working in jersey's technology industry
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WORKING IN TECHNOLOGYA LOOK AT THE OPTIONS IN JERSEY
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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
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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
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WORK AREAS IN TECHNOLOGY
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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…
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The Local Market
Web Development
App Development
Security
Service Provision
Networking & Comms
Project Management
Integration Services
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WHY WORK IN TECH?
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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
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WHY NOT TO WORK IN TECH?
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Why Not To Work in Tech?
High skills requirement
Requires constant CPD
Very competitive
Potentially risky
Tech is hard!
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HOW TO GET STARTED
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“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
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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
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WHAT SHOULD YOU STUDY?
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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
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Key Common Skills
Maths
Logic
Typing
Communication (written & verbal)
Organisation
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Tools
A computer (doesn’t have to be amazing!)
A decent editor:
Atom, Sublime Text, Notepad++
Patience & Commitment
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Next Steps
Internship
Apprenticeship
Beginner Role
Digital Jersey Ltd. Coding Program
Other local courses
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QUESTIONS?