This slide has been used in introducing the career orientation session for junior IT students at Can Tho University to prepare knowledge and soft skills for their career path.

1. © 2013 KMS Technology
IT CAREER
ORIENTATION
Prepared by Hung Quoc Nguyen
Employee Relations Team Leader
hungqnguyen@kms-technology.com

2. WHERE SHOULD YOU GO?
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3. WHAT MAKE YOU SUITABLE FOR
A POSITION?
First Attitude – Skill Second
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4. HOW DO YOU GET SKILLS?
Skills
Experience
- Take a job
- Self employed
Knowledge
- Education
- Self study

5. BEING THE “MOST WANTED” EMPLOYEE,
WHAT SHOULD I PREPARE?
• Knowledge/ Educational background
• Skills attained
• Work experience
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6. WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?
• Selling oneself  Writing CV &
Interviewing skills  - http://www.slideshare.net/hungqnguyen/how-
to-make-a-good-resume-12497481
• Understanding the company &
interviewing process
• Understanding your studies career path
• Exploring opportunities: Volunteering,
Internships, Attachments, Mentorship
program
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7. HIGHLY APPRECIATED PERSONALITY
& CHARACTER
• Honesty, Ambition, Creativity, Flexibility,
Focus, Organized, Positive Attitude,
Confidence, Not money driven, Time
management, Communication,
Interpersonal relations, Teamwork,
Negotiation, Reliability, Dependability
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8. WORKPLACE ETHICS AND
ATTRIBUTES
• Set goals and priorities
• Decision making: strategic & rational
thinking
• Knowledge of duties & responsibilities
• Respect others – not fear!
• Conflict resolution
• Customer care
• Report writing
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9. YOUR CAREER – WHAT & WHY?
• What if you recognize a low pay the
company does for you?
• Should you start working sooner or later?
• The company is playing in groups. Which
group should I join/ belong to?
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10. © 2012 KMS Technology
HOW DOES A
WORKPLACE LOOK LIKE

11. PROVING HIGH-QUALITY PACKAGES
- STRIVE TO EXCELLENCE

12. DEVELOPING OUR PEOPLE
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13. GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
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14. AND HAVING A LOT OF FUN
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15. © 2012 KMS Technology
ABOUT
KMS TECHNOLOGY

16. KMS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATE
OVERVIEW
• Global Company
– U.S. Company
– Development Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
– Act local, think global (around-the-clock / distributed global team model)
– Founded in January, 2009
– 450 resources globally (September 2013)
• Proven and Experienced
– KMS management team spent the past 14 years in software development and
outsourcing services in U.S., India, and Vietnam
• Former Executives of First Consulting Group, CSC and Paragon Solutions Vietnam
• Established and setup CMMI Level 5 centers in India and Vietnam with over 1,300 resources
– 100% of clients are reference-able
– Microsoft Gold Partner
• Value Driven Philosophy
– Focus all aspects of business on delivering quality and value to our clients

17. INITIAL TEAM
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Vu Lam
Founder
Viet-Hung Nguyen
Managing Director
Chung Tran
VP of Operations

18. ARE WE GETTING BIGGER?
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KMSers
KMSers
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19. EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION SURVEY –
MORE ABOUT EMPLOYEE SUCCESS
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3.9
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
1st_2011 2nd_2011 1st_2012 2nd_2012 Aug_2013
Employees' success
Others - working environment
Overall

20. LOW ATTRITION RATE
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3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
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Max 2013 (Est.) 2012 2011 2010
10.0%
7.5% 7.3%
8.9%
2.2%
Attrition Rate
Max
2013 (Est.)
2012
2011
2010

21. CORE VALUES
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22. VISION
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Proud to be the best
Vietnamese technical team
in the world.

23. TECHNOLOGIES?
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24. WHAT’S NEW?
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Corona SDK

25. TECHNOLOGIES
Try WiTurn at www.witurn.com or on your
Android, iOS devices
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26. OUR PRODUCTS
Try the Made-in-Vietnam Software Testing
Suite with www.qasymphony.com
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27. © 2012 KMS Technology
ABOUT
INTERNSHIP.EDU.VN

28. A Community Project of Talent Mind Education
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Internship.edu.vn
Facebook.com/internship.edu.vn

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Internship.edu.vn
Mission: To build the premier bridge between students and internships, schools
and employers to optimize job opportunities and human resources development.

30. First Achievement
 Launched: May 2011
 At 9/2013:
– 5.200.000+ visits
– 9000+ companies & 7.500 internship opportunities
• 1.800 IT internship opportunities
– 22.000+ registered students from 100 universities
– 24.100+ fans on Facebook fan page
– Media support for student job fair, management trainees
programs
 Recognized by students – universities - employers
communities, and media partners such as Tuoi Tre, HTV,
VTV.
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31. © 2013 KMS Technology
CAREER
WITH KMS TECHNOLOGY

32. KMS’S RECRUITMENT INFO
KMS’s OPENING JOBS
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APPLY TO KMS

33. RECRUITMENT INFO?
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Jobs for Fresh
Jobs for Experienced

34. OPENING JOBS?
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JOBS for FRESH

35. OPENING JOBS? (CONT.)
JOBS for EXPERIENCED
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36. HOW TO APPLY?
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http://kms-technology.com/b/careers/
career@kms-technology.com
(84 8) 3811 9977 – Ext: 1614/ 1615
For further information:
APPLY TO KMS

37. FIND US?
Visit us at
http://www.kms-technology.com
Subscribe us on
https://www.youtube.com/user/kmstechnology
Like us on
https://www.facebook.com/kmstechnology.page
Follow us on
http://www.slideshare.net/kmstechnology
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38. MANTRA?
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39. finally {
Life is a journey, not a destination
Success or failure, it’s best if you
enjoy what has lead you to it
}
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40. REFERENCES
• A morning at KMS: http://vimeo.com/62233500
• KMS News TY in 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd_wwar2ZPM&feature=share&li
st=TLTIY0-X8E_V7UtG_kPFmkSNJHddR7s9Nl
• 8 secrets of success:
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.h
tml (at “Show Transcript” choose “English” or “Vietnamese” to see
the subtitle)
• How to make a good resume:
http://www.slideshare.net/hungqnguyen/how-to-make-a-good-
resume-12497481
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41. © 2013 KMS Technology
THANK YOU
& GOOD LUCK
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