INTRICTview Part 2 (INTRICT)

Last Wednesday, some of the groups in our class did their presentation about their interview with the Operational and tactical managers. We (my group) were lucky enough to not be called by our prof. Sir Oli was really scary during the questioning part. He'll really dig deep down in to your presentation and question it detail by detail. Well, I learned some new information in my block mates' presentation like how the operational manager controls the whole 9 sectors of an enterprise (e.g sales, finance, marketing, etc.)
These presentations are really helpful and essential to us. I think that we should do more of these presentations so that we can improve our communication skills and self-confidence because these two are very important in our profession and will definitely come in handy in the very near future.

Looking forward for presentation #2

INTRICTview (INTRICT)

Last Thursday, June 19, 2008, We had an interview with the manager of KICARCO PHILIPPINES at Starbucks near Araneta. The manager was Mr. Jun Lacson (any relation with Senator Ping?) Jun Lacson is the operational and tactical manager of KICARCO PHILIPPINES. Before the interview, i was worried and nervous because i never interviewed anyone until now. I was the one assigned to do the talking and questioning while my other group mates do the back up and writing (THANKS A LOT!) First of all, i introduced myself (Hi! I'm Kenneth) and thanked him for the time. I asked him the simple questions like what does an operational manager do and what are the differences of an operation and tactical manager. He said that an Operational manager plans and organizes the things that the employees would do. And basically, the differences of an Operation and Tactical is that an Operational plans the day to day activity while the Tactical plans the long term management of the enterprise. He also stated that an Operation Manager is like a parent of a family. He is the one who organize the employees and their budget. Just like a father of the family who organizes the family and supports their financial capabilities. Even though a person with a job of his caliber gets payed a huge amount of money, he said that it is hard because of the bigger pressure and responsibility given to him. It really makes sense because the higher you go in the job pyramid, the bigger the pressure given in to you. At the end of the 20 minute interview, we got to learn some new things about being a manager. Maybe someday I'll be one myself. But until then, I'm just a simple manager of this blog.

ICTM WARRIOR (INTRICT)

Hello reader! Today, I won't be talking about Google (Thank God!) I'll be sharing my thoughts about the different technical and non-technical skills that an ICTM professional should have. So sit tight, relax and read (especially you Mr.Malabanan who's going to check this blog!)

What is an ICTM professional? For me, It is someone who has a broad knowledge and background about technology. One should possess a variety of skills such as basic programming language like JAVA. You will never be labeled as an ICTM professional without a knowhow in computer languages. As i browse to www.jobstreet.com for different job opportunities in the field of computers, i found out one similar requirement. They all need someone who truly understands and can manipulate JAVA/C/C++ which are popular programming languages. Having the ability to understand the software development lifecycle and methodology is also a technical skill needed for most of the ICTM jobs. As seen at the graph, Java is the most essential and required knowledge that someone should acquire in order to become an ICTM professional.

Technical skills aren't the only skills that we should have in order to become a successful ICTM professional. Like I say, "Aanhin ang quad core kapag dial-up ka lang. " ICTM professionals should also have different non-technical skills. One can't survive with Java mastery alone. ICTM professionals should have the ability to communicate and interact to their environment in order to become more productive. Working alone cuts people's productivity (I think.) Being fluent in multiple languages also helps. In this way, they can interact with different kinds of people (Language is Power!) Anyways, one should also have the ability to be organized and disciplined to one's self. This trait goes to any job. And lastly, I believe that the most important non-technical skill that one should acquire in order to become a true ICTM warrior is to see things in a positive way. I think that this is a must. Being positive is an aura that helps not only yourself but also the people around you.



Developing all of this skills will surely take time. All we need is discipline and courage to take that extra step. Push ourselves and break our limits. This way, we can become a true ICTM warrior ^_^

I got most of my research in www.jobstreet.com. I searched for a couple of jobs that have something to do with Computer/IT and pooof!

http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2008/5/s/20/1866549.htm?fr=J
http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2008/5/s/20/1866566.htm?fr=J
http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2008/5/o/60/1321371.htm?fr=J
plus a lot more...
Basically their requirements are all the same XD


BE AN ICTM WARRIOR!

or


an ICTM ARCHER!

hahahaha..

My Google Part 2 (INTRICT)

After introducing some of my backgrounds and knowledge about Google, I am now going to sight more facts and details about its power. Google can really help students to maximize their time especially in Intrict class. For me, it is the stepping stone to our success in this profession. Google will help us evolve and be more aware of the growth of our technology today. Basically, understanding and becoming a good manipulator of Google applications will help us not only solve most of our problems but also maximize and organize our actions and projects in a very easy manner.

Productivity is Google. Google is productivity. It is amazing to think how Google can help us in a lot of ways. Calendars, Blogs, News, In Web hard drives are just some applications why i see Google as a very productive website. Most of our technologies increases productivity. But is Google a technology? A lot of people would only see technology as the hardwares (e.g Cellphones, PC, Laptops, Gaming devices and etc.) But they do not know that things such as Google is a very high class of technology. Technology decreases the amount of time needed to accomplish a certain task while increasing quality. Isn't Google doing this? Yes, it is. Google helps us to become more productive by decreasing the time while increasing the quality of our work. Take Google DOCS as an example. This is a very clever application where 2 or more people from different places can actually work on a single project at the same time.

