Recruitment%20Talk%20I%20@%20The%20Hong%20Kong%20University%20of%20Science%20and%20Technology%20(HKUST)

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Recruitment Talk I _at_The Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology (HKUST)

• Date Feb 2, 2005
• Speaker Antonio Yu
• (Resources Explorer)

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Agenda

• Popular IT Technologies
• IT Organizations in the market
• Job Classification
• Job Descriptions
• Career Path
• Experience Sharing
• Q A

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Popular IT Technologies

• Java J2EE, Websphere, Weblogic, etc
• .NET
• UNIX Solaris, Linux, AIX, etc
• MS OS, IIS, Exchange, BizTalk, SQL, SMS,
  Project Server, Live Communication Server
• Oracle, MSSQL
• Web Technologies
• XML, UML, CSS
• Security, Firewall, VPN, Encryption
• Cisco Technologies
• Mobile, WiFi, RFID, etc

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IT Organizations in the Market
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IT Companies

• Enterprise Software (Microsoft, SAP, Novell)
• Domestic Software (Macromedia, Symantec, Adobe)
• Hardware (Cisco, Huawei)
• Software Hardware (Apple, IBM, HP, Sun)
• Services IT Business Consulting (EY, KPMG)
• Local SI - System Integrator (ASL)
• Local software vendors (Kanhan, Sun Systems)

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IT Department (In-house)

• Multi-national companies (GE, HSBC)
• Government bodies (Housing Authority, ITSD)
• Non-profit making public organizations (HKUST,
  Airport Authority, SFC)
• Big local companies (Hutchison, DragonAir)
• The IT dept. in the IT companies
• Small local companies

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Differences inJob Nature
Differences IT companies IT departments
IT as core business ? ?
Jobs Sales Services Product Support Planning Development Operations
Your role More dynamic Less structural More focus More procedural
Expectation on you Outgoing Very flexible Independant Reliable, Very Solid Exp., Team Player
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Job Classification

• Technical domains
• Software Development (SDLC)
• Infrastructure Architecture
• Security, Storage Audit
• Networking Telecommunications
• Operations support (Helpdesk)
• Consulting, Project Management

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Job Classification

• Job Functionalities
• Web Designer, Software Developer
• System Administrator
• Network Administratior
• Database Administrator
• Technical Support Engineer (Product)
• Information System Engineer (Internal)
• System Analyst, Project Manager
• Research Development
• Sales, Business Development, Trainer

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Job Classification

• Business domains
• Banking, Finance Insurance
• Networking, Data Communication
  Telecommunications
• Manufacturing, Retails, Logistics Distributions
• Airlines, Legal
• Pharmaceuticals, Government Education
• Business Consulting

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Job Channels

• Available Job Channels
• Career Centre in the University
• Referrals
• Recruitment firms
• Email alerts
• Newspaper, Recruitment Magazines
• Company Websites

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Job Description

• Post Date
• Company Introduction
• Position
• Responsibilities
• Requirements
• Contract / Permanent

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Common Responsibilities

• Responsibilities what you have to do
• Need to travel (to China, for example)
• Build good relationship with customers
• Develop work on it yourself
• Work with work on it together with someone else
• Support Help the others work on it
• Manage Find someone/yourself working on it
• Proactively and accurately fill in timesheets and
  expenses from time to time

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Common Requirements

• Requirements what you need
• Bachelor of 10 years exp.
• Good English/Mandarin/Japanese, etc
• Characteristics
• Focus, Dynamic, Outgoing, Responsible,
• Domain Knowledge
• Finance/Accounting/ERP knowledge
• Technical Skills
• Optical Transmission, JAVA, .NET, FreeBSD, Linux,
  

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Technical Skills

• For Developer
• HTML, JAVA, JSP, CSS, XML, Oracle, UNIX
• HTML, .NET, MSSQL, Windows, VBA
• Tomcat, JBOSS, BEA Weblogic, IBM WebSphere, Sun
  ONE platform
• For Administrator / Helpdesk support
• Windows XP, 2000, 2003
• MSSQL, Oracle, Sybase
• Solaris, Linux, Active Directory, LDAP
• vi

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Java Programmer Responsibilities (In-house)

• Systems design, development, implementations and
  maintenance of a sizable application system.
  Develop ad hoc programs and application using
  JAVA, XML, Crystal Report, JSP, J2EE, C and
  Oracle
• Providing application support and maintenance to
  various web-based system for their client
  (Government / Banking sector)
• Gathering user requirement for application
  modifications

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Java Programmer - Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline
  
• At least 2 years solid experience in system
  implementation and integration
• Completed at least 1 full cycle of project
  development on medium to large scale project on
  web-based/client server environment
• Experience in Solaris, J2EE, Java, JSP, C,
  Oracle/Sybase is preferred
• Experience in project development methodology
  such as PRINCE
• Proficient in both spoken and written English and
  Chinese

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TeleSales Responsibilities (Vendor)

• Assist the Channel Sales Manager to manage the
  channel partners
• Update Partners on all the new products and
  marketing programs
• Manage Partner performance and sales activities

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TeleSales - Requirements

• Degree holder with at least 1 - 2 years sales
  experience in the IT, preferable for those have
  solid experience in selling software license
• Willing to conduct sales activities over the
  phone
• Independent and with good client relationship
  management skill

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Career Path - Programmer

• Programmer (1 year)
• Analyst Programmer (1- 2 years)
• Senior Programmer (1 2 years)
• System Analyst (2 3 years)
• Project Manager (n years)
• Technical Director

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Career Path - Administrator

• Administrator / Helpdesk support specialist
• Network Administrator
• Database Administrator
• Senior Administrator
• Support Manager / Project Manager
• Technical Director

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Career Path Consultant (US Based)

• Technical Consultant / Business Consultant
• Senior Consultant
• Consulting Manager
• Technical Director

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Career Path Account Executive

• Consultant
• Senior Consultant
• Pre-Sales Consultant (Technical Sales)
• Account Executive
• Sales Manager
• Sales Director

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Do I really like IT?

• Do I have an interest in computing and IT?
• Do I posses sufficient IT skills to enter the
  industry?
• Am I prepared to learn new IT skills to meet the
  changing demands?
• Do I have a flexible and professional approach to
  work?
• Do I want to specialize in a specific IT area or
  be a good all-rounder?

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Before Applying

• Read carefully about the JD
• Ask yourself
• Is the company the one you are dreaming to work
  for?
• Are you looking for a challenging working
  environment or a stable one?
• Do you like the position written in the JD?
• Are you qualified for that position?
• Are you ready?

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Experience Sharing

• More about IT Industries.
• Company Culture and politics.
• The importance of Communication Skills.
• The importance of Managers.
• New technologies.
• Certification and other academic qualifications
  (MBA, MSc. Etc).
• Travel

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Q A
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Thank you for coming!