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Applying My Degree To Industry. Katherine Sanders katherine_sanders@uk.ibm.com May 4, 2011. Background Info. BSc Computer Science, University of Nottingham, 2004 2003 – Summer Placement @ Nottingham University Hospitals Trust
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Applying My Degree To Industry Katherine Sanders katherine_sanders@uk.ibm.com May 4, 2011
Background Info • BSc Computer Science, University of Nottingham, 2004 • 2003 – Summer Placement @ Nottingham University Hospitals Trust • 2004-2006 – Programmer/Developer @ Nottingham University Hospitals Trust • 2007-present – Software Engineer @ IBM Hursley
Example Projects That Used Skills I Learned At Nottingham • Website to track A&E waiting times in real time using a traffic light system • Web Development • Relational Databases / SQL • User Interface Design • WebSphere MQ Version 7 – Automated UNIX installation and migration tests • UNIX – HP-UX, Solaris, RHEL, SUSE, AIX • Perl • WebSphere Application Server Version 8 – Led a team to develop, test and document JAX-WS 2.2 WS-Addressing support • Java • XML • Web Services • Project Management
Important Skills For Industry • Testing (Unit, Functional and System) • Security • Performance • Thread Safety • Source Code Control • Serviceability / Code Maintenance • Project Management / Risk Assessment • Legal
Useful Soft Skills • Your course teaches more than just technical skills • This is important because technologies are constantly changing • E.g. The group project gives you an opportunity to learn: • Teamworking • Communication • Adaptability • Taking Ownership • Creative Problem Solving • Drive and Leadership • PassionFor The Business • Client Focus • These are the same skills IBM looks for at Assessment Centres
Summary • Technical skills are important in industry • However specific technologies are constantly changing • Your course has taught you how to pick up new technologies quickly • Look for opportunities to develop: • Soft skills like teamworking, communication and leadership • Industry skills like testing and serviceability
Shameless IBM Plug • World’s largest IT and Consulting Services company • Topped US patent list for 18 consecutive years • IBMers have been awarded 5 Nobel Prizes, 4 Turing Awards, 9 National Medals of Technology, 5 National Medals of Science • Celebrating 100 years of IBM in 2011 • Award winning graduate employer with 11 different job roles on offer