opportunities, workshops, hackathons, and knowledge-sharing sessions that we offer. These events are designed to help you develop and enhance your technical skills while fostering connections with like-minded peers.
Our dedicated team, composed of forward-thinking leaders, is committed to nurturing your growth within the tech industry. You'll have the chance to meet them and discover how their guidance can shape your journey.
We'll also outline the steps to become an active member of GDSC NITJ, whether you're a beginner or an experienced coder. Regardless of your background, our inclusive community welcomes all who share a curiosity for technology.
To conclude, we'll open the floor to your questions and interests during a Q&A session. Join us at the GDSC NITJ Info Session and take the first step towards an exciting tech adventure.
The document provides information and resources for career transition and finding a job, including:
- Career assessment tests and websites for researching careers, companies, salaries, and tracking a job search
- Traditional and new methods for job searching, such as online job boards, company websites, personal branding on social media, and blogging
- Tips for networking, resumes and cover letters, interviewing, and developing an elevator pitch
- Free training resources and workshops on skills like Excel, project management, and using Google to find jobs.
Leading teams of technology professionals takes a mix of leadership and technical understanding. In this book, we will step you through the process of how you can take your technology position and become a leader in your field.
Tips to Growing a Successful Business(In 15 Minutes) - Kimberly BaethTom Henricksen
1. The document provides 15 tips for growing a successful business from Kimberly Baeth of Golden Openings, Inc. including finding your niche, being relentless, doing what you love, making connections, knowing your why, selling an experience, learning from challenges, dealing with blood, sweat and tears, being ready for competition and copycats, developing thick skin, putting a dent in the universe, giving back, using awards for free press, keeping momentum, and working hard and playing hard.
2. It discusses Golden Openings' 20 year history of pleasing and displeasing customers while experiencing challenges like injuries, poor economy, bad payers, floods, fires and tornados.
3. The document shows Golden
This short document discusses using neuroscience to build trust. It mentions deception and distrust, as well as providing statistics about trust. However, there is not enough contextual information to provide a concise 3 sentence summary while maintaining accuracy.
This document discusses things that business leaders may not be aware of regarding marketing, social media, and media relations. It suggests that leaders may not fully understand their products, customers, trends, and different types of media. It provides tips for businesses such as creating a blog, using YouTube and Twitter, and developing relationships with reporters to earn positive media coverage. The overall message is that business owners need to continuously learn and improve their marketing in order to know what they don't yet know.
Desmund Adams, chairman and CEO of Focus & Find, gave a presentation on socially responsible senior leadership and positioning a company through corporate social responsibility. He defined corporate social responsibility as practices ensuring sustainability for all stakeholders, including shareholders. Adams discussed why diversity programs fail and presented the "Salad Theory" as a framework for inclusive diversity in the workforce. The theory addresses return on investment and legal compliance, such as regulations requiring financial services companies to have an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.
This chapter discusses abstract classes and interfaces in Java. It explains that abstract classes can contain abstract and concrete methods, where abstract methods have no body and must be overridden in subclasses. Interfaces are similar to abstract classes but can only contain method signatures without bodies that implementing classes must define. The chapter also covers polymorphism, casting, invoking superclass methods, and using interfaces.
The document discusses inheritance and polymorphism in Java. It covers topics like superclass and subclass relationships, overriding methods, polymorphic arguments, and subclassing and overriding in Eclipse. Examples are provided of creating subclasses that extend classes and override methods to add specific behaviors while reusing attributes from the parent class.
This document summarizes key points about ArrayLists and Boolean expressions from Chapter 6 of Head First Java. It discusses how ArrayLists are easier to use than arrays, how to create and add elements to an ArrayList, and how to check the size and see if an ArrayList contains an element. It also compares ArrayLists to arrays, covers and, or, not, and equality operators for Boolean expressions, and discusses packages and importing classes.
This document summarizes various Java programming concepts covered in Chapter 5 of Head First Java including:
1. Game program design and development processes including variables, methods, testing, and debugging.
2. XP programming principles such as small frequent releases, iteration cycles, coding to specifications, writing tests first, and refactoring.
3. Programming concepts like for loops, increment/decrement operators, enhanced for loops, casting primitives, and static variables/methods.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 4 of Head First Java including:
1. Methods can take arguments as parameters and return values or void. The Dog class bark method takes an int parameter and returns void.
2. Passing arguments uses pass by value where the method gets a copy of the value rather than a reference to the variable.
3. Reference variables pass object references, allowing methods to modify object properties. The Dog class uses getters and setters to encapsulate the size property rather than direct access.
This chapter discusses variables in Java including primitive types like int and double, reference variables that hold references to objects, and arrays. It covers declaring and assigning variables, garbage collection, and creating objects using the new keyword. Reference variables represent objects stored on the heap and use the dot operator to access methods and fields of those objects. Arrays are always objects and can hold references to other objects.
This document is a chapter from the book Head First Java that discusses object oriented programming concepts. It covers the differences between procedural and object oriented programming, how object oriented models the real world through classes and objects, and key concepts like subclasses, superclasses, instance variables, and methods. The chapter also explains how to work with classes and objects in Eclipse and provides exercises to help understand compiling classes.
The document discusses the basics of Java including:
- How Java code is compiled from source code by a compiler into bytecode that runs on a virtual machine.
- The structure of Java code including classes and methods.
- Using the Eclipse integrated development environment to write and run Java code.
- Examples of Java statements, loops, branching, and boolean tests.
