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Are You Job Ready?

A Special Lecture, Brought to You by the Oracle Academy



P resentation Available

http://www.facebook.com/thinkquest

http://academy.oracle.com



T oday¶s Agenda

Introduce Oracle and what it does.Discuss how globalization has affected the 21 st

century workplace.Detail the skills that are most necessary for success

in today¶s workplace.Present how you can transform your existingassignments into a technology portfolio thatimpresses.Challenge and motivate you to do what it takes tobecome job-ready.



O racle O verview

Co-founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison.Leader in enterprise software and hardware products.# 1 provider of database software (43% marketshare).

370,000 customers in 145 countries.106,000 employees, including 29,000 developers &engineers.10 million developers in Oracle online communities.

1 million students supported/year.



O racle O verview

Industry # of Companies

Aero and Defense 11 of top 11 organizations

Education and Research 9 of top 10 universities

Communications 20 of top 20 service providers

Life Sciences 20 of top 20 pharmaceuticals

Travel 3 of top 5 airlines

Financial Services 10 of top 10 global banks

Media/Entertainment All of the Fortune 500 global

companies

#1 in 50 product or industry categories



The Internet changed everything.



Centralized P roduct Development



Distributed P roduct Development



The global economy raised thecompetitive bar for workers.



N ot just by a few inches«



By several feet.



Th e Global Economy



H ow Do You Compete?

+ -

Obtain a degree in a growingfield.

Global competition is fierce.

Understand the skills

employers want.

Unemployment is 9.6% in the

US 1.

Don¶t be passive. Activelydevelop your skills!

1Source: October, 2010, Bureau of Labor Statistics , Trading Economics



Technology Skills

Critical Thinking Skills

Communication Skills



Example: Software Developer Requirements

T ec h nology SkillsB.S./M.S. or Ph.D. degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.Experience programming in C ++ & Java (required), as well as other languages(preferred).Strong technical skills, including understanding of algorithms, systemsarchitecture, and end-user experience.

Critical Th inking SkillsStrong problem-solving and analytical skills.Experience solving complex problems & managing complex project schedules.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Communication/Collaboration SkillsStrong written and verbal communication skills.The ability to collaborate effectively with remote team members.



H ow Do You Compete?

+ -

Obtain a degree in a growingfield.

Global competition is fierce.

Understand the skills

employers want.

Unemployment is 9.6% in the

US 1.

Don¶t be passive. Activelydevelop your skills!

1Source: October, 2010, Bureau of Labor Statistics , Trading Economics



Developing Your Skills

Microsoft Imagine Cup

IBM Battle of the Brains

Google Programming Contest

CES Apps for Innovation

HASTAC Digital Media & Learning Competition



Th inkQuest Application Development Competition

Select a real-world problem to be solved.Produce an application or a game that elegantlysolves that problem for users.Use your choice of programming languages, softwareand development environments from a defined setprovided to you

Age divisions: 22 & under, 19 & under, 16 & under.Teams of 1-6 students & 1 adult coach.Entries must be in English.Resources available at www.thinkquest.org .Competition closes on April 27, 2011.



P rizes

Receive a laptop computer and other prizes. Attend ThinkQuest Live.

± Experience Oracle OpenWorld with 42,000 globalprofessionals.

± Receive face-to-face mentoring from top software architects,developers, and usability experts.

± Develop friendships with peers from around the world. ± Participate in educational workshops. ± Be honored at a red-carpet gala with dignitaries and

executives.

³Winning the ThinkQuest Competition gave me an edgeand helped me secure a job as a Software Developer right out of college.´

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