hiya! this is my side blog from @fraberry-stroobcake. Iāve created it awhile ago, but i guess iāll be making my first post now.
So, whatās the deal? Basically, last year I started helping out my friend with her tasks from her Uni course, which led me to start learning C# on my own. I couldnāt access the footage from online classes or anything, so I was only relying on Microsoft documentation really, and a help from a very kind person on tumblr i met exactly because of the situation. This summer she passed her final tasks (very proud of her!) and now she wants to take the course for the next year as well.
My plan for this blog is to share everything I learn, both from the past and the future, including (and focusing mostly on) C#, if Iām able to translate from my language/available only for them Python, html(?). I donāt know exactly what iāll be learning yet, so no promises, but coding seems kinda fun to learn, so maybe iāll keep learning more things how i can! It does mean though, that you wonāt be able to rely on me for some great knowledge. What i have is my own self learning as Iām not officially getting taught these things (except for Python, hopefully), itās not gonna be anything super cool, or even explained well, but for people that are just curious how the progress is going, maybe learning a thing or two on the way would be great!
This side blog may also grow into smth like a study blog as well, featuring pictures of my notebooks as i study in my own university perhaps.. maybe iāll share some knowledge from there
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Cut to the chase, this will be a very long post because of the amount of information the people presenting gave us! So much! Anyhoo, the 1.5-hour Zoom meeting was a bunch of representatives from mostly tech companies giving out advice for CVs/Resumes, practical career advice, interviews, and technical interviews. Though this is targeted towards tech people, anything can find the information given to be somewhat helpful!
The Sections
CV/Resume Advice focused
Preparing for first round Interview
How to Stand Out on LinkedIn
Technical Interviews and how to stand out to the Tech Hiring Manager
Career and CV/Resume tips for Tech Graduates
Warning Signs from An Interview
Section 1 - CV / Resume Advice š»š
Employers only read your CV in 30 seconds - make the information they are going to read count.Ā
Make it personal to you AND relevant to the role you are applying for
Make sure the content on your CV is concise - don't ramble on forever
The layout should be easy on the eye - not all stuck together in terms of text but not too colorful and in your face
Formatting - The most important and relevant information at the top.Ā
Create a punchy Bio summary at the top - Three-four sentences about who you are and what you do - what you are passionate about
Itās okay to have a 2-page CV/Resume IF the information is all relevant. If not, keep it to 1 page.
Skills - Technical skills and soft skills listed
Your experience āØ
Fact-based.Ā
Donāt copy the job descriptive
Talk about YOUR achievements
Donāt use too much āI did thisā¦ I am thisā¦ā
Your education š«
Include everything relevant like bootcamps, apprenticeships in the area you are applying forĀ
Keep high school information minimal if not relevant
Hobbies and Interests š®š²
Share hobbies that show a skill
Think about what the company does e.g. A gaming company and you're a gamer
Share youāre creativeĀ - an eye for colour, design, and creative thinking
Know how to destress - you like yoga and mindfulness
Donāt include hobbies that are more lifestyle e.g. shopping and eating out
Include awards you have gotten that would be relevant to the job you are applying to.
Do not speak negatively of your previous company/employees - it has a bad look on you and might jeopardize your employment stage if you get the job when they talk to your previous manager
Do not appear to be disengaged/uninterested when interviewed - body language can be assessed also
Do not give false information - about your skill set, don't lie saying you know a language when you don't, and be transparent
ā Do ā
Ā Do ask for clarification if you are unsure about anything. Could be about the job description, or want them to expand on things, do ask questions šÆ
Do active listening and respond š - ensure that you are present in the moment
Do ensure you sell your strength/have a positive attitude - sell yourself so that they can pick you
What is the typical interview process? š¬
Phone/Video Screening with the hiring manager/someone from the company
1st interview -Ā Face-to-Face / Remote with the hiring manager/member of the team via Teams / Zoom etc
2nd Interview
Stakeholder/Hiring Manager
Might do a presentation or a task (technical interview if for a tech role)
Give yourself enough time to complete the task
Key Tips to succeed in the interview š
Preparation - ensure you look up who the attendees are for the interview (e.g. via Linkedin)
Research - Look up the company information/Statistics/Glassdoor reviews/Social media content. See how they are online, what the companyās culture is like, pros and cons
Questions - Do not be afraid to have a list of questions for your potential employer / take a notepad with you, to prompt this / take responses down.
