Typical day sa office ay (at least dito sa company namin):
- First hour, chit chat, usap usap, coffee, breakfast, wala lang, lakad lakad, inat inat. Check ng emails.
- Second hour, team meeting (one to two hours).. depende sa project.
- After meeting, snack uli and then trabaho (coding, photoshop, writing, etc.)
- Dahil enjoy ang trabaho, pag tingin mo sa relo, uwian na... daan muna sa pingpong table, laro ng konti... then sibat.
- Hindi na kumain ng lunch kasi panay ang kain habang nagta-trabaho.
Q1: Answer: "Yes, sa team environment, hati hati sa paggawa. Meron taga harap sa cliente (or first contact ng cliente over the phone).....meron taga gawa ng mockup...... merong taga design ng database........ meron mga coders....and testers. Basically, by department yan kahit iisa lang ang tao sa isang department minsan. AND, depende sa project, nagro-rotate ang mga roles. (Read about AGILE software development)
Q2: Answer: "Sa interview and testing, gusto lang nila malaman ang iyong CURRENT skill level.... and gusto lang nilang ma-determine ang iyong potential. (Pag pinag code ka, hindi nila kailangan ang complete SYNTAX... gusto nilang makita yung logic mo).... mahalaga na may online portfolio ka (lalo na sa web design graphic positions).... and also marunong ka sa VERSION CONTROL (pag sa programming/coding positions)... learn GIT HUB.
Q3: Answer: "Mahirap kasi competitive. Maraming mga talents. Kailangan meron kang edge. PERO, think small....think of stepping-stone. Kung naghahanap lang ng JUNIOR or Trainee or Contract.... kunin mo. Kung gusto nila ng INTERN, kunin mo. Kung naghahanap lang ng TEMPORARY, kunin mo. Kung gusto nila per project lang, kunin mo..... Opportunities opens up all the time sa isang tech company and kung may potential ka at naramdaman nilang YOU ARE VERY VERY USEFUL, kukunin ka nila as full time. That's stepping stone. Makapasok ka lang sa pintuan nila.
...Keep this in mind, PORTFOLIO gives the best impression na makakapag bigay sa iyo ng FIRST INTERVIEW.
TIP: Kung ang isang company ay naghahanap ng SECRETARY. Research about the company, kung anong ginagawa, kung may technology ba, kaagano kalaki, ano ang integrated products or services. If you think there's a potential role for your skill/talent (ibig sabihin, kung may posibilidad bang magagamit mo ang iyong skill/talent)... go for it...that's also a stepping stone.
Kasi, there will be a time when they need some photoshopping, or coding or updating their website, or designing their marketing stuff..... then doon ka magpi-prisinta.