Last month, I was invited by a local university (UMS) to give a talk to their students about what’s it like being in the Tech industry. I decided to share 10 insights that hopefully can help them navigate their first steps into their Tech career.
If you have been to enough networking events, you’ll surely noticed the most common question, other than asking for your name, is what do you do?
Over the years, I’ve learned to alter my job title depending on the situation. If I’m in a tech event, then I’ll introduce myself as Software Developer. Normally, they may follow up with asking what language (programming language) I work with and all the techie stuff.
For almost all other cases, I’ll go with Software Programmer. It usually does the job of communicating that I write code for a living. Saying I’m a developer will confuse some people as they think I build physical buildings instead of software systems.