Review - Study the job descriptions to identify the pros and cons of the job.
Structure your answers - STAR approach - Situation, Task, Action, Approach
Time management - If you have multiple interviews to prepare for, schedule allocated time in your day to prepare for each process
Rest - Ensure to have a good night's rest prior to the day. Allow yourself no distractions in the last 15 mins leading up to your interview!
Section 3 - How to Stand Out on LinkedIn š
Going through each section of your LinkedIn profile and tips on how to improve it!
Banner
Having a banner is best, donāt leave it empty.
Make it related to your desired role - a techy image for tech people, the image of the cityās business sector for business people
Profile picture
Have a profile picture to have an idea of who you are
Have the āLooking for workā banner onĀ
Sub-section
The headline: Be passionate about who you are. Have key elements of who you are.
Have your name and pronouns
It's okay to use emojis in your profile - shows personality
Featured Section
Use the featured section to show off who you are
Show pieces of work youāve done
Have certificates? Show them here
You can have up to 5 pieces in the featured section so choose wisely
It shows the employer how active you are in the community for tech people
Activity
Write posts every so often
Use hashtags (only 4-5 at most) to make your post reach more
Use hashtags that have a lot of followers (search in on LinkedIn to find out how many followers the hashtag has)
If you have recently been let go, make a post about it, with the hashtag, and people will repost or comment to help you
About
Another part where you can talk about yourself
Make it really personal
Be specific - not just a long paragraph about yourself
Key skills - programming languages, even things you are currently working to learn
Talk about your strong areas
Add a GitHub, Replit, GitLab, etc
Recommendation
If you have worked somewhere else, have an ex-coworker make a recommendation for you - employers love to see how other people who have interacted with you have to say about you
Talking to Hiring people - Not a section but a to-do
It can be scary but itās okay to message the hiring individual to say āHey I have recently applied, is it okay to look out for my applicationā and go on more about why you would be a good candidate.
The hiring managers have to look at so many applications and CVs/Reumes and they find it difficult to see peopleās values and personalities so giving them a message will prompt them to search for your application and read through it.
Section 4 - Technical Interviews and Standing out to the Hiring manager in one šš¤
Each company is different and will be doing it in a different way - e.g. one company tests your C# skills and another might test your PHP skills
Prepare by asking questions about what it would involve - most employers tell you what languages will be involved, if they donāt, ASK!
Coding exercises and Take-Home challenges are the most common
Understand what platform and what format will it be in e.g. what programming language you will use
Ask questions if you donāt understand something! - You donāt understand one part of the coding exercise, ask. Itās not weak to ask questions, you donāt want to do the exercise completely wrong.
Use Google - It's okay to Google to refresh your knowledge you've forgotten a bit. Googling is a skill in itself.
Use the STAR technique
Be honest and be yourself - donāt lie, be honest if you completely donāt understand something
Be confident in what you CAN do
How to Impress a Tech employer š
Ask questions š¤
The relevant question to the job role
Ask about the team, company, culture, responsibilities, and career path, and even ask the Hiring Manger why they like their job also!
Donāt wing it
Highlight additional learning
Coding bootcamps, open source contributions, online free learning
Showcase your previous work
GitHub, GitLab, Projects, Presentations, etc.
Section 6 - Warning Signs from An InterviewĀ š°ā
Not every company knows how to hire and interview well - making the whole process even worse. Here are some things to watch out for...
