Job application

In and out of an outstanding job application

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1. The in and out of an outstanding job application Espoir Murhabazi Software Engineer , Spiny.ai 1
2. murhabazi.com • From Congo, but Visiting the UK soon • Software Engineer Lost in Data Science • 5 years strong relationship with solving prob Cheated Some times with JavaScript and Jav • I am going back to School this year to learn a 2
3. Landing your dream job : CV writing and Application Process 3
4. Today’s discussion Discussion with senior developers and anyone in the group who have ever been in hiring position to find what they are looking into a developer profile when they are hiring 4
5. My failures stories and lessons learned If I can recall , in 2020 after being fired from Andela, I applied for arround 20 or 30 jobs , here a summary of companies and lessons I learned. • Google : Be ready, you can do it , impostor syndrome • Rasa : Be ready for your online interview • Openshift : The recruiter was happy with my Github back in the days but fail on a simple algorithm test : recursion • Russian company: learn how to negociate your salary • Translator without borders : Some time it happens to fail, not because you are not good but because there was competition • Spiny : Here we go. 5
6. In the next section, I will more talk about how to write a resume and what are the points you need to put on it. 6
7. Here are the keys that opens me doors to those interviews • Nothing will replace your good work , but ho know? • GitHub account with some green dots (Work • Good networking and connection (Using Twi • A good resume/CV 7
8. Curriculum Vitae Vs Résumé CV (Curriculum Vitae) • CV is called curriculum vitae for a reason • It is a documentation of who you are, your skills , and qualification • You can only have one CV • Researcher CV. Resumé • it is a Resume, (Summary) • It is tailored for the job you are applying for • you talk about the recruiter interest and the company you are applying to • 10 year experience Resume. 8
9. The key quote Talk in term of the other person interest (Dale Carnegie , How to Win Friends and Influence people) 9
10. Things to avoid Typos, according to (put the source here) 61% of recruiter, disqualify resumes that contain even a single typo 10
11. Who are you writing for ? Person • Application Tracking System (ATS) • Recruiter • Interviewer • HR Manager His interests • He is looking for keywords that fits his job description • He is busy and have to scan so many resume per day , so make his job easy, do not give him reason to put you in the reject pile , He can for 60 seconds looking for qualifications, fit test • Don’t lie on your resume , tell them the truth and be able to explain what you wrote 11
12. What to write on a Resume Target your job description and the ATS • If a tech recruiter of your dream job gives you 30 seconds to convince him to hire you, what would you tell him? • what are the 3 most achievements you are proud of from your 3 previous jobs? • Good fit for the job Spotify 12
13. Main Keys Point Of Resume, Meat and Sauce of it • Name and contact information :(GitHub and Linked-in) • Profile summary (Optional) • Work experience • Other activities, charity works • Awards • Personal Project that matches companies interests PS : One or 2 those should be written in interest of the company you are applying for. • Skills programming languages (to match the ATS But do not lie) • Education (Your most recent degree) 13
14. Job Description and responsibilities: 3R • Relevant • Relative • Results-Oriented Which values does that bring to your clients and customers? Example: Integrate test-driven development in our development process and reached a code coverage of 90% that reduce the bug the customers were facing by 80%. 14
15. thing to not include • references • images • keywords • desired salary • Awards • Personal Project that matches companies interests PS : One or 2 those should be written in interest of the company you are applying for. • Skills programming languages (to match the ATS But do not lie) • Education (Your most recent degree) 15
16. Golden Rule Résumé should be on one page, it shows your ability to summarize 16
17. Links • https:/ /medium.com/benjamin-dada/careerplanning-ac3853883012 • https:/ /medium.com/the-andela-way/beginners-guide-to-curriculum- vitae-cv-writing-6d9ea80850d4 • Perfect resume book. • https:/ /github.com/cassidoo/getting-a-gig 17
18. If I did it you can did it too then everybody did it and we will did it at the end. (Espoir, Local Boy) 18