“Because of your support and MVP internship experience on projects, I became more confident in answering questions at interviews. Sometimes I would be asked something that I didn't know and I knew how to answer them correctly. This journey has increased my confidence” Graduating from a Software Developer Job Ready Programme is no small feat [...]
“If people are new, they don't know how to start their career journey. Industry Connect let you know how to start step by step.” How was your Journey at industry Connect? It's like a process to improve your skill. So, you will go through the onboarding process and then complete the advanced tasks. If people [...]
“ If you can show someone that you are passionate about technology then you are through. Having a learners mindset also where you are always willing and ready to learn new skills, technologies and tools is an important attribute.” Ribu is from India and moved to New Zealand in 2018 and joined our Software Developer [...]
“With the Test Analyst Job Ready Programme I learnt automation testing which is a big plus on my resume and put me in a good position to be employable.” Shiny had manual testing experience back in India but found it hard to get her foot in the door to a job when moving to New [...]
“I still want to finish my internship, I don’t want to stop just because I got a job.” Arpita is the latest Industry Connect intern to launch a new career thanks to what she learned with us. Having just secured a job as a data analyst, we caught up with her to ask about her [...]
The reference check is an important part of the hiring person to do due diligence before making a job offer. Some other checks are social media checks including Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram or twitters. So what they want to know? They want to know whether you are an "OK-person". The OK-person means the candidate is predictable [...]
“At University they just taught me the basics in coding, but not the industry technology.” Recent IT graduates are having a hard time finding jobs once they leave University. And it’s not because there are no jobs out there – the IT sector is one of the fastest growing in the world – it’s because [...]
The first thing they asked; "Do you have local experience?" When I said, "No." that was it, it was done. Many people come to New Zealand with experience and qualifications in IT, but instead of walking into a job as expected, they are shocked to discover they can’t even get an interview! We have seen [...]
I would say I am who I am today, it is because of Industry Connect. The local experience is a must-have to secure a job. As a tester, the automation skillset is really important. This is the right place to launch your career with real skills, knowledge, and experience. This is Industry Connect Amazed [...]
If I cannot solve the problem in minutes, I will continue to work on the problems in days until I figured it out! For the distance tasks, it took me two weeks, I just do not give it up! It is Determination. Do it practically on your own. I can feel I will get the [...]
