how to find a job in it industry
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How to find a job in IT?
Where to start?
Decide on a career direction Read Wiki and other articles
about this position Take part in volunteering Pass practice/ internship Be motivated!
The best way is
Read and develop
Professional literature Improve your English skills Pass tests www.brainbench.com, https://
www.upwork.com
Pass online courses www.coursera.org, prometheus.org.ua, http://www.codecademy.com/, https://www.udacity.com/
Attend courses (Lviv)
LITS (QA, Code, UI/UX, PM) http://lits.com.ua/
SoftServe Academy http://softserve.ua/university/it-academy/
Epam Training Center http://www.epam-group.ru/career/trainings/ukraine/lviv.html
GL Base Camp http://globallogic.com.ua/uk/careers/
Eleks http://eleks.com/career/education/internship
Logos http://www.lgs.lviv.ua/
ITStep http://itstep.org/ua/
Quality Assurance Group http://qagroup.com.ua/
Curriculum vitae
CV information
Personal details Work experience Skills Interests and achievements Covering letter
CV Tips
Targeting CV Summary Relevant experience English language Logically ordered 1 page Real project/presentation
Don’t…
Write salary expectation Use abbreviation Forget to update CV
Before Sending CV
Introduce yourself Learn company’s profile Crash test on dou.uahttp://goo.gl/FJZ9e2
Use CV builder toolshttp://goo.gl/Yb8abc, http://goo.gl/Gdf1vF,
http://goo.gl/pQKAF2, http://goo.gl/3tFDFZ
Send CV
Job sites Dou.ua (www.dou.ua )
Add Recruiters Ask friends to recommend you Ask to conduct interview
IT market research
Companies http://jobs.dou.ua/companies/
Vacancies (job descriptions) Technologies Trends Communities and meet-ups
Create your own brand
Tell the world that you are
What next?
Add/Follow people Share links Ask questions Participate in discussion
LinkedIn Tips www.linkedin.com
Real Name and Surname Presentable photo Use English Add skills Add people Add contacts Add video, publication, images Follow groups
Don’t…
Forget to update your profile Duplicate your CV Be shy Forget to visit and reply
Facebook Tips
Adequate photo Fill information Follow companies, technical
persons, recruiters Join groups Share interesting links “Check in” Be active
Twitter Tips www.twitter.com
Participate in communities Create meaningful content Connect with people Say what are you interested in Show your personality and
inspiration Share valuable content
Don’t…
Just retweet Tweet 200 times the same Follow thousand people
Stay in touch
Attend communities and conferences
Stay tuned Learn new Meet interesting people and
recruiters Take business cards and send your
CV
Before
Learn Job description Think about your motivation
and plans Learn company’s profile
During
Be yourself Be enthusiastic Be polite Sell yourself Don’t lie Ask questions
After
Pay attention to the weaknesses
Ask feedback Ask advices Keep in touch with Recruiter
Don’t…
Be late Come sleepy Wear a suit Don’t complain
Q/A?
References
CV and interview tips http://www.cvtips.com/
CV examples http://goo.gl/6IvSDs
LinkedIn tips http://goo.gl/KmvOCQ
Twitter tips http://goo.gl/zdKhSo
Dou.ua http://jobs.dou.ua/companies/
Djinni http://djinni.co/
Career structure http://anydaylife.com/post/3791
Thank you!
Contact me
Anastasiia Serafyn
Recruiting Team Lead at Lohika LinkedIn: https://
ua.linkedin.com/in/anastasiiachernysh
E-mail: [email protected] Skype: oranzhevoe