The Ready Launch Tour 2005 was held at Melbourne’s Sofitel hotel which was a great venue for the event. Very comfortable seats and great catering.
The event was very well organized (as compared to the Security Summit 2004). This year we didn’t have to line up to register. Everyone received a barcode in an email, on arrival you scanned your barcode and your Id would be printed out.
The sessions were very informative, catering for all spectrums of the audience. Although Will and myself have attended a lot of the community launches and information sessions, a lot of the information and demonstrations were repeats for us. But that’s more because we’re pretty active in the .NET community. I’m sure most of the audience would appreciate the demos and the information presented.
As per usual the 3rd party vendors were there giving away promo stuff in exchange for your details. From this session I collected a nice Calculator and Pen in a really nice case, a small portable radio and a few pens.
Attendees received:
DVD package which includes5 DVDs:
SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 Core Hands-on Labs
SQL Server 2005 High Availability Hands-on Labs
Visual Studio 2005 Team System Hands-on Labs
BizTalk 2006 Server Pre-Release Hands-on Labs
Microsoft Launch 2005 Resource DVD (containing: Sample code, Web casts, Training, Videos, White Papers, Microsoft partner solutions and more)
An Exam Voucher which entitles the holder to one of the following exams:
70-431 TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – Implementation and Maintenance
70-536 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Application Development Foundation
70-551 UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework
70-552 UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework
70-553: UPGRADE: MSCS Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 1
70-235: TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
The 34th Issue of “International Developer”
And other informative bits and pieces.
All in all it was a good day. My only suggestion for the next event would be to have tables and chairs for people to sit down and relax for lunch. Although this would discourage people from moving around and mingling but I find that most IT people don’t really mingle all that much in the first instance.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
I'm back. Part 2
So I worked in FinPa for a total of 3 months. While I learnt a lot in that job I must admit that I didn't enjoy the work.
After leaving FinPa I spent a good month sending out my resumes and cover letters. Making phone calls and contacting friends. For a good month I had received no replies what so ever. Then in mid June over a space of a week, I attended 5 interviews and recieved 3 job offers. I was a little shocked and a little puzzled.
The first job offer was for a 3 month contract with a Software company in the CBD. Very high profile but for me 3 months is a very short time and I wanted a little more security.
The second job offer was for a full time position with a small software house. The position was very exciting. I didn't feel comfortable with the environment. Partly because of my experience with my last job. I really wanted a large company which could provide me with more support and guidance.
The third job offer was from Metricon. The pay was good and so was the working conditions. Not to mention it's very close to home, so there's less pressure on me to get a car.
I've been working for Metricon since the 25th of July 2005 and I'm loving every minute of it. It really is a great company to work for. The people are friendly and the job is really interesting.
I'm doing a lot of research at this stage to get myself familiar with SharePoint. There's a lot of information but out there. But it's finding the specific information relating to the problem which I'm encountering which is the hard part.
I work in a small development team of 3 developers. Consisting of myself, Stan and Navpreet. Stan started work about 3 weeks ago and Navpreet started yesterday. We all have veried skills and I think we all compliment each other. There's also a fourth person in our room, Jame. He's a multimedia person. He actually belongs to the Marketing department who's trying to get away from the Marketing work and trying to concentrate on the company's external web site. Unfortunately I don't think he can escape that easily.
Well that's it for today. Keep an eye out for another update.
After leaving FinPa I spent a good month sending out my resumes and cover letters. Making phone calls and contacting friends. For a good month I had received no replies what so ever. Then in mid June over a space of a week, I attended 5 interviews and recieved 3 job offers. I was a little shocked and a little puzzled.
The first job offer was for a 3 month contract with a Software company in the CBD. Very high profile but for me 3 months is a very short time and I wanted a little more security.
The second job offer was for a full time position with a small software house. The position was very exciting. I didn't feel comfortable with the environment. Partly because of my experience with my last job. I really wanted a large company which could provide me with more support and guidance.
The third job offer was from Metricon. The pay was good and so was the working conditions. Not to mention it's very close to home, so there's less pressure on me to get a car.
I've been working for Metricon since the 25th of July 2005 and I'm loving every minute of it. It really is a great company to work for. The people are friendly and the job is really interesting.
