Sneak Peak Inside The Software Industry Ashutosh Ambekar

What this talk is about… �Software industry �What is software? �Types of software �Different career opportunities in Software industry �What do we look for during recruitment? �Typical career graph of a software professional �How do we evaluate our workforce? �How do you get there? + Few sermons

Software industry � Software is nothing but set of instructions given to a computer � Why is it so popular now a days? � Types � Operating systems � Databases � Application software � Career opportunities � Software development � Software testing � Documentation � Graphic designers � Lawyers � MBAs � Domain experts in life sciences, finance and other sectors …

What do we look for in recruitment? � 12 + 4 ( + 2) marks and consistent performance for short listing �Written tests covering computer science fundamentals and programming acumen �Some companies also check your English written communication (and it helps!) �Whether the candidate has done any projects out of interest �Team player

Typical career graph of a Software Professional Software Engineer • 1 to 3 years of experience • 2. 5 to 5 years Sr. SW Engineer Module Lead • 4. 5 to 6 years Team lead • 6. 5 to 8 years Project lead Project Manager/associate Architect Sr. Project Manager/Architect • 7 to 10 years Account Manager/Sr. Architect Delivery Manager/Principal Architect Associate Vice President COO • 9 to 12 years • 11 to 14 years • 13 to 16 years • 14 to 17 years

How do we evaluate our workforce? �KRAs (Key Result Areas) and Competency �Performance records �Regular appraisals (monthly/quarterly/half- yearly/annually) �Bands �Salary and progression depend on regular evaluation outcome

How do we evaluate our workforce?

How do you get there? � Do you really like programming? � Programming is an art… �Can we learn chess/painting/piano in three days ? ? ? � Start molding yourself to be a good programmer �Logic �Puzzles �Mathematics �Visualization �Good English!! And any other foreign language �Start learning programming languages � Scratch (http: //scratch. mit. edu/) � 12 + 4 ( + 2) helps to get a decent starting job

How do you get there? contd. . �Researchers (Bloom (1985), Bryan & Harter (1899), Hayes (1989), Simmon & Chase (1973)) have shown it takes about ten years to develop expertise in any of a wide variety of areas, including chess playing, music composition, telegraph operation, painting, piano playing, swimming, tennis, and research in neuropsychology and topology. The key is deliberative practice: not just doing it again and again, but challenging yourself with a task that is just beyond your current ability, trying it, analyzing your performance while and after doing it, and correcting any mistakes. Then repeat. And repeat