Career Advice for Graduates New to the IT Industry

From everyday life to business, technology has penetrated every corner of our society. With the advent of social networking services like Twitter and Facebook, we are truly in the age of information. Web literacy and knowledge of IT has become an essential element of society.

For those of you who have chosen IT as a career, it can sometimes be difficult to navigate through all of the information at your disposal. Here, we offer advice, tips and recommendations on how to handle your career in the wonderful world of technology in a simple and structured manner.

The IT Industry Guide is a collection of articles and resources by Internet Academy, Japan's first learning institute specialising in the Web. Here, we introduce you to industry insights in an easy-to-understand manner.

Table of contents

Going beyond technology

Understanding the workplace

In an ideal world, your skills alone might be responsible for your success at the workplace. However, it is obvious that that is not the case.

It's important to not only be good at what you do, but also have excellent interpersonal skills, punctuality, and attention to detail.

We will introduce you to technical and soft skills you may need to develop to be a reliable and admired employee.

Business etiquette

How do you treat your colleagues? Your clients?

There are many societal rules on proper business etiquette that may be confusing to someone new to the industry. We hope to help you understand them.

Presentation Skills

Effective communication is an integral part of getting ahead at any job in any field.

You may have the best projects ideas and suggestions for improving team productivity, but presenting those ideas well is almost as important as the ideas themselves.

Browse our articles for suggestions on how to step up your game.

Time management

Planning and time management is an incredibly important skill.

By learning how to segregate and prioritise tasks, you vastly improve your productivity, and are able to get more work done in less time. This makes you a valuable resource to your company.

We will show you how to plan and schedule your tasks, and deliver your projects to your company and clients on time.

Planning career growth

Understand the growth curve

In an ideal world, your skills alone might be responsible for your success at the workplace. However, it is obvious that that is not the case.

It's important to not only be good at what you do, but also have excellent interpersonal skills, punctuality, and attention to detail.

We will introduce you to technical and soft skills you may need to develop to be a reliable and admired employee.

In conclusion

There are a lot of contributing factors for a successful career in the modern world. It is important to stay updated, learn quickly, and adapt to situations.

Using this IT Guide, Internet Academy hopes to slowly introduce you to articles about tips, tricks, advice, and resources on how to be successful in the IT industry.

Stay tuned for more updates!