There are a lot more Google applications that can bring us more productive things. So what can I suggest people do to increase their productivity? Use Google and learn how to maximize each and every of its applications.

HAIL HAIL GOOGLE!

My Google (Intrict class)

Google, a simple yet powerful website that can truly bring comfort to our daily work. I've been a big fan of it since I moved from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Fire Fox (4 or 5 years ago) I remembered the first time i opened a Google search engine. I was amazed and astounded by its simplicity. Its simplicity is one of its attributes why i love using Google compared to Yahoo. But before being in Sir Olive's class (INTRICT), i never got to try any of Google's applications except for its search engine. Gmail before was not as popular as it is today. Some years before, Gmail was not open for everyone to use. I wanted to join Gmail but i didn't know how (It was in Close Beta). And so after a couple of years, i forgot Gmail and didn't bother being part of its mailing community. But everything changed when i entered Intrict class. I saw the wonders and magics of Google and its applications. For instant, Google Docs is one of the most helpful applications of Google. It's like an office which you can access anytime and anywhere (internet access is a must.) Google Calendar is also a pretty useful application to use. Imagine being reminded by Google via text messaging anytime and anywhere FOR FREE! Isn't that amazing? (YEY MAY KATEXT MATE NA AKO :P) There are still a lot of applications that Google has such as TALK, BLOGGER, GROUPS and etc. Definitely all of these are very useful not only for students but for professionals as well. Well for now, I'm still feeling a little bit newbie in using these Google applications. I don't feel like I'm going to use these applications a lot NOW (NOTICE THE EMPHASIS in the word now) but i know someday, maybe a couple of years or months or just even days, I would be using Google APS a lot. Google is evolving in a rapid manner. We'll never know what's in store for us next. Maybe someday, Google would create an application, an application that would not need an INTERNET ACCESS. You'll just need a GOOGLE ACCESS. :)NEAT HUH?

PROS:
-It's Simple and has user friendly applications
-It's very useful and versatile
-Never goes DOWN
-Pretty cool and playable (Google Earth :D)
-Sugar, Spice and everything nice =)

CONS:
-What's not to love? :)

"Dota yan!" or "Dota lang yan!"

HAIL! HAIL! DOTA MATTERS!

Defense of the Ancients also known as the ever popular "DOTA" has been gaining popularity for the past few months. I myself have been an addict to it since the early series of the game (6.09b to be exact) and consider it as one of the best gaming inventions in history. But have you ever ponder and thought of why a lot of people get in to this addictive game? Well first of all, If you haven't played it, DON'T CRITICIZE IT! Way back in 2nd year high school, I remembered that students who played DOTA would get labeled as "DOTA BOY YAN!" hahahahaha and consider that as an insult. But it's funny to think that those people who criticized and laughed at us for playing DOTA, are the ones who are now drowned by it today. So what makes this game so addicting? Two words, It's FUN. Basically it is one of the better strategy games that I've played. It enhances our critical thinking. How? Of course we'll need to use our heads in order to develop our KILLING STRATEGY db? It also helps strengthen the bond of friendship with your friends around you. IF you played DOTA before, you know the experience of playing the so called "sleepless nights with DOTA (iyong tipong maglalaro kayo buong magdamagan hanggang 3am ng umaga)." :) But after saying all of this, I've got to admit. I don't simply play DOTA because it's fun. I don't play DOTA because it helps enhance my so called critical thinking. Neither do I play it to strengthen my bonds with my friends (DOTA is not the key to friendship! XD). I play it for one and one good reason only. I play DOTA because it temporarily fills in the emptiness of myself (EMO HUH?) Yes, Dota helps me a lot to shortly forget my worries and problems in life (More specifically, problems with my love life.) You may ask me how does it fill me? First of all, TRASH TALKING! Yeah trash talking is one of the GOOD parts in DOTA. Trash talking helps me release stress and anger within me (HAHAHAHA). I remembered a time when i was playing with a random pip in GG client. He was an ATENISTA and BOY! I had fun TRASH TALKING with him hahahahahahaha >=) Secondly, Dota is sometimes a source of laughter. You will definitely laugh when you play dota with random pipz. For example, there was a time when i encountered with a stupid noob (SORRY for the term but he was really stupid! Ano magagawa ko?) He was cursing me "A$$ H()L*" but instead of saying with the "H", he said A$$WH()LE with the "W". And boy! That was instant classic! But after finishing the game, after having 10, 20 or even 30 kills, after the temporary fulfillment, What's next? Dota is just a game that lasts for 45 to 120 minutes the most. So after that time span, what do we get? NOTHING! (well except for those who consider DOTA as a sports who would win 500-3,000 php after each and every game XD) So what am i exactly saying in this entry? What I'm saying is yes, DOTA is fun and is highly enjoyable BUT it is just a game. It'll leave you hanging and empty after finally finishing it. So for me, before playing the game "DOTA YAN!" but After playing the game, "DOTA LANG YAN!" Which side are you? You decide.


*SORRY for the typos and XGRAMMAR hahahaha*