Hacking the Career Fair

CSE career fairs are next week. But are you ready for them? Yes? Good one. :)

First time at a tech career fair? Need some resume advice? Want tips on how to stand out from the crowd and dazzle recruiters and engineers?

Have no fear… ACM is here!

We will be having a presentation on Thursday 1/15 on what you can expect at the career fairs. ACM officer Karan Goel will offer words of wisdom on how you can be successful and land your dream internship or full-time offer. There will also be Q/A after the presentation, so be ready with your questions!

Note: This talk will focus on technical career fairs, but geared towards the CSE career fair.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1532154733729270/

Transcript

1. HACKING the CAREER FAIR
4. I DIDN’T KNOW SHIT
5. I STILL DON’T KNOW SHIT
6. I JUST KNOW SLIGHTLY MORE
7. THIS IS THE TALK I WISH I HAD HEARD BACK THEN
8. karan@goel.io
9. STARTUPS 1/21 11-4 ESTABLISHED 1/22 10-4
10. IT GETS CROWDED
11. IT GETS REALLY CROWDED
12. IT GETS REALLY CROWDED
13. DEADLINE > 2 WEEKS https://www.cs.washington.edu/industrial_affiliates/recruiting_policy
14. ADVISORS = BFFs
15. ASK FOR EXTENSION
16. ASK FOR NEGOTIATION
17. ASK
18. FIRST IMPRESSIONS
19. BRUSH
20. BRUSH SHOWER
21. BRUSH SHOWER SHAVE
22. BRUSH SHOWER SHAVE DEODORANT
23. DON’T LUG BACKPACKS
24. IT GETS REALLY CROWDED
25. DON’T LUG BACKPACKS
26. BRING ENOUGH RESUMES
27. SHIRT, JEANS BUSINESS CASUAL SUITS PJs, SHORTS
28. SHIRT, JEANS BUSINESS CASUAL SUITS PJs, SHORTS
29. + ATTITUDE + EXCITED + PASSION + TRUTH
30. - OVERSELLING - UNDERSELLING - YES. YES. YES. - LIES
31. “Hi! My name is Karan and I am a junior studying computer science. I’m looking for an internship and would love to learn more about [company] and the opportunities you have.”
32. RESUME
33. YOU ON PAPER
36. Paragraphs of text that just bores people. No one has attention span of more than 4 words now. After that it all just feels like a bunch of crap. COLORS SCENTS, PERFUMES CUTE FONTS
37. PROFREAD ONE-PAGE RULE
38. ON-THE-SPOT INTERVIEW
39. DO THE HOMEWORK BE PREPARED BE PROACTIVE ASK
40. BUILD RIDICULOUS SIDE PROJECTS
41. @karangoel