Post on 08-Feb-2017
WORKING IN TECHNOLOGYA LOOK AT THE OPTIONS IN JERSEY
Who Is This Guy?
Rob Dudley - Developer & CTO
Has worked for local companies since 1998
Mentor for the Digital Jersey Coding Programme
Mentor at the Jersey Coders 11+ Club
Coding since 1990
How I Got Started
BASIC on the BBC Micro ‘89
BASIC on MS DOS ‘91
HTML, CSS & JavaScript since ’95
First £££ Product in ‘97
PHP & Other Languages since ’98
First Startup 2002
WORK AREAS IN TECHNOLOGY
Work Areas in Technology
Software Development
Sys Ops
Project Management
Service Provision
Database administration
Technical Writing
Networking & Comms
Quality Assurance
Security
Electronic Engineering
Many many more…
The Local Market
Web Development
App Development
Security
Service Provision
Networking & Comms
Project Management
Integration Services
WHY WORK IN TECH?
Why Work in Tech?
Massive global market
Transferable skills
Relatively highly paid
Remote working
Good local industry
Focus on growth
Local demand very high
Local supply limited
WHY NOT TO WORK IN TECH?
Why Not To Work in Tech?
High skills requirement
Requires constant CPD
Very competitive
Potentially risky
Tech is hard!
HOW TO GET STARTED
“the key to achieving world class expertise in any skill, is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing the correct way, for a total of around
10,000 hours.”
–Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers
How to get startedStart studying
Code Academy
Microsoft Virtual Academy
Tree House (£)
Coursera (£)
Khan Academy
YouTube
Itunes U (£)
Engage with community
DJ Hub
Tech Tribes
BCS Events
Tech Fair
Just start building stuff
WHAT SHOULD YOU STUDY?
What Should You Study?
Locally heavy Microsoft stack bias
App Development in high demand but high learning curve
Web Development in high demand but lots of components
Python is a great intro language
Key Common Skills
Maths
Logic
Typing
Communication (written & verbal)
Organisation
Tools
A computer (doesn’t have to be amazing!)
A decent editor:
Atom, Sublime Text, Notepad++
Patience & Commitment
Next Steps
Internship
Apprenticeship
Beginner Role
Digital Jersey Ltd. Coding Program
Other local courses
QUESTIONS?