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We all know how writing your CV can be boring, time-consuming, and overwhelming. We are coders, not writers, right? Unfortunately, the skill of selling yourself is vital in this cruel capitalist world... And since our registration process requires sending a CV too, we decided to help you: in this pretty short post, we collected some life-saving hacks on how to write your perfect CV.
Let’s start from the education
• Write full names of your major and university. You’re not a “CS student at NU”, you are a “Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Nazarbayev University”
• Start from the most recent education and include the graduation year and month, or expected time of graduation.
• Include GPA if it is above 3.0
Now it’s time to mention your experience
• Write about places where you worked, starting from the most recent, including dates
• Fully spell the company names. Not “Apple” but “Apple Inc.”
• Write what YOU did in that company, what was the result of your work. For example, instead of “added multi-touch gestures for 3D workspaces”, it is better to write “integrated multi-touch gestures for 3D workspaces by creating a deterministic finite state machine for HTML events”
• Include metrics! If your work increased the efficiency of the website by 15% or saved the company thousands of dollars, you should mention it
Show your projects
• Work projects, coding bootcamp projects, personal projects - projects that are relevant and you are proud of
• Write about technologies and languages you used
• If applicable, include metrics. For example, if you built an app that a few dozens of people downloaded, then you need to include this information
• Include links to your projects
Don’t forget to include extracurricular activities
• Again, start from the most recent, and list all the relevant activities you had: hackathons (like HackNU 😉), coding contests, awards, club participation, etc.
Some other thighs worth mentioning
• The structure of your CV has to be well-organized - use a simple but clear template, bullet points, understandable sectioning
• Check the resume for grammar mistakes, punctuation, and readability before sending it
• You should not be modest but don’t lie or exaggerate - an interviewer will easily detect it
• Limit yourself to 1 page
Though only these tips may not be enough to write a CV, they can boost your chances of impressing employers. Ask your friends, groupmates, colleagues to review your CV, look for examples of good CVs on the Internet, and most importantly be confident, show yourself in the best possible light.
More tips and tricks
Good luck! 🍀
We all know how writing your CV can be boring, time-consuming, and overwhelming. We are coders, not writers, right? Unfortunately, the skill of selling yourself is vital in this cruel capitalist world... And since our registration process requires sending a CV too, we decided to help you: in this pretty short post, we collected some life-saving hacks on how to write your perfect CV.
Let’s start from the education
• Write full names of your major and university. You’re not a “CS student at NU”, you are a “Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Nazarbayev University”
• Start from the most recent education and include the graduation year and month, or expected time of graduation.
• Include GPA if it is above 3.0
Now it’s time to mention your experience
• Write about places where you worked, starting from the most recent, including dates
• Fully spell the company names. Not “Apple” but “Apple Inc.”
• Write what YOU did in that company, what was the result of your work. For example, instead of “added multi-touch gestures for 3D workspaces”, it is better to write “integrated multi-touch gestures for 3D workspaces by creating a deterministic finite state machine for HTML events”
• Include metrics! If your work increased the efficiency of the website by 15% or saved the company thousands of dollars, you should mention it
Show your projects
• Work projects, coding bootcamp projects, personal projects - projects that are relevant and you are proud of
• Write about technologies and languages you used
• If applicable, include metrics. For example, if you built an app that a few dozens of people downloaded, then you need to include this information
• Include links to your projects
Don’t forget to include extracurricular activities
• Again, start from the most recent, and list all the relevant activities you had: hackathons (like HackNU 😉), coding contests, awards, club participation, etc.
Some other thighs worth mentioning
• The structure of your CV has to be well-organized - use a simple but clear template, bullet points, understandable sectioning
• Check the resume for grammar mistakes, punctuation, and readability before sending it
• You should not be modest but don’t lie or exaggerate - an interviewer will easily detect it
• Limit yourself to 1 page
Though only these tips may not be enough to write a CV, they can boost your chances of impressing employers. Ask your friends, groupmates, colleagues to review your CV, look for examples of good CVs on the Internet, and most importantly be confident, show yourself in the best possible light.
