This slide has been used in introducing the career orientation session for junior IT students at Can Tho University to prepare knowledge and soft skills for their career path.
3. WHAT MAKE YOU SUITABLE FOR
A POSITION?
First Attitude – Skill Second
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4. HOW DO YOU GET SKILLS?
Skills
Experience
- Take a job
- Self employed
Knowledge
- Education
- Self study
5. BEING THE “MOST WANTED” EMPLOYEE,
WHAT SHOULD I PREPARE?
• Knowledge/ Educational background
• Skills attained
• Work experience
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6. WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?
• Selling oneself Writing CV &
Interviewing skills - http://www.slideshare.net/hungqnguyen/how-
to-make-a-good-resume-12497481
• Understanding the company &
interviewing process
• Understanding your studies career path
• Exploring opportunities: Volunteering,
Internships, Attachments, Mentorship
program
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7. HIGHLY APPRECIATED PERSONALITY
& CHARACTER
• Honesty, Ambition, Creativity, Flexibility,
Focus, Organized, Positive Attitude,
Confidence, Not money driven, Time
management, Communication,
Interpersonal relations, Teamwork,
Negotiation, Reliability, Dependability
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8. WORKPLACE ETHICS AND
ATTRIBUTES
• Set goals and priorities
• Decision making: strategic & rational
thinking
• Knowledge of duties & responsibilities
• Respect others – not fear!
• Conflict resolution
• Customer care
• Report writing
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9. YOUR CAREER – WHAT & WHY?
• What if you recognize a low pay the
company does for you?
• Should you start working sooner or later?
• The company is playing in groups. Which
group should I join/ belong to?
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16. KMS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATE
OVERVIEW
• Global Company
– U.S. Company
– Development Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
– Act local, think global (around-the-clock / distributed global team model)
– Founded in January, 2009
– 450 resources globally (September 2013)
• Proven and Experienced
– KMS management team spent the past 14 years in software development and
outsourcing services in U.S., India, and Vietnam
• Former Executives of First Consulting Group, CSC and Paragon Solutions Vietnam
• Established and setup CMMI Level 5 centers in India and Vietnam with over 1,300 resources
– 100% of clients are reference-able
– Microsoft Gold Partner
• Value Driven Philosophy
– Focus all aspects of business on delivering quality and value to our clients
28. A Community Project of Talent Mind Education
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Internship.edu.vn
Facebook.com/internship.edu.vn
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Internship.edu.vn
Mission: To build the premier bridge between students and internships, schools
and employers to optimize job opportunities and human resources development.
30. First Achievement
Launched: May 2011
At 9/2013:
– 5.200.000+ visits
– 9000+ companies & 7.500 internship opportunities
• 1.800 IT internship opportunities
– 22.000+ registered students from 100 universities
– 24.100+ fans on Facebook fan page
– Media support for student job fair, management trainees
programs
Recognized by students – universities - employers
communities, and media partners such as Tuoi Tre, HTV,
VTV.
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37. FIND US?
Visit us at
http://www.kms-technology.com
Subscribe us on
https://www.youtube.com/user/kmstechnology
Like us on
https://www.facebook.com/kmstechnology.page
Follow us on
http://www.slideshare.net/kmstechnology
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39. finally {
Life is a journey, not a destination
Success or failure, it’s best if you
enjoy what has lead you to it
}
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40. REFERENCES
• A morning at KMS: http://vimeo.com/62233500
• KMS News TY in 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd_wwar2ZPM&feature=share&li
st=TLTIY0-X8E_V7UtG_kPFmkSNJHddR7s9Nl
• 8 secrets of success:
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.h
tml (at “Show Transcript” choose “English” or “Vietnamese” to see
the subtitle)
• How to make a good resume:
http://www.slideshare.net/hungqnguyen/how-to-make-a-good-
resume-12497481
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