I'm doing a lot of research at this stage to get myself familiar with SharePoint. There's a lot of information but out there. But it's finding the specific information relating to the problem which I'm encountering which is the hard part.
I work in a small development team of 3 developers. Consisting of myself, Stan and Navpreet. Stan started work about 3 weeks ago and Navpreet started yesterday. We all have veried skills and I think we all compliment each other. There's also a fourth person in our room, Jame. He's a multimedia person. He actually belongs to the Marketing department who's trying to get away from the Marketing work and trying to concentrate on the company's external web site. Unfortunately I don't think he can escape that easily.
Well that's it for today. Keep an eye out for another update.
Monday, August 08, 2005
I'm Back!...
Well actually I've always been around. It's been a while since I've posted an update so here it is. A lot has happened since my last post.
In Febuary I landed myself a job with a small Multimedia/Software development house in Kew called FinPa. I worked there as a Graduate Developer for 3 months. I have to admit I didn't enjoy that job. It was long hours and not so good pay. But Seako was there and helped me along the way.
While working at FinPa I met some really interesting people. Take Sebastian for example. He's from Puru and he works as a Multimedia designer? Anyway he's really good at what he does. He works like there's no tomorrow and he always looks tired.
Mukesh, now that's a great guy. Always happy and also really good at what he does. He's a contract Developer. Great for a laugh and all round nice guy.
Dat, Mukesh's "side-kick" he landed a job at FinPa after some convincing by Mukesh. Also good for a laugh and good at what he does (also a Contract software developer).
Sneha, was my Senior. Very quite woman. She came to Australia with her husband who works for InfoSys. I wander how she's doing. She was with child before I left.
Richard, the Development manager for FinPa. He's also a Director. Always busy but always has a smile. Also works like there's no tomorrow. He's some what of a mentor for Seako.
Tracy, Multimedia artist. Very talented and very bright. Great girl but never on time... She's in Taiwan at the moment with her boyfriend.
Roe, a Director. Very kind woman but when she needs to get things done, she gets them done.
Damian, an interesting man. Forever singing the praises of "Landmark Education". I wasn't much of a fan myself but I've heard some good things.
Brendan, a great person. With great interpersonal skills. A great guy to be around and I'd wish I had to opportunity to get to know him more.
Well those were the people I met while working at FinPa. I'd work there for a total of 3 months. I learnt a lot while working at FinPa. Not only about IT but about the Industry in general and about people too.
In Febuary I landed myself a job with a small Multimedia/Software development house in Kew called FinPa. I worked there as a Graduate Developer for 3 months. I have to admit I didn't enjoy that job. It was long hours and not so good pay. But Seako was there and helped me along the way.
While working at FinPa I met some really interesting people. Take Sebastian for example. He's from Puru and he works as a Multimedia designer? Anyway he's really good at what he does. He works like there's no tomorrow and he always looks tired.
Mukesh, now that's a great guy. Always happy and also really good at what he does. He's a contract Developer. Great for a laugh and all round nice guy.
Dat, Mukesh's "side-kick" he landed a job at FinPa after some convincing by Mukesh. Also good for a laugh and good at what he does (also a Contract software developer).
Sneha, was my Senior. Very quite woman. She came to Australia with her husband who works for InfoSys. I wander how she's doing. She was with child before I left.
Richard, the Development manager for FinPa. He's also a Director. Always busy but always has a smile. Also works like there's no tomorrow. He's some what of a mentor for Seako.
Tracy, Multimedia artist. Very talented and very bright. Great girl but never on time... She's in Taiwan at the moment with her boyfriend.
Roe, a Director. Very kind woman but when she needs to get things done, she gets them done.
Damian, an interesting man. Forever singing the praises of "Landmark Education". I wasn't much of a fan myself but I've heard some good things.
Brendan, a great person. With great interpersonal skills. A great guy to be around and I'd wish I had to opportunity to get to know him more.
Well those were the people I met while working at FinPa. I'd work there for a total of 3 months. I learnt a lot while working at FinPa. Not only about IT but about the Industry in general and about people too.
Monday, January 10, 2005
New Start
Looking for a job isn't an easy task. Especially in the IT industry. So from today I'm going to be doing a bit of work to try to increase my employability. I'm going to be working on a portfolio of applications. I hope that employers will be impressed with my work and hopefully I'll get employed soon.
-Chan
-Chan
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