The document discusses the Xero Summer Seminar Series focused on career development and self-awareness through the StrengthsFinder tool. It emphasizes the importance of understanding personal strengths, potential career paths, and developing key skills for employees, consultants, and startup employees. Additionally, it provides tips for success, such as networking, finding mentors, and creating one's future through effort.

1. Xero Summer Seminar Series
Ready, Set, Code !
John Clegg 23rd Nov 2009

2. Thanks Xero!

3. Introduction to StrengthsFinder

4. A glimpse into possible career paths

5. We’ve been on a long journey

6. Resumes, Profiles and Tests

7. Bootcamps

8. Meet and Greet

9. Over 300 interviews

10. Company / Student matching

11. Phew !?!

12. Thanks!

13. Introduction to StrengthsFinder

14. Its about self awareness

15. “Who are you”
Who are you ?

16. What are you all about ?

17. What makes you stand out ?

18. What special abilities do you have?

19. Discover what makes you stand out!

20. Take the online test

21. Achiever Activator Adaptability Analytical
Arranger Belief Command Communication
Competition Connectedness Consistency
Context Deliberative Developer Discipline
Empathy Focus Futuristic Harmony Ideation
Includer Individualization Input Intellection
Learner Maximiser Relator Responsibility
Restorative Self-Assurance Significance Strategic
Woo
Discover yours strengths

22. The book contains
* Insights on your strengths
* How to improve
* Tips for managing / relating
to people with those strengths

23. My Strengths

24. The Career Game

25. Your career path...

26. ... may not be linear ...

27. Your Your
Passion Strengths
Your
“Something Job
Remarkable”
... Find the right job ...

28. “...you can't connect the
dots looking forward;”

29. “... you can only connect them looking
backwards. So you have to trust that the
dots will somehow connect in your
future.You have to trust in something
— your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
This approach has never let me down,
and it has made all the difference in my life.”
- Steve Jobs

30. Three possible career paths

31. Employee

32. Consultant / Contractor

33. Startup / Early startup employee

34. Career
Key Skills
Development
Tips for
Benefits
getting ahead

35. Employee

36. Key skills

37. People Skills

38. Learn the business process

39. Career Development

40. Training / Development is a partnership

41. Your Your
Skills Strengths
Job
“Something good Requirements
for everyone”
... Find the right training ...

42. Benefits

43. More stability

44. Tips to get ahead

45. Its not about “you”

46. Its about what you can
do for your company

47. Company Politics

48. Can’t move ahead until
someone takes over your role

49. Consultant / Contractor

50. Key skills

51. Need to be a master

52. Time Management

53. Negotiation

54. Career Development

55. Self development

56. Benefits

57. Lifestyle

58. Choice

59. Tips to get ahead

60. Consistent and dependable

61. Help people

62. Build something people want

63. Startup / Early startup employee

64. Key skills

65. Multi-skilled

66. Flexible

67. Career Development

68. On the job

69. Benefits

70. Be involved in something good

71. or something EPIC

72. Tips to get ahead

73. ... Get a thick skin ...

74. Fail Fast
... Fail fast ...

75. The Career game has rules...
Learn them.

76. A few more tips

77. #1 Look for a good work environment

78. Learn how software development works

79. Learn how business works

80. Find good people to work with

81. Find a mentor

82. #2 Participate in Networks

83. Get on Career social networks

84. Get involved in User Groups

85. NZCS + UP

86. People => Networks

87. The Future is bright...

88. Create your future
“The best way to predict your future is to
create it.”
- Abraham Lincoln

89. Make an effort
“In sports, the only thing a player or coach
can truly control is effort. The same applies
to business. The only thing any entrepreneur,
salesperson or anyone in any position can
control is their effort.”
- Mark Cuban

90. Good Luck!