Project Introduction (Github)

Project Goal

This program aims to develop skills that prepare you for finding a job in tech.

The selection processes you are going to face can be as diverse as the companies. In this program, we compile the most important topics and the most common stages that we have identified in our experience, always trying to make it as up-to-date as possible.

In order to find a job you will need to acquire the knowledge and tools that we will share with you, in addition to what you can search for on your own with our guides. Also, you will put your skills into practice through activities and simulations of the selection process.

Milestones

1 - Career Orientation: Understanding the Job Market & Mapping your Career Path

At this stage, you'll understand the needs of the tech job market and some of the potential careers in your field of study. Having an understanding of where you are now and what is your desired career destination can pave the way for your future learning and development.

2 - Personal Branding & Online Presence

You'll learn how to navigate the online jobs market and build your digital presence. We'll guide you on how to build your LinkedIn profile, resume, and portfolio / Github profile. We will also share some insights into building a professional network.

3 - Interview Process and Pitching

You'll learn how to pitch for yourself and how to approach the interview process, from the introduction meeting to the technical interview! You will practice your skills through assigning you a technical assignment and a mock technical interview.

Activities

The program has several stages (as usual: one milestone per week) that will allow you to prepare yourself for the job search, in each module you can find:

• Content: Informative pieces on a specific topic. These videos, infographics, audios, etc are inputs that you can consult for the progress of the program through this Gitbook.

• Workshops: each week you will have the chance to attend one career workshop, one per each of the project milestones.

• Project deliverables as a result of individual activities: Dynamics that will lead you to reflection and will test your acquired skills to prepare for the job search.

• Mentoring: Each week you will have space to interact with a mentor in small groups, to get support in each milestone and interact and learn from other students.

Below a summary of the career project components:

Components	Milestone 1	Milestone 2	Milestone 3
Content	Job Landscape, Professional Orientation	Personal Branding, Online presence, Networking	HR Interviews, Mock Technical Interviews
Workshops	Life story & transferable skills	Establish online presence	Storytelling: About me and how to Pitch
Deliverables	Self-assessment to identify career development goals, Mapping potential career paths	Review CV, Linkedin and Github profile	Technical interview Task (& Case study)
Mentoring Activities	Career consulting, Mapping of next professional development steps	Review CV & Linkedin Profile and Portfolio	Mock Technical Interview

Resources

• Job Preparation Tracking. As you progress through each module, we ask you to fill it out, so that we can visualise your progress and pace. Completing this document is part of the program commitments. You will find this resource linked to your Google Classroom.

• Slack Channels:

  • #talent_and_career_support: find information about ReDI School's global Career Activities

  • #job_postings: access first-view job postings for the whole ReDI community

  • we also encourage you to use your course slack channel to exchange, share resources and best practices related to the tech job market and application processes

• ReDI School Talent & Success Hub: website dedicated to share information for all ReDI students about ReDI career activities. Check out in particular the Career Workshops and Talent Pool sections!