CSEC

Are you looking to land your first job? Maybe improve your resume? If so, this event is for you! Join us on Nov 2nd from 5-6:30 PM for a seminar on resume writing. This seminar will be run by experienced Academic Advising & Career Centre staff and will take place on the CSEC discord: https://discord.gg/sU5jkWCf

The seminar is split into two sections. The first section will be dedicated to staff elaborating on tips and tricks to consider using and the second section will consist of staff giving feedback on chosen resumes. We hope to see you there!

Hi everyone,

Here is the link to the recording for Raymond's first job search seminar!

link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/rec/share/OnCRFhFrvqRc3PdaDZYRjCAlY5i7n5qNy2Blu3Ihogk-gj6opV8ybvI7OO3xICF3.c9w1VIPVQ0Ce86dp
Passcode: 1vrXUwL?!*

Indexing for the video:
9:24 Intro
13:00 Raymond's first Resume
- Does GPA matter?
- Hackathons
- Team-based courses (B07/C01)
19:27 Current Resume
21:49 LinkedIn Tips + Tricks
- How to get premium for free
- Filling in your LinkedIn profile
- Posts, Skill Endorsements
29:00 Increasing your interviews
- Cold emailing, Referrals, Career fairs
- LaTex template
- Creative applications
34:36 Keeping track of applications
37:40 Different Hackathons at UofT and other universities
42:00 How to get referrals (if you don't know people?)
43:25 UofT and UTSC Extra-curriculars
44:25 Uoft Coop, PEY, why he dropped it
47:40 Questions
- Pay at Amazon
- Difficulty of not being in CS
- How is PEY, IBM process
- Canvas, ripplematch
- What made your resume stand out?
- Self-taught successes
- Being a TA and FSG leader
- Expectations on how much tech you should know
- Sponsorship for US
- Balancing workload
- What do crazy weeks look like? How to handle them?
- First year opportunities (fellowships)
- Is too late now? (spoiler it isn't)
- Online CS communities

Hi everyone,

Our world of work seminar concluded on October 1st! Thank you to everyone who attended! If you missed it, but still want to know what was discussed, please click the links below to access the recording and slides.

Here are the recording and slides:

Recording & Password: https://utoronto.zoom.us/rec/share/cLSFrKo2wp55yiYVFX3Rs3wJ5d0QwZo3WR1sXh4FVgJqVvfu4CCeljp72Ta_qWCl.K8VT1Ar2Ki55zqxN
Passcode: e6gV1Nle+Q

Seminar slides:https://github.com/csecutsc/csec_files/blob/master/2021/World%20of%20Work%202021.pdf