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Stephen Booth MIET MBCS OLA
Stephen Booth MIET MBCS OLA

I was invited in 2008 to give a talk to final year students at University of Keele (my Alma Mater) on job hunting and careers.

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Stephen Booth http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth May 2007 to Present: Technical Lead, Service Birmingham Apr 2006 to Apr 2007: Oracle DBA, Service Birmingham Aug 2004 to Apr 2006: Oracle DBA, Birmingham CC Dec 1999 to Aug 2004: IT Analyst, Birmingham CC Oct 1998 to Nov 1999: Oracle DBA, Sema Group Aug 1996 to Oct 1998: Support analyst, Fraser Williams Pharma Systems May 1995 to Aug 1996: Unemployed Dec 1994 to May 1995: Care Assistant, Solihull MBC Jan 1994 to Nov 1994: Care Assistant, Solihull NHS Jul 1993 to Jan 1994: Unemployed Oct 1989 to Jul 1993: Student, University of Keele (Biochemistry and Electronics + Foundation year + Subsidiaries (Computer Science, Engineering Mathematics and Economics))
http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth I’d planned to go in Biochemistry research! What you plan to do may not be what you end up doing
http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth Where can you get help? That’s why you’re here. Right?
http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth Use the web! Well, DUH! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth It’s less what you know, more who you know ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth What’s going to get you the job? Accomplishments Achievements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Collaborated with other technicians in other companies in the Fraser Williams group to develop a nationwide extranet to allow inter-company communication and sharing of knowledge and resources to reduce costs. Introduced Linux as a cost saving measure for the extranet project, bringing the costs within the allocated budget
Last but one slide, honest What else? I asked a question If you were giving job seeking advice to a recent graduate or final year student, what is the one thing you’d want them to remember? ,[object Object],[object Object],More on the web! http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth
http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth What’s the one thing I want you to remember? http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ This presentation, links and more information are on there and I’ll add more as I find it.

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Keele 2008 05_14

  • 1. Stephen Booth http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth May 2007 to Present: Technical Lead, Service Birmingham Apr 2006 to Apr 2007: Oracle DBA, Service Birmingham Aug 2004 to Apr 2006: Oracle DBA, Birmingham CC Dec 1999 to Aug 2004: IT Analyst, Birmingham CC Oct 1998 to Nov 1999: Oracle DBA, Sema Group Aug 1996 to Oct 1998: Support analyst, Fraser Williams Pharma Systems May 1995 to Aug 1996: Unemployed Dec 1994 to May 1995: Care Assistant, Solihull MBC Jan 1994 to Nov 1994: Care Assistant, Solihull NHS Jul 1993 to Jan 1994: Unemployed Oct 1989 to Jul 1993: Student, University of Keele (Biochemistry and Electronics + Foundation year + Subsidiaries (Computer Science, Engineering Mathematics and Economics))
  • 2. http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth I’d planned to go in Biochemistry research! What you plan to do may not be what you end up doing
  • 3. http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth Where can you get help? That’s why you’re here. Right?
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  • 8. http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ Stephen Booth What’s the one thing I want you to remember? http://www.stephenbooth.org/Keele/ This presentation, links and more information are on there and I’ll add more as I find it.