More tips and tricks
Good luck! 🍀
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21%
Mobile developer
19%
Web developer
19%
Frontend developer
33%
Backend developer
16%
Full stack developer
6%
Game developer
15%
Data analyst
16%
Machine Learning Engineer
7%
Project manager/Product manager
9%
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Few days left till the end of the registration process for <HACKNU/2021>, so it is time to announce prizes and task tracks🥳🎊
Facebook:
Prizes: Branded wireless headphones for each team member in TOP-1😍
Task: Mobile/Web dev
Microsoft:
Prizes: Curved monitors for each team member in TOP-1😎
Task: Data science
Are you thrilled? :)
Facebook:
Prizes: Branded wireless headphones for each team member in TOP-1😍
Task: Mobile/Web dev
Microsoft:
Prizes: Curved monitors for each team member in TOP-1😎
Task: Data science
Are you thrilled? :)
Meanwhile, we are hosting our last day of giveaway in our Instagram 😍 Check it out 🙈
HackNU
We are happy to announce that we are starting the series of <HACKNU/2021> workshops from our sponsors🎊🥳 Curious to learn about React Native and how Facebook engineers use it to build apps for billion of users?🤔 Join us on our workshop from Facebook on Friday…
Kind reminder about our upcoming workshop from Facebook engineers on building your React Native Weather App 😍
Even people without prior experience of React Native can attend 😏
If you haven't registered for it, hurry up 🙈
The link will be sent to emails 2 hours before the event ☺️
Even people without prior experience of React Native can attend 😏
If you haven't registered for it, hurry up 🙈
The link will be sent to emails 2 hours before the event ☺️
HackNU
We are happy to announce that we are starting the series of <HACKNU/2021> workshops from our sponsors🎊🥳 Curious to learn about React Native and how Facebook engineers use it to build apps for billion of users?🤔 Join us on our workshop from Facebook on Friday…
The workshop from Facebook has already started! Those who registered, check your emails for the link *.*
We just would like to remind you that the registration is open till March 13, 23:59!
Girls, do not let doubts and stereotypes ruin your future✨✨✨
There are a lot of opportunities for you and all you have to do is just make your first step🤍🖤
Girls, do not let doubts and stereotypes ruin your future✨✨✨
There are a lot of opportunities for you and all you have to do is just make your first step🤍🖤
Weell, weeell, the time has come for the last sponsor - BTS Digital🎊🥳
I guess we just saved the best for last🤔😋
(drum-roll)
Task 1: Web app development
Prizes:
1st place : 600 000 KZT
2nd place : 300 000 KZT
3rd place : 100 000 KZT🔥
Task 2: Web app development
Prizes:
1st place : 600 000 KZT
2nd place : 300 000 KZT
3rd place : 100 000 KZT🔥
I guess we just saved the best for last🤔😋
(drum-roll)
Task 1: Web app development
Prizes:
1st place : 600 000 KZT
2nd place : 300 000 KZT
3rd place : 100 000 KZT🔥
Task 2: Web app development
Prizes:
1st place : 600 000 KZT
2nd place : 300 000 KZT
3rd place : 100 000 KZT🔥
And here we are with the continuation of series of <HackNU/2021> workshops and talks 🥳
We were happy to see everyone still interested in the internship and full-time opportunities in top IT companies while the workshop with Facebook 🙈 and here we are with the whole talk, that could be a huge opportunity for you all to ask more questions from a Google Engineer 🥰
Are you passionate about working in one of the worldwide whales in IT? And if you want to know some info about projects there and more advice to help during the application processes, this talk is for you! 🤩
Come to our talk with Google engineer on 18th March at 16:00 (Almaty time) and we hope it will be a great asset to help you in your further applications 😍
Talk "Life of an SWE engineer at Google"
When: 18th March, 16:00 (GMT +06:00)
Link to register for the talk