Structure ā
No structure to the interview
No intro to set expectations
Not being able to articulate what the company does not get you excited about the work they do
Or itās like they asked to do an interview with 10 minutes noticeā¦
The Interviews šØ
Whenever you ask how long the interview process / how many rounds there will be and they donāt give you a concrete answerā¦ start to worryā¦
Rule of 4 interviews - having so many rounds wastes your time and the companyās time. 4 interview rounds at most!
Quality ā
It might be structured but they might be asking shit questions that have no relevance to the job role at all
E.g. āHow many golf balls can you fit in a mini car?ā Why are you asking me that when Iām applying for a C# Developer role?
Power to the people!!! š¤šÆ
Leave reviews on Google, Glassdoor, or anywhere else if the interview process was terrible.
Let other people know what the company is really like!
Call them out and make them improve their interviewing process.
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Well, that's all! I hope some or all of the information I collected help you! If you think any of the information is incorrect or false, take it to the companies because I just copied what they presented on their slideshows š
Have a nice day/night and happy programming šš¾š
Hello! These are from our first academic writing class this week! Pretty exciting because this is the FIRST teacher who is finally teaching the discipline in English!!!! I'm so happy :DDD
Anyways, nothing too cool or anything, just a few tips for different fallacies to avoid and a handbook!
and here is the same thing in Russian for any rus readers :)
Also! He pointed us to a (russian) Stepik course, so any of you who want to check it out feel free to do so:
https://stepik.org/97161
Also, I'm making a little shared folder where you guys can check out some stuff i upload for you, including the handbook i mentioned! good luck and have fun! :)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T_920aov6LOsPApz_B4UoRny9CfvXQ9D?usp=sharing
HI!!! iām back from from PASSING MY EXAAAMMMM woooo!!!! :DDDDD
iām very happy, iām so glad that the teacher was mostly chill about all of this, even got 2 chocolates
I am literally so tired after it though, i had to get there in the evening, the exam started at 7:30pm!!!!!! buehhhh
other than that, i had to skip 2 classes because of it, but from i heard one of them didnāt happen luckily,, AND we donāt have classes tomorrow all of a sudden, so i donāt have to worry about not going to my aunts birthday partyā¦ i still donāt really want to though..
i still need a loooot of time to adjust to this blog and the attempts at daily postingā¦ plan for now is to start writing while iām in metro and then edit the post throughout the dayā¦. i think thatās the best decision i can make for now? that way i shouldnāt skip days even if not much happens
anyways today we literally have ONE class but i still have to drive to our uni for it. which iām doing right now ugh. good news is that iām almost there
this class is gonna be sooooo boring, the teacher is just your basic lecturer with a voice thatās impossible to listen to
plan for after i come home is to read watch and learn for my exam tomorrowā¦ i HAVE to pass both of them otherwise iāll be stuck on the sociology program and iām not letting that happen
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hablar delante de los compaƱeros - speak in front of classmates
āāāāāāāāāāā
Feelings
sentir miedo - feel scared
la ansiedad (anxiety) es un sentimiento de miedo, temor (fear) e inquietud
la frustraciĆ³n es un sentimiento desagradable (malo) que sentimos cuando no podemos tener lo que queremos (when we donāt get what we want)
vergĆ¼enza - shame
me da miedo / vergĆ¼enza + infinitivo (hablar en publico)
timidez - es la sensaciĆ³n de miedo, incomodidad e inseguridad (self-consciousness) que siente un inidividuo al momento de relacionarse con otras personas
La ilusiĆ³n (hope) es una sensaciĆ³n positiva, un sentimiento de alegrIa y satisfacciĆ³n que nos acompaƱa y nos ayuda a perseguir los sueƱos (make wish come true)
entusiasmo - el entusiasmo es "exaltaciĆ³n" (exaltation) o fervor ante una situaciĆ³n de la vida
āāāā
š» aprendemos a manejar las emociones negativas
primre paso: identificar la emociĆ³n
segundo paso : tomar medidas
tercer paso: buscar ayuda para las emociones difIciles