Finding a good .Net Developer can be a challenge. With this course, you will gain insight on how to find good candidates for your company or you clients. We cover the basics of .Net as well as many great interview questions. Check it out today!
Boost your tech IQ to boost IT recruiting successTom Henricksen
This document contains 10 photos from Flickr shared under various Creative Commons licenses. The photos show a variety of subjects including people, landscapes, and architecture. All photos are shared non-commercially and allow for modifications as long as attribution is given.
Know thy client a technical primer for sales professionalsTom Henricksen
The ‘Holy Grail’ in sales is to be viewed by your clients and prospective clients as a collaborative partner rather than just a vendor. While achieving ‘partner’ status requires a thorough understanding of your client’s needs, most sales professionals in the IT & engineering staffing industry make due with only cursory knowledge of their client’s technical requirements. In this session, you will learn how you can close more deals and identify new opportunities through a better understanding of various technology platforms as well as the roles typically found in a client’s technical organization.
Using Groovy is easy and fun. After getting your hands dirty with a few basics it is good to go deeper. In this session we will cover Design Patterns in Groovy, mixing Java and Groovy, Metaprogramming, and using CodeNarc. So get ready to take it to the next level.
Becoming an Advanced Groovy Developer Spring One 2gx 2015Tom Henricksen
Using Groovy is easy and fun. After getting your hands dirty with a few basics it is good to go deeper. In this session we will cover Design Patterns in Groovy, compilation configuration, mixing Java and Groovy, and calling other languages from Groovy. We will show you how to call Scala and Clojure from Groovy. So get ready to take it to the next level.
The document discusses best practices for developing Grails applications including using domain-driven design, test-driven development, validating user input, following Grails conventions around services and controllers, using command objects, avoiding code duplication, and taking a test-driven development approach with frequent testing and code coverage. It also mentions using plugins and customizing or overriding plugins when needed.
Time for an overhaul. Trainers and trainees unite!
The Silver Spring Leadership has spent the last six months collecting thoughts, ideas, and feedback on what our membership wants from the Chapter to help them on their PMI journey.
We've listened and now we're hosting a workshop during our June virtual meeting to give you our pitch and collect final feedback. Before we design our new page of resources we want to hear from:
Local, certified PMI trainers who teach PMI courses. We want to highlight you and provide your resources to our members.
Members and non-members who are new to PMI course work for certifications, or looking to start. We want to hear if our solution tackle the challenges we've heard you're facing.
Three of PMISSC's membership advocates will lead three discussions on the offerings we're rolling out and facilitate a discussion on your thoughts and desires in these areas. Register for the topic you would like to participate in.
About PMI Silver Spring Chapter
We are a branch of the Project Management Institute. We offer a platform for project management professionals in Silver Spring, MD, and the DC/Baltimore metro area. Monthly meetings facilitate networking, knowledge sharing, and professional development. For more, visit pmissc.org.
Joyce M Sullivan, Founder & CEO of SocMediaFin, Inc. shares her "Five Questions - The Story of You", "Reflections - What Matters to You?" and "The Three Circle Exercise" to guide those evaluating what their next move may be in their careers.
A Guide to a Winning Interview June 2024Bruce Bennett
This webinar is an in-depth review of the interview process. Preparation is a key element to acing an interview. Learn the best approaches from the initial phone screen to the face-to-face meeting with the hiring manager. You will hear great answers to several standard questions, including the dreaded “Tell Me About Yourself”.
Learnings from Successful Jobs SearchersBruce Bennett
Are you interested to know what actions help in a job search? This webinar is the summary of several individuals who discussed their job search journey for others to follow. You will learn there are common actions that helped them succeed in their quest for gainful employment.
Leadership Ambassador club Adventist modulekakomaeric00
Aims to equip people who aspire to become leaders with good qualities,and with Christian values and morals as per Biblical teachings.The you who aspire to be leaders should first read and understand what the ambassador module for leadership says about leadership and marry that to what the bible says.Christians sh
Success is often not achievable without facing and overcoming obstacles along the way. To reach our goals and achieve success, it is important to understand and resolve the obstacles that come in our way.
In this article, we will discuss the various obstacles that hinder success, strategies to overcome them, and examples of individuals who have successfully surmounted their obstacles.
In the intricate tapestry of life, connections serve as the vibrant threads that weave together opportunities, experiences, and growth. Whether in personal or professional spheres, the ability to forge meaningful connections opens doors to a multitude of possibilities, propelling individuals toward success and fulfillment.
Eirini is an HR professional with strong passion for technology and semiconductors industry in particular. She started her career as a software recruiter in 2012, and developed an interest for business development, talent enablement and innovation which later got her setting up the concept of Software Community Management in ASML, and to Developer Relations today. She holds a bachelor degree in Lifelong Learning and an MBA specialised in Strategic Human Resources Management. She is a world citizen, having grown up in Greece, she studied and kickstarted her career in The Netherlands and can currently be found in Santa Clara, CA.
5. Career Match
Find your “Zone”
● StrengthsFinder 2.0
● Perfect job?
● Revisit childhood favorites
6. Career Match
“The master in the art of living makes little distinction
between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure,
his mind and his body, his information and his recreation,
his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which.
He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he
does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or
playing. To him he's always doing both. ”
-James A Michener
7. IT Career Choices
3 Myths of IT
● Only jobs are for Help Desk and Developers
● All IT jobs have been off-shored
● IT jobs require years of college