Nelson TechTalk

Finishing your qualification is the easy bit. Getting someone to hire you in a tough labour market is the hard part.
Simon Ferrari has spent over 30 years in ICT, and has hired graduates, mentored them and watched many of them become stars. In this talk he shares the ingredients that set people apart as they begin their careers, and (spoiler) almost none of them are technical.
Expect stories about curiosity, hospo, selling, networking, bravery and a skateboard-toting student from Balclutha. You'll leave with a whole new way to think about your value to employers as you head into interviews.
Open to all NMIT students, whether you're in the digital stream or another area, final year or not.
Bring your curiosity. Questions are very welcome.
About Simon
Simon Ferrari began his ICT career as a programmer straight out of Otago University and spent three decades moving from coder to technology leader. Over 20 years at Datacom he project managed nationally significant systems, including the National Student Index and the Government Logon Service (now RealMe), and grew Datacom's Identity Services group from a start-up to more than 40 people. He now leads multi-agency digital and data initiatives at the Ministry of Education.
Named NZ IT Professional of the Year in 2018, Simon has served on the national board of IT Professionals NZ and has mentored many emerging professionals. When he isn't writing weekly reflections on work and life, he's riding his mountain bike too fast around the hills of Nelson, Tasman and Wellington.