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Summary: Activity 3

Deepen your understanding of software development with detailed readings and professional advice. Expand your technical skills.
Illustration representing a reflection on assessment.

In this activity, you learnt about a variety of different sectors which hire software developers. Hopefully, you have spent some time researching other industries and seen the wide variety of different roles available.

In the next activity, you’ll finish off the course by looking at the software developer recruitment process. You’ll also watch an interview with a software developer discussing their career path in software development.

Let’s recap the learning objectives of this activity. By now, you should be able to:

  • Recall 3 different industries which hire software developers.
  • Explain the different skills wanted by these industries.
  • Compare these industries to decide which appeals the most to you.

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