āāāā
Ansiedad - anxiety
Miedo - fear
FrustraciĆ³n - frustration
IlusiĆ³n - hope
Entusiasmo - enthusiasm
VergĆ¼enza - shame
Timidez - timidness
(In)seguridad - insecure/secure
RidĆculo/a - ridiculous
(In)seguro/a - insecure/confident
Nervioso/a - nervous
Frustrado/a - frustrated
Perdido/a - lost
Feliz - happy
(In)Ćŗtil - useless, helpless/ useful
(In)cĆ³modo/a - uncomfortable/comfortable
Fuerte - strong
Relajado/a - relaxed
Bien, mal, fatal, regular - adverbios
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Sentirse + adjetivo + cuando + presente
- me siento ridĆculo cuando hablo espaƱol
- yo me siento insegura cuando hablo con nativos
Me siento <???> ā¬ļøā¬ļøā¬ļø
cuando tengo que hablar en pĆŗblico
cuando me hacen sorpresas
cuando llego tarde a clase
cuando canto en la ducha
cuando tengo que hacer los deberes
cuando salgo a pasear con mi mejor amigo
cuando hago deporte
cuando preparo la cena
cuando llama a la puerta un desconocido (stranger knocks on the door)
cuando tengo que levantarme temprano (get up early)
all of the classes today were online and oh my goooodddd it was such a long day, but we finally finished one hour ago. iām not done though, i still have to tutor in an hour, so i need some energy for that ā¦.
i also realized that i really need to remember my spanish, i was really struggling on these (gonna upload the notes that i made later!)
the new english classes seem kinda ehhhhhgā¦ i mean they arenāt too bad, but clearly the teacher wants us to do silly stuff even if itās really small and doesnāt seem all that useful or anything.. to me at least. our homework is to make an elevating pitch about ourselves + an existing pecha kucha presentation analysis (pecha kucha is a timed presentation where you get 20 seconds for each of your 20 slides, the slides have to be catchy but the focus should still be on what You are saying).
and then the history of sociology classā¦ā¦ omg itās actual HELL the teacher has THE lecturer voiceā¦ i literally missed everything he was saying because you listen to him and he just goes on and on.. he makes just the right pauses that everything you hear goes past youā¦ and you never know what he is saying and omg itās so frustrating!!! and that was online!!! what am i gonna do on thursday when iāll see him!! ššš i also kinda embarrassed myself cause i had a laughing fit that turned into a crying hysteric.. while my cam was onā¦ jeezzzzz..
so today is actually our first day and im on my way there right now! iām actually pretty nervous but hopefully everything will be fineā¦ iāll tell you how it goes!
āāāā
so that was super embarrassing, but it was also productive, so i guess iām glad about that! we had to sign a paper about plagiarism (that we promise we wonāt do it and stuff) aaaand yeah! all the classes were introductory though, so no notes really
today i sent an email to the course manager or whatever to make sure iām actually gonna be a part of itā¦ hopefully iāll get a letter in a day or so. i also asked them to check the forms from my friends too just in case they do that
also anxiety got me and my friend wondering if we shouldnāt actually change the program we are in right nowā¦ but no.. no, i think we should, sociology just isnāt something worth it.
he is upset that mkp wonāt have as many disciplines and he will feel guilty paying more but learning less. heās also upset because most of the classes in the timetable we have right now seem to be onlineā¦.. even though we were promised it to be face to face. i understand his concerns, but i think weāll be fine. i hope..
the group chat for all of future mkp students thoughā¦ā¦ they are so aggressive, itās always upsetting to look at. but to be fair, last year when we were just about to start our first year we had to deal with that too, and we got lucky.. more or lessā¦. i got most of itā¦ but iām sure heāll find awesome people. i also hope weāll be in the same group, that would be fun!
happy 1st of september! i decided that iām also gonna post all, my entire study notes here too! why pay for a uni course when you can get them from a tumblr blog am i rightā¦.
Iāll be using uni specific tags for these posts btw, smth like:
#university #study notes + whatever class it is
buuttt this does mean itāll all probably be in my languageā¦ā¦ sorry english speaking readersā¦.
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