Title: Build your IT Career
Location: FCI, Cairo University.
Speaker: Ashraf Al Shafaki, Owner of Egypt-IT-Jobs.
Date: Saturday 16/7/2005.
Time: 10:00 am.
Duration: 2 hours.
Objective
Empower FCI fresh graduates at Cairo University to find promising career paths in the IT industry.
IT Landscape
- IT business:
- Outsourcing
- Information systems (ERP, CRM ...)
- Web-based solutions
- Arabic software technologies
- Educational multimedia CDs
- Companies:
- Local branches of Multinational IT companies
- Egyptian IT companies
- Non-IT companies
- Smart Village, Nasr City Free Zone
- IT jobs in the Arab Gulf (UAE, KSA, Qatar , Kuwait)
- IT jobs in Western countries (USA, Canada, England, Australia)
- Career paths:
- Systems Analysis & Design
- Oracle
- J2EE
- .NET
- Open Source
- Mobile solutions and embedded systems
- Network Administration
- Windows
- Linux
- Technical Support
- IT Sales
- Web Development
- Quality Assurance (Tester)
- Training (Instructor)
Job Hunting
- Elements of success:
- Technical Skills
- English language skills
- Education
- Communication skills
- Personality
- Certification
- Write an effective CV:
- Content
- Structure and organization
- Style and typography
- Language
- Focus
- Find and apply for job ads:
- Newspaper ads (Ahram)
- Recruitment websites (Skill-Link, EgyRec, CareerMidEast)
- Online groups (ex: Egypt IT Jobs)
- Recruitment agencies
- Submission by hand
- Contacts
- Company websites
- Take an interview successfully:
- Preparation
- Dress
- Behavior
- Some expected interview questions
Beyond Jobs
- Freelancing online (RendACoder, Elance, Guru, eWork).
- Developing and selling a shareware program online.
- Working from home (MySQL AB).
- Starting a web solutions company.