Social networking

What is Social Networking

in Canadian culture? Ali TavanayanDirector of Tavanayan Enterprises Inc., (TEI Inc.)

Aug. 29th, 2011

North Shore Multicultural Society

Email Cell [email protected] 604.506.6108 @alitavana

Schedule

5:00 – 5:30 Start, Socializing5:30 – 6:30 Main Lecture6:30 – 7:00 Q&A, Round the room7:00 – 7:30 Door prize, Networking

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My BackgroundO Ali Tavanayan-far, Director of TEI Inc.O Senior Web Development Project ManagerO PMP, MCSE, A+, e-commerceO Running Tavanayan Enterprises Inc. since 2002O Software Engineering backgroundO Founder of Vancouver “Joomla” , “Magento”, & “Moodle” User Groups

(meetup.com)O Speaker in “Web Not War”, Microsoft 2011 – 2011O Developing extensions for Open Source Platform, SharePoint, and DNNO Bridge application development for Win App & Web sitesO Been doing 2D Animation for over 7 yearO Members of ASIFA, few festivakO Worked at : Jam-e-Jam Daily News paper, Saba, Rasaneh Far Animation for over 3

yearsO Worked with: Modiri, Kardan(s), Yaghmaina(S), Javaherian, Zarinkelk, Ahmadian,

Alidosti, Jahanshahi,..O Web admin, and marketing for Ardeshir TV.O Lived in London & North Vancouver since 2001



AgendaO NetworkingO Finding a new jobO Work experienceO EducationO How toO User groupsO MeetupO TrainingO Learn to doO ResourcesO TagsO Q &A



It’s all about “my” personal experience!

Please, contact professionals for any

inquiries.

Ali Tavanayan



In my opinion

“mostly cultural difference”

Ali Tavanayan



statistics:

O How many are Computer specialist?O Any gentleman younger than 20? (Ladies are all 18 – We all know about

that)O How many people been here more than 1 yearO How many knows about meetup.comO How many Web Developer? Programmer? System Administrator?



What is social Networking?

O How to do networking?

O Over %60 of the Canadian jobs are NOT posted officially. The go only through connections, and networking.



Who is he?Social Networking concept




Finding a job



Finding a job is a process



Finding a jobO Are you ready for 3 months researchO Do you have enough founds to survive for 6

monthsO Keep yourself up-to-dateO Keep follow only one directionO Focus on your strength O Do not stock in a job that you can not think,

research, or update yourselfO If you started such a job, before you go to this job,

make a deadline for yourself.



A JobRequirement:

Canadian Job Experience

Catch-22

مرغ تخم و مرغ



Work experience replacement:

O Relevant Work experienceO Education BCITO Volunteer Job



education:

Burnaby Downtown Marin AerospaceSatellite

http://www.bcit.ca/study/programs/699ccertt#details

O Part-time courses doesn't required TOFEL or ILETS.O You usually can transfer the single courses toward certification.O You can fined free courses in BCIT.O Go and talk to course advisors

first.

http://www.bcit.ca/study/programs/699ccertt%23details



Real scenario cases:

Case 2-A SharePoint 2007 Administrator Whom could stay volunteer for 3

months.

Case 1-A Web & Flash designerWhom could not stay volunteer



Larger companies in BCO EA GameO Radical EntertainmentO HabaneroO Graphically SpeakingO 6S marketingO Accenture’O Jim PattisonO BC Lottery, BC Liquor

StoreO Telus,BC Hydro, O Shaw, Rogers, …

O Blast RadiusO Sierra WirelessO Vancouver Air PortO KEG / Boston Pizza /

How to do it?Social Networking concept


Process

O Meetup.comO vantug.comO netbc.caO vanspug.orgO VanDev.orgO vancouver.sqlpass.or

gO SocializeO Events

Find a new job


ExpandMove Start

O RegisterO UpdateO PortfolioO SiteO New peopleO Socialize

O Send ResumeO Add to Linked inO Do TwitsO Be a Blogger O FacebookO YoutubeO MySpaceO Follow-up

User Groups:OMeetup.comOVantug.comOnetbc.caOVanSpug.orgOVanDev.orgOVancouver.sqlpass.orgOVancouver Joomla User GroupOVancouver Magento User Group



- SFU Robson Square- Irish Pub- BCIT SE4 – Room 670- Convention Center-….

Social Networkings


%99

Sometime you have to $$$

O DevTeach

MVP (Most valuable professional)



O Microsoft Tech Days

Use resources

O VPL (Vancouver Public Library)

O slideshare.netO fotolia.comO iconspedia.comO Canada e Man.comO ….



Learn to say:

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• I don’t have pervious experience about this topic. • I will study it and get back to you.• I had similar experience, but not the exact one.• I need to get back to you on this topic after some research.• Unfortunately, it’s not in my comfort zone.

Learn to be:

ON



• Communicate, Let them know• Appointment / RSVP requests • Waiting for answers / documents

TIME

CanadaeMan.com

O Non-profitableO Community baseO InformationalO Resources for new comersO In-need for support by professionals

O ExperiencesO StoriesO Skills



Needs lot of volunteers

What is this?Social Networking concept


What is it?Social Networking concept




To do list:O Register in meetup.com

O Find your favorite groupsO Attending eventsO Follow upO Build experiences



We accept volunteers O If you are in :

O Hardware / software / NetworkingO Web Development / Building / DesignO VB, C#, Flash Action scriptO CMS (PHP / ASP.NET)O DBA, Server admin,

We can help you to gain your work experience.

Q & AOContact Me

Ali [email protected]


Email Cell [email protected] 604.506.6108 @alitavana Support CanadaeMan.com

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