🧑🏾‍💻 prep

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  1. Collaborative Job Hunt
  2. Understanding Employers Needs

Prep Collaborative job hunt 🔗

Learning Objectives

Introduction

At CYF one of our greatest strengths is the community. To leverage this strength in job hunting, we work together. As a collective, it is easier to find and share job opportunities and help and support each other. Helping others doesn’t take anything away from you.

Collaborative Job Research Process

🎯 Goal: Get familiar with the process of collaborative job research, as you’ll do this in class. (10 minutes)

  1. Watch a video introducing the collective job form, and it’s importance
  2. Write two sentences, with no grammatical mistakes, about why collective job hunting is important and beneficial.

Prep Understanding employers needs 🔗

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Understanding employers’ needs plays a big role in your job search, application process, and interview. Seeing their side will help you improve your approach and make you a more suitable candidate.

Pros and Cons on hiring Junior Developers

🎯 Goal: To understand the employers’ perspective on hiring a Junior Developer (40 minutes)

  1. Read two sections in the article Why hire Junior Developers: Is it even worth it?
  • Common Misconceptions about Junior Developers
  • Benefits of Hiring Junior Developers
  1. Make notes, as you’ll need them in class.