6 min read
6 min read
I finally did a lot of overdue research on picking a career, watched a lot of TED talks and discovered Ikigai, which is the Japanese idea of finding a career and life balance by using what you love doing, what you are good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for.
In this ever-expanding, constantly changing industry, there is always something new going on. And there is always a massive amount of scope for further change.
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I used to have a huge fear of heights when I was younger and sometimes that still crops up, even though I love climbing and I’m on the committee for the University Adventure and Expo club.
The University has also reinforced this approach with the way they’ve taught us to develop. You always break things down into smaller problems, so they become easier to handle and you can chip away at them.
This goes back to Ikigai – finding a life balance. For me, this is about something that pays well, but is also altruistic and gives me satisfaction.
Although there are a lot of bad things happening in the world, there are statistics that also show us how it is becoming a better place.
You can easily skew statistics and misrepresent them to support whatever belief you have. It cannot always be just taken as the truth.
With a strong emphasis on being workplace-ready, gain technical skills in computational theory, software development on a variety of devices and platforms, database development, computer hardware and networking. Plus, gain an awareness of social, legal and ethical aspects of the IT industry.
With the chance to take part in a placement year – recent providers include the BBC, the Met Office, Microsoft, the National Physical Laboratory and Nestlé – it is a real-world opportunity to accelerate your career.
