Syed Umair Javaid

Senior Oracle Developer

In 2nd year at University Of Tasmania. He moved between continents to master his passion,
IT. As in software development his best skills comprise of application development,
customer services and applying the technical expertise in business context.

1-Which department of software you work in? and is it hard to manage with your
studies? How do you manage? any advice

In start it was really hard. I was allowed to leave the office before 30 min of starting my class
in uni. Sometimes i had to skip class. But also had to maintain the attendance. I used to
work on weekends too.

2-Before getting in this field, did you have any experience in the field?

No. I was pre eng student. I failed to get admission in NED. So my uncle who has done
double masters in CS from UK recommend me to take admission in UBIT.

3-What changes do you think have taken place in recent years in this industry?

Now everything happens at cyberspace here. When I was in Pakistan, they had recently
moved to database from file systems, work there was not much web based then. However
now Cloud computing is the new normal. It has become mainstream now. Now we focus
more on that and web based development.

4- As youve studied at UBIT, what do you think lacks in our course or we, the
students and how can we overcome these issues?

What I think lacks is the focus on practice, we focus more on theory instead of practice.
There should be 50% weightage of practical. Other than that, education is made a real bear
there, it should be made more flexible.
5- Which skills will be most in demand in next ten years?

As I said earlier, cloud computing and web based development. But you can not be sure of
this industry, there is always a change awaiting in the corner.

6-Any advice for us?

The best advice I can give is to get into practical field. Student usually worry about their
programming, I myself was not good at it but when I joined industry, I got better with time.
And to keep up with modern technology.

Syed Muhammad Khalil Ghaus

Senior iOS Mobile App Developer

A goal oriented person with a vast experience in iOS development who cannot only deliver
strong apps but can leverage average apps and turn them into masterpieces. A bvery good
team worker with a strong technical expertise. He graduated in 2008.

1- During the time you were studying, did you have in internship? and how you
managed studies and your work?
During my tenure as a student, I did one internship which was quiet difficult,
as some days I had to come to university directly from office. The answer to
how I coupe up with studies is teamwork. My friends helped me with the
things I missed.

2- Before getting in this field, did you have any experience in the cs field?
No I didnt have any idea about the CS field. As in my family, no one had
ever been in CS field neither had I worked in this field before.

3- Which field did you work in?

I worked in Software Development, specifically in mobile app development.
4- What changes do you think have taken place in recent years in this
industry?
In recent years, technology evolved so much that we have to coup up with
latest knowledge on daily basis, and this, is the key to succeed
professionally .

5- As youve studied at UBIT, what do you think lacks in our course or

students and how can we overcome these issues?
Courses are perfectly assembled, there is no lack in it. But the attitude
counts. Both the faculty and the students. During my tenure some very
helpful courses were not taught in the way they should be and what was the
result, it was lack of interest. Now I regret for my lack of interest. Self-study
is one par . For the last part of the answer, Id say Dont shy away to ask
questions whether you are asking correctly or wrongly.

6- Is there much difference in BSSE and BSCS in market, which one do you
think is preferred more at hiring?
I have friends from both. Both are doing good in their respective fields. But
mostly people here ask for BSCS during hiring process.

7- Where we stand in the IT world, i mean as an alumni.

In the IT world we as an alumni stands far better than others. Many of our
seniors and juniors are working in Reputable organizations like Amazon,
Google, Bloomberg etc.

8- Which skills will be most in demand in next ten years?

Well to be honest I cant tell the answer. Every day is a new day for the new
things. Just have good command on what you do and make your basics
skills strong.

9- What should the salary of a fresh graduate? and what does it

depend on?
Fresh graduates shall look for the knowledge not money and this is not a
saying this comes from experience. Should strive for the point where people
will require your services more than you need them. It will only come with
hard work and knowledge.

10- Any advice for us?

My advice for the upcoming graduates is that, Be good in knowledge and
business skills. The combo of both will make you help achieve many goals in
life.