Faculty of Computers and Information

Building Efficient Career

Presented by
Ayman M. Ezzat
Associate Professor
Computer Science Department. ayman@fcih.net
Agenda
 Why this session
 Finding your career
 Enhancing your career
 How to build your CV
 Interview guidelines
 Software Engineer ethics
 Open discussion

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 WHY THIS SESSION

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Why this session

 Know how to be idle job candidate.

 Raising our faculty job candidate level.
 Effect of bad CV.
 Idea on Egyptian software market.
 Find your path in computer society.

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 FINDING YOUR CAREER

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Finding your career

 Know exactly your skills.

 Evaluate each skill.
 Search for career end point.
 Take career test exams
http://www.assessment.com/default.asp

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 ENHANCING YOUR CAREER

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Enhancing your career
 Enhance self study capability.
 Attend Events.
 Read recent updates.
 Be innovative.
 Check for the awards.
 Attend only courses that will significantly raise your
level.

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Faculty = research
 Invest your time in those 4 years.
 Research is the main merits of studying in the faculty.
 Enhance and improve your research capabilities.

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 HOW TO BUILD YOUR CV

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How to build your CV
1. Objective
• One sentence stating a general goal
• A brief paragraph, expressing both short-term and long-
term goals.

 Be Clear
 Search carefully for areas of employment that interest
you.
 Vague objective
 Bad language
 Don’t copy and paste !

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How to build your CV
2. Education
• Degrees and dates you were received diplomas
• Names of universities, colleges, professionals
• Your cumulative “grade point average” for each institution

 If you were in language school put it in Bold

 Start listing by recent finished grade
 Start listing grades from primary school to university
 Missing honor degree if there was or first on class … etc

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How to build your CV
3. Graduation Project
• Graduation Project Title
• Description
• Features
• Tools
• Grade

 Focus on the achievements you have done .

 Algorithms used and contributions.
 List standards you follow.
 Putting numerical grade.
 Boring and long description

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4. Coursework
• Provide complete courses title, with brief description when
appropriate.

 List courses that will fit in the Job you request for.
 There is advantage to list grades of some subjects.
 Don’t list courses without categorizing them.
 Don’t list courses that will not support your objective.

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5. Work Experience
• List all the places you have worked in or even trained.

 Put your work experience in tabular format, it must include

Company name, Job title, Brief job description, Time
period, Start date, End Date.
 Put logos for the company you work in.
 Specify company field.
 Do not list work without period of time

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6. Achievements
• Write down all the projects you have developed from recent to old.
• Put these project classified by company .
• Put undergraduate projects.
• Keep this standard in projects
• Project Title
• Description
• Features
• Tools
• Role in Team

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7. Skills
• Categorize your technical skills.
• State your level in each skill (novice, beginner, Intermediate,
professional, Expert).
• State the latest skills first.
• Example of some skills categories.
• Platforms , Programming Language, Reporting Tools, DBMS, Web Tools,
Case Tools, IDEs, analytical Thinking & Problem Solving, Team Work,
Leadership Skills, Communication Skills.

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 How to build your CV
8. Honors/Achievements/Awards/
Certifications
• Briefly describe all special recognitions you have received.

 List honors that will fit in the job you request for.
 Put certification title and logo for the certification.
 Do not list high school awards

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9. Languages , References, Other.
• List languages you know and your level.
• Attended courses.
• Events.
• Hobbies, sport ,social activities.
• Put the word “furnished upon your request” or put only trusted
references.

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 How to build your CV
10. General notes
 Put personal information on the first lines of CV.
 It is better to send your CV in “pdf ” or “rtf ”.
 Put a formal picture for you in CV.
 Put small logos of your certificates on the top of CV.
 Don’t send CV without cover letter and subject for email.
 CV must not exceed 200 KB by any ways.
 Don’t send CV in “zip” or compressed format.
 Don’t upload your CV on website and send link.
 Girls don’t put their Social State.

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 INTERVIEW GUIDE LINES

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 Interview Guide lines
1. Before you go to interview
• Know the company working field.
• Dress formal.
• Know who you will meat.
• If it is a technical interview, it would be better to study materials related
to the job requirements.
• Attend before your time by 10 minutes.
• Confirming, Rejecting meeting time is so professional.
• Be sure that the interviewer don’t need any papers when you come.
• If you are working already in company never make appointment on
working day hours.

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2. At the interview
• When you handshake look at the interviewer eyes.
• Introduce your self well with full self trust.
• Never Lie.
• Talk about these points in-between the conversation
• Teamwork, Software engineering standards, Quality assurance, your career
imagination, New technologies in market, and open source software.
• Stress on analysis skills and ability to learn any programming language.
• Don’t say wrong words on your current employer.

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3. Before you leave
• Don’t talk about salary specially if it is your first work.
• Focus on your interest to invest in your career.
• Express your happiness and dreaming to join the company.
• Tell the employer that you are ready for any workshop if needed.

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SOFTWARE ENGINEER ETHICS

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 Software Engineer Ethics
Employer needs Candidate Ethics
• Responsible person. • Cooperate with your team.
• Meeting Deadlines • Respect your word.

• Self motivated candidate. • Move always with your library only.

• Innovation and creativity. • Respect the company policies and

• Teamwork. procedures.
• Loyalty. • Don’t bypass your direct manager.

• Utilize company resources.

• Give at least 1 month notice period

before leaving.

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 SAMPLES

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 Cover Letter
Dear,
I am writing to express my interest in working in your
company in the position of Job Title where I can apply and
enhance my academic background, skills, and career through working
in creative and productive development team that aims to meet the
company’s and customers’ requirements and satisfaction. Now I
would like to bring my skills and experience to work for your
company.
The attached CV can serve to provide you with greater details of my
education, skills, and experience.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
XYZ
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 Sample CVs

• Sample CV 1
• Sample CV 2
• Sample CV 3

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 THANK YOU

Any Questions ?

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