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Getting Energized About Your Future
Qixing ZhengUser Experience Advisor
Microsoft Canada
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I’m here to talk about...
The right package of skills to get a great career in IT
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Taking the Initiative is the KEY!
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What are you facing?Tough Economy Skill Shortage
New Industry Trend
Technical & Career Skills Needed
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What are you facing?Labour and Skill Shortage
ICTC Outlook for Human Resource in ICT Labour Market 2008 - 2015
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What are you facing?New Industry Trend
Top Technology Trends for
2009
Virtualization
Cloud computing
Servers
Web-oriented architectures
Enterprise mashups
Gartner Research
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What are you facing?Technical & Career Skills Needed
Core Technical Skills
Experience with specific apps or
platforms
ICTC Outlook for Human Resource in ICT Labour Market 2008 - 2015
Strong non-technical skills, e.g.
communications, team-working skills
Deep insight into drivers of business
value microsoft.com/igniteyourcareer
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How do you prepare yourself?
In-class learning: stay on top of your game at school
Career skills: practice is the key
E-learning: keep up to date with industry trends
Demonstration: prove your skills and passion
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I n-class learning: stay on top of your game at school
Projects
Grades
Differentiation
References
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Career skills: practice is the key
Communication: verbal and written, presentation
Collaboration: team-work and leadership
Business Acumen: Business Insights, ROI,
Top Career Skills:
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E-learning: keep up to date with industry trends
A Microsoft Example
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Technology and Career Guidance
microsoft.com/learning
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Microsoft DreamSpark
dreamspark.com
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Demonstration: prove your skills and passion
Blogging
Participating in Clubs, User Group
MentorsCompetitions Certifications
Open Source Projects Internship/Co-op
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Student 2 Business
Find an internship or job on msemploy
•Free access for student to search and apply jobs in Canada, will launch in April
• A job portal for Microsoft technology professionals
• There are many jobs in the portal already
msemploy.ca
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Student Tech Club
studenttechclubs.com
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Competitions: Imagine Cup
Theme this year: Solve the World's Toughest Problems
Competition Categories: Embedded Development, Game Development, Robotics and Algorithm, IT Challenge, MashUp, Design, Photography, Short Films
imaginecup.com
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Your Future is Bright
“ICT in the coming half century will be part of a new
and challenging revolution that maintain its importance
as a major generator of value and a large employer.” 1
“Over the period 2008 to 2015, Canadian employers
will need to recruit around 126,400 to 178,800 ICT
workers, an average of 15,795 to 22,345 per year.” 2
2. Outlook for Human Resource in ICT Labour Market 2008 - 2015
1. Introduction to Information Communication Technology, 2008
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Things to do!
• Start today
• Create a project “Me” Plan
• Check out http://student.energizeit.ca
• Take the initiative!