On Wednesday, October 14th 2020 of Week 2, Zillow in collaboration with WICS hosted a “Pitch Yourself” Workshop, encouraging students to pursue their passions and develop skills to express themselves and stand out in the virtual recruiting season. Guest speaker Monique DeDonker, Senior Technical Recruiter at Zillow Group, led a
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On Monday, October 12th 2020 of Week 2, roughly 100 prospective mentors and mentees attended WICS’ annual mentorship mixer! About 40 mentors and 60 mentees gathered together and mingled through “speed friending”, in which groups of members were placed into breakout rooms and answered questions about each other. As each
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On Thursday, October 8th, 2020, of Week 1, Ingram Micro hosted a Meet ‘n Greet and info session. They went over their recruitment opportunities and showcased their product management team. They explained their hiring pipeline, including tips on internships, full-time roles, and their rotational program! One of the speakers, Jerry
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On Monday, October 5th, 2020, of Week 1, over 100 members of the ICS community at UCI came together to learn about what WICS has in store for the rest of the quarter. At the start of the meeting, members listened to popular “throwback” music and got the chance to
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“Just Code It!” is a 4-week program was organized by WICS’s Community Outreach committee. We are experienced in creating curriculum geared towards encouraging underrepresented minorities to explore STEM, and Just Code It! focuses on introducing web development basics to girls in middle-school and high-school. The program covers more hands-on, technical
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Interested in staying up to date on your CS knowledge? Well look no further! WICS committee has compiled a list of awesome social media accounts to follow along with insightful articles that will broaden your knowledge. YouTube YouTube is a great resource not only for learning how to program, but
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Research is a great way to get involved on campus to develop new technologies for a cause or project you are passionate about. You also get to develop good relations with professors and other undergraduate and graduate students who have similar passions. Tips to Get Started Reach out to professors!
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Things don’t always go as planned. Luckily, internships are not the only thing you can do during the summer. There are so many other self-improvement projects to not only boost your resume, but also your overall skills as a techie in the industry. Here’s a list put together by the
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Whether you’re getting ready to kick off your freshman year of college, transfer to University from a Community College, or switch from a different major, there’s no way to do it perfectly. There are so many college, internship, and career tips Computer Science students hear throughout their journeys, but sometimes
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