Have something more than Just your Graduation Certificate
Don’t expect to be competitive in the ICT industry these
days by just being a graduate from a reputable University and that is the
biggest mistake most of us we are falling into. Always remember people they don’t
care on what you have people they only care of you can deliver to them.
Practice few things and add on some certificates if possible that’s make you to
be competent enough in a specific area in the ICT industry for example: we
expect someone competing for a job for management information systems to have
at least CISA (certified information system auditor) in his back pack before stepping
in and competing for a particular position in reputed organization the same
thing for network professionals you can opt for networking courses such as CCNA
or security courses such as Ethical Hacking or CCNA security and so on.
Join ICT communities, groups and association in your local town,
college or institution
Get Up we have several ICT communities in town what are you
waiting for G-Tanzania the Tanzania Google group, we have TanzICT Tanzania ICT
based association based at COSTECH and several hubs waiting for you to portray
your creativity and show up your skills. Believe me if you are a great coder
but you stay inside there doing your projects, hiding yourself it is not
helping at all. Learn to share the ideas and invite challenges allow people to
criticize your work and others to appreciate only then you will be able to
produce quality products and get a chance to know people of your own kind
geeks!!! But the most importance thing is to be recognized and get benefited
from your work.
You’re Ideas and Project should impact the community
directly
Be realistic if it’s a mobile app or PC software should meet
the demand and the requirements of the community and the environments surrounding
them we don’t expect you to develop applications for smart phones only while
almost half of the population they are using the basic mobile phone. I will
understand if you develop a USSD application were people receive information
about a particular topic through SMS rather than making a very good app with
astonishing interface but its working only in the most expensive phone. When I say
impacting I mean it should touch the society direct for example giving details
about HIV (AIDS) and ways to overcome or challenges facing them in their daily
agriculture activities.
Get connected with professionals
There is nothing wrong following someone on twitter or
adding someone in your circle or adding someone as a friend in Facebook if you
share the same interest. It increases your chances of getting known and become
a professional. Utilize the social networking sites to meets people who share
the same missions and goals like you. If there already more successful then it
becomes even more important to mingle with them since you can learn the
challenges faced them during their route to success. Don’t say am wasting my time trying to talk or
chart with this guy or how would he think about me. Know that people who have
the guts to bring themselves down and get what they want they are the most
successful people in this world. Take your shoot talk to them if the despise
you don’t die at least you release its expensive to be in top position lol
Attend seminars and events
A lot of events are being prepared daily with ICT
communities to teach you different kinds of stuffs in technology. Even if you
know the topic to be discussed just attend and get a chance to interact with
people in these kind of gatherings people they would usually speak about new
technologies, job opportunities or projects to be released you can always have
a chance to participate in these activities which would give you the chance to
enhance your skills and increase your knowledge without forgetting getting a
chance to get new deals and make money, by the way we all need to make money at
the end of the day.
Think about the community
Be ready to give back to the community and serve the
community first forget your personal interest although not completely but it
should not be your main goal. Serve the community, my slogan is “Do something
for free get known then you will have thousands with a good price tag”. Utilize
every weakness the system shows by implementing the solution through the knowledge
you have through technology to tackle the problems facing your community.