We were happy to see everyone still interested in the internship and full-time opportunities in top IT companies while the workshop with Facebook 🙈 and here we are with the whole talk, that could be a huge opportunity for you all to ask more questions from a Google Engineer 🥰
Are you passionate about working in one of the worldwide whales in IT? And if you want to know some info about projects there and more advice to help during the application processes, this talk is for you! 🤩
Come to our talk with Google engineer on 18th March at 16:00 (Almaty time) and we hope it will be a great asset to help you in your further applications 😍
Talk "Life of an SWE engineer at Google"
When: 18th March, 16:00 (GMT +06:00)
Link to register for the talk
You all made us amazed with a large number of applications, despite the difficult times for all of us 😍🥰
We hope for your understanding and would like to warn you that we need more time to review your applications🥺
We promise to return tomorrow with the results as soon as possible ❤️ Check your emails tomorrow 😏
We hope for your understanding and would like to warn you that we need more time to review your applications🥺
We promise to return tomorrow with the results as soon as possible ❤️ Check your emails tomorrow 😏
And here we are with the continuation of series of <HACKNU/2021> workshops and talks✨✨✨
We were happy to see everyone interested in the hackathon! Now we are announcing the next workshop which is from BTS Digital🤩
It is highly encouraged to attend this workshop if you are willing to solve the tasks provided by BTS Digital! The engineers are going to show what they expect to see from you on the hackathon and how to solve their problems 🤯
Don’t miss your chance to win 600 000 KZT😎
The link to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F5i6VRLWTCayLggSe4GJwg
When: 17th March, 19:00 (GMT +06:00)
We were happy to see everyone interested in the hackathon! Now we are announcing the next workshop which is from BTS Digital🤩
It is highly encouraged to attend this workshop if you are willing to solve the tasks provided by BTS Digital! The engineers are going to show what they expect to see from you on the hackathon and how to solve their problems 🤯
Don’t miss your chance to win 600 000 KZT😎
The link to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F5i6VRLWTCayLggSe4GJwg
When: 17th March, 19:00 (GMT +06:00)
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THE TIME HAS COME!
Finally, we have finished checking approximately 500 CVs🎊🎂
Do not get upset if you were not selected in a such harsh competition🥺
Now, those who received an acceptance letter have to form a team and register. Just only ONCE for your team. By the way, you have to indicate companies by priorities in a Google form.
There are also some changes in prizes:
Facebook
Prizes: Branded wireless headphones for each team member in TOP-1 + 1:1 mock interview with Facebook engineers😍
Task: Mobile/Web dev
Microsoft
Prizes: 400 000 KZT for TOP-1😎
Task: Data science
Google
Prizes: 500 000 KZT for TOP-1😏
Task: Natural Language Processing (NLP)
BTS Digital
Task 1: Web app development
Prizes: 600 000 KZT - 300 000 KZT - 100 000 KZT🔥
Task 2: Web app development
Prizes: 600 000 KZT - 300 000 KZT - 100 000 KZT🔥
P.S. we will try to rearrange teams fairly between tasks :)
Finally, we have finished checking approximately 500 CVs🎊🎂
Do not get upset if you were not selected in a such harsh competition🥺
Now, those who received an acceptance letter have to form a team and register. Just only ONCE for your team. By the way, you have to indicate companies by priorities in a Google form.
There are also some changes in prizes:
Prizes: Branded wireless headphones for each team member in TOP-1 + 1:1 mock interview with Facebook engineers😍
Task: Mobile/Web dev
Microsoft
Prizes: 400 000 KZT for TOP-1😎
Task: Data science
Prizes: 500 000 KZT for TOP-1😏
Task: Natural Language Processing (NLP)
BTS Digital
Task 1: Web app development
Prizes: 600 000 KZT - 300 000 KZT - 100 000 KZT🔥
Task 2: Web app development
Prizes: 600 000 KZT - 300 000 KZT - 100 000 KZT🔥
P.S. we will try to rearrange teams fairly between tasks :)