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Societies went in the blink of an eye from a digitized world to a hyperconnected one, where not only technologies are involved, but also the time that users spend connected to the network. Even last year it was estimated that there were 4.66 billion people using the internet, which represented an increase of more than 7.3% compared to 2020.
In the midst of this avalanche of new technologies and their uses, companies increasingly require more ICT talent, especially web and mobile developers, who are specialists in developing software, apps or computer programs.
This was demonstrated in the study ‘Identification of gaps in human capital for the ICT sector 2021’, which was presented by the ICT, Labor and Education ministries, with the support of the Sena and the Sectorial Table, where it was identified that the scarcest positions in companies are those of software and applications developer, support analyst or digital directors.
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Germán Escobar, CEO of Make It Real, an academy that trains developers through its “TOP” program and helps them link up with startups and companies in the technological ecosystem, pointed out that the positive thing is that little by little, the companies of this sector are changing their way of recruiting ‘tech’ talent.
“Before, only the experience of the people was taken into account, but that is already changing, and in the interview the recruiters manage to understand the candidate’s potential, discover their technical knowledge or know what their soft skills are,” Escobar added.
However, although there is great demand in the market, it is also clear that skills must be required to get your first job as a programmer, stand out in the selection process and be the best option for large companies in the ICT sector. Taking this into account, the CEO of Make It Real, announced the five tips to highlight when looking for this type of job:
1. Follow Through (Autonomy and execution capacity):
Large companies in the ICT sector hire people who are resourceful, intuitive and capable of achieving things on their own when given the necessary tools and resources. Therefore, it is essential to strengthen both their technical and soft skills, in order to execute and achieve certain results in the face of certain problems.
It is also vital that they have the ability to manage time so that they can prioritize and execute what is really going to impact a project, and execute it within the expected times and even have the ability to learn quickly about the most demanded technologies. From the market.
2. LinkedIn profile:
There are optimizations that can be worked on from these job profiles and that in general we all have to apply. In that sense, you have to be clear about what you are looking for and the skills you have, for example: a programmer with advanced knowledge of HTML and CSS and an expert in the use of JavaScript.
In addition, it would be interesting to be able to make your profile in English, since every day it is more valued by technology companies and demonstrating this type of knowledge is key to joining a company.
3. Master several programming languages:
Although a programmer must be an expert in a type of language, the more he masters, the more job field he can get.
The technical skills of a programmer are broad and cover various topics and you should not only take into account the most recent programming languages, but you should also take into account those that are of the first generation, since they will give you greater versatility to face any assigned task.
4.Culture Fit:
What are the types of companies where you would like to work, understanding what the culture is and how it is related to what you want, will be fundamental, due to the fact that job candidates must be able to adjust and adapt to the core values and collective behaviors that make up an organization.
5.Personal Brand:
We have to build our own personal brand, which is why we must be very clear about what we can offer that is unique to us and what are the characteristics that make us essential.
For those who are passionate about the world of code and have ever dreamed of working in companies in the ICT sector such as Glob ant, Endava, Perficient, Prodigies, LeanTeach and even startups with great growth potential such as: Nominapp, Habi, La Haus, Cajero, Huge, Koombea, among others, Make It Real opened its call again until March 18, for those who are interested, they can register for their ‘TOP’ program on the website (www.makeitreal.camp/top).
What is interesting about this program is that 100% of the graduates start working in the technology sector within a maximum of 6 months after finishing classes, since this institution accompanies them in their interview processes, relates them to some of the most important companies in the sector, and accompanies them in a process to face their first challenges in the labor market.
Germán Escobar explains that to apply to the TOP program you do not need to be an engineer or someone related to a STEAM career, since within the program they have had cases such as that of Leonardo Omaña, a musician by profession, who after taking the program in 2017 He started working in some local companies and in 2020 he joined Rappi as a Front-End developer. Or that of Ana María Sosa, who studied systems engineering and this type of training allowed her to be a Web UI Developer at Globant.