<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><div><span>If you worked on school projects, make them available for hiring managers to see.</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; "><div style="font-size: 12pt; "><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"><hr size="1"><b>From:</b> matti <mathew_2000@yahoo.com><br><b>To:</b> SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug@sgvlug.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:02 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> [SGVLUG] Advice to those starting their tech careers<br></font></div><br><br><br><br>Hi,<br><br>I'm very glad to see this discussion brought up, wished I had seen more of <br>this when I was entering the IT profession:<br><br><br>"Program something before noon every day.<br>Small is good.<br>Don't be afraid to fail.<br>Try test-driven development -- when it fits, it's very
helpful."<br>- Dan<br><br>Dan has some great advice, and I do highly recommend the<br>advice and guidance he gives out. Dan has a real internship,<br>one which he will really help guide you. ( note, I suspect<br>that many internships I see advertised on Craigslist are<br>scamming people - the way to determine that is to see if<br>someone there really has the talent and time to mentor an<br>intern. )<br><br>My advice ( everyone, PLEASE feel free to ad to this )<br>========================================<br><br>0) Get the best grades you can. The first couple jobs<br>you will get may depend on this as well as the classes<br>you may have taken.<br><br><br>1) Follow Dan's advice ;)<br><br>2) Learn as quickly as you can, and learn to retain.<br><br>3) While in school, work on your networking - and I mean<br>social networking. Your classmates and your instructors <br><br>will be very important connections. <br><br><br>4) Offer to tutor MBA students
with their IT classes!<br>Especially if they are already working. ( hint UCLA offers <br><br>MBAs for working executives, and they have some $ to <br><br>pay for your time ;-) [ This suggestion is<br>to help you get better business connections. ]<br><br><br>5) Join any business related clubs you can and make<br>friends there. [ Note, never promise what you know you <br><br>do not have time to deliver ]<br><br><br>Early in your career:<br>--------------------------------<br>6) ONCE you stop learning you need to find a new job! <br><br><br>7) DO not be afraid to take calculated risks early on.<br>Find great opportunities to advance your experiences.<br><br>8) Try to do work which you will be proud to have done.<br><br><br>hmmmm.... what else???<br><br><br><br>thanks<br>matti<br><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>