For this lesson, your assignment will be to complete a mock interview with your Career Services Manager and classmates in a small group format. In your assigned small groups, schedule 30 minutes of time with your CSM to conduct the mock interview.
While there are a number of definitions, for our purposes, soft skills are all of the skills that are not technical. Meaning - the you that shows up the interview, as well as your technical ability. Your interview is composed of your technical prowess, as well as your soft-skills and ability to answer non-technical questions around teamwork, leadership, failure (yes), ability to adapt, timeliness, and communication skills.
If you have heard of the airport test - when hiring managers ask themselves would I want to be stuck in an airport with this person? - your non-technical stories will help them answer that question. In short: non-technical questions will ask you to tell a number of stories that supplement your technical mastery.
Interviews are subjective, based off of who’s interviewing you. When you prepare for soft-skill questions, understand the value that you can bring to a company as well as your goals and interests. You will deliver better answers and be more con
Career networking, or "professional" networking, involves using personal, professional, academic or familial contacts to assist with a job search, achieve career goals, or learn more about your field, or another field you'd like to work in. Networking can be a good way to hear about job opportunities or get an "in" at the company you'd like to work in.
Networking can help you get hired and help you grow your career. LinkedIn reports:
For many of you, this will be your first time negotiating. Perhaps some of you have never once considered negotiating, and have always accepted what the employer offered. While negotiation isn’t required, it’s often recommended. You should be compensated fairly for your valuable technical skills.
This section will cover a number of strategies to help you get the best compensation possible. You shouldn’t be out to take the employer for all they’re worth. Instead you should look for compensation that works for everyone involved. Negotiation offers the ability to dramatically increase your earning potential in a very short period of time! Negotiating in a way that is researched, open, and strives to create a win-win result for you and the employer tends to have the best outcome.
Effective negotiators understand the difference between negotiating and having a conversation. The conversation is everything that happens before the employer makes
Applying through random online channels produces a mere 1% response rate. Steve Dalton suggests a new approach focused on reaching into companies to find advocates who can help you find your job. In the exercise outlined in Steve's book (and below), you will create a list of 40 companies you want to work for.
Regardless of how you organize your content, your resume needs to scream "software engineer" or "data scientist." With too much space taken up by your education, prior professional experience, or personal section, people will be confused about what kind of job you are seeking. To avoid this, make sure that an overwhelming majority of your resume is data science or software engineering-related.
It is mandatory to use Google Docs to create your resume. This allows the outcomes HiRs to make comments and facilitates peer editing.