Sharing the tips for the fresh graduates to get first job in IT industry and have a sustainable career in IT

1. THE ART OF GETTING
FIRST IT JOB
Praveen Kumar Rajendran
Senior Automation Consultant, Cognizant Technology
Solutions, Chennai

2. Job or Career?
■ Job is temporary satisfaction
■ Career is a long term journey
■ Think about career than getting a job.

3. Strong foundation on Basics
■ Problem solving and Programming
■ Data structures and algorithms
■ Database
■ Software Engineering
■ Networking

4. Take anyone from the latest trend

5. Workshop, Conference, E-learning

6. Projects
■ Start with mini project(s)
■ Immediately applying your learning
■ Starting point for bigger projects
■ Play ground to fail multiple times and bounce
back
■ Powerful way to show your technical abilities
■ Improves innovation

7. Certifications
■ Validation of your learning
■ Add value(s) to your profile.
■ It will boost your confidence level
■ Stand out of the crowd
■ Move towards higher level
■ Learn, experience and write

8. Hackathon (s)
■ Extended version of your projects
■ Real time problem solving
■ Team work and Team management
■ Absolute recognition
■ Improves your visibility
■ Knowledge transfer
■ Gate way for professional life

9. Networking
■ Alumni of your institution is the best guide
■ People who came to your college
■ LinkedIn
■ Relatives and Friends
■ Network is your Networth

10. Your first job via Internship
■ Hackathon, Certification, Networking ->
Internship
■ Internship -> First job offer
■ Continue tour learning
■ Upskill
■ Self marketing
■ Gain experience
■ People management

11. Praveen Kumar Rajendran
■praveenkumar558@gmail.com