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WWC MENTORSHIP - WEEK 2

In week 1 we had gathered all the upcoming opportunities , so week 2 was all about preparing for the same .

As suggested by our mentor Urvi goel , any off campus opportunity require 2 things , apt resume and very strong hold on DSA (problem solving skills ).
So our task for this week was to build a resume and improve our problem solving skills .

Few tips suggested by our mentor while building a resume :

1)Use sites like Overleaf or Novoresume , they have amazing templates.

2)Choose a template that is not very crowded , better if its one column.

3)Make sure to add an About You section in your resume , it will give recruiter an idea about you .

4)In your education section , after writing your school and college details , accurately mention your gