From MaineBiz:
"In 2010, as an undergraduate student at the University of Maine in Orono, Sheraz Najum was torn between two career paths: electrical engineering or computer engineering. He wasn't sure which he should pursue, or whether there'd be any job openings in either field when he graduated.
That summer, he landed a paid summer internship at Tyler Technologies Inc. in Falmouth and uncertainty gave way to clarity.
I was lucky to have an opportunity to learn from real-life situations, Najum says of working for the $363 million Dallas-based company that provides software for more than 11,000 public sector clients across the world. I loved working here, from the first day I started...
But the biggest thrill was the offer of a full-time job as a software engineer at Tyler Technologies' Falmouth plant when he graduated from the University of Maine in 2012. He's now in his second year there.
I could not ask for a better career than what I have now, says Najum, who had a competing post-graduation job offer outside the state but chose to stay in Maine for its quality of life and the positive work environment he had found at Tyler. It's in my blood. It's something I dream about.
