essential skills for career starters

Presented By: Asif Akhtar Nizami Adeel Haider Director Senior Project Manager FSD Solutions FSD Solutions

Monday, February 11, 2013 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Essential Skills for

Career Starters

A Presentation on:

Essential Skills for Career Starters

1. Audience Introduction

2. About FSD Solutions and Presenters

3. Latest Technology Trends

4. Fading Technologies

5. IT Skills in Demand

6. Soft Skills

7. Soft Skills continued

8. Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits

9. Questions & Answers

10.Thank you

Agenda

1. Introduction • Introduction

• Career Goals

• Area of focus

• Entrepreneurship

• Internship and Freelance Experience

1. Audience Introduction


1. Introduction FSD Solutions http://www.fsdsolutions.com

• Established in 2005 as a Technology Solutions Provider

• Offices in Dallas, TX, USA. and Karachi, Pakistan

• Technology, Web and Mobile Projects and Services

Asif A. Nizami http://www.linkedin.com/in/asifakhtarnizami

• 11 Years of experience, currently serving as Director

• Experience includes Design, Programming, Project Management, HR,

Sales, Marketing, Staffing, Operations, Legal

Adeel Haider http://pk.linkedin.com/in/adeelhaider

• 5+ Years of experience, currently serving as Senior Project Manager

• Experience includes Business Systems Analysis, Project Management,

Agile Software Development, Graphics and Animation

2. About FSD Solutions and Presenters


http://www.fsdsolutions.com/



http://www.linkedin.com/in/asifakhtarnizami



http://pk.linkedin.com/in/adeelhaider



2. Services 3. Latest Technology Trends

• Cloud Computing

• Tablets go Mainstream

• Wider adoption of Smartphones

• Traditional SMS vs. WhatsApp, iMessage,

Skype, Facebook

• Social Media on fire

• Big Data


2. Services 4. Fading Technologies

• PDAs, VCR, Cameras, Fax

• CRT Monitors / TVs, Desktops

• Landline, PCO

• Data Backups on Floppy, CDs, USBs

• Photo Processing

Old Problems:

• Maps, Newspaper Classifieds

• Phone Books, Dictionaries

• Losing Touch


2. Services 5. IT Skills in Demand

• Graphics Illustrators / Web Designers / Animators

• Programmers & Web Developers (Java, .NET, PHP)

• Database Administrators (Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server)

• Mobile Programmers (iOS, Android, Windows, Blackberry)

• Internet and Search Engine Marketing (Organic SEO, AdWords)

• Social Media Specialization

• Content Writing and Research

• Ecommerce, Security, Networks

• IT Project Management

• IT Sales & Marketing

• Human Resources / IT Staffing


2. Services 6. Soft Skills

• Soft Skills are also known as Interpersonal Skills or People Skills

• Personality Traits, Communication, Language, Friendliness, Optimism

• Mastering the English language goes long way

• Persuasion / Negotiation / Influencing Skills

• Active Listening

• Respect for Others

• Attitude and Behavior


2. Services 7. Soft Skills continued…

• Proactive Approach (vs. Reactive Approach)

• Aptitude for Quality

• Adaptability to Change

• Time Management

• Punctuality

• Customer Focus & Orientation

• Target / Goal Oriented

• Integrity and Loyalty


Independence or Self Mastery

1. Be Proactive

2. Begin with End in Mind

3. Put First Things First

Interdependence

4. Think Win-Win

5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

6. Synergize

Self-Renewal

7. Sharpen the Saw

2. Services

8. Stephen Covey’s “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”


Q & A Session

9. Questions & Answers


THANK YOU.


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