Recruitment Talk The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Date: Feb 2, 2005 Speaker: Antonio Yu (Resources Explorer)

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

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

IT Organizations in the Market

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)

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

Differences in Job Nature DifferencesIT 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

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

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

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

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

Job Description  Post Date  Company Introduction  Position  Responsibilities  Requirements  Contract / Permanent

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

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, …

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

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

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

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

TeleSales - Requirements  Degree holder with at least 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

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  …

Career Path - Administrator  Administrator / Helpdesk support specialist  Network Administrator  Database Administrator  Senior Administrator  Support Manager / Project Manager  Technical Director  …

Career Path – Consultant (US Based)  Technical Consultant / Business Consultant  Senior Consultant  Consulting Manager  Technical Director  …

Career Path – Account Executive  Consultant  Senior Consultant  Pre-Sales Consultant (Technical Sales)  Account Executive  Sales Manager  Sales Director  …

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’?

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?

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  $$$

Q & A

Thank you for coming!