A guest talk at Cavite State University Naic on becoming hireable in tech. It came down to one question: when someone Googles your name, what shows up?
Google Yourself
I was invited to ITD Day 2026 at Cavite State University Naic, the Information Technology Department’s own tech event, themed “Back to Bits.” My slot was about becoming hireable in tech, so I opened with something small: I asked the room to Google their own names, right then.
For most students, the honest answer is: not much. That is the whole problem. Before you can be a good employee, someone has to hire you, and before anyone hires you, they have to be able to find you.
Be Findable
So the talk was really about being findable. Not famous, not loud. Findable.
It comes down to three things a stranger should be able to pull up in a minute: a resume that actually exists, a LinkedIn profile that is filled in instead of empty, and proof of work, something they can open and look at. A repo, a deployed project, a site with your name on it. Put those together and you have a findable you.
None of it is fancy and none of it costs anything. It is mostly deciding to show up online on purpose.
Don’t wish it was easier. Wish you were better.
I borrowed that line from Jim Rohn to close. The tools are free and the internet is already there. The part that is on you is getting good enough to be worth finding, then making sure you actually can be found.
I pointed everyone to kuyabry.com, a small set of tech resources I keep for students, and left it there.
Photos from ITD Day 2026 at Cavite State University Naic, covered by the Computer Science and Information and Communication Technology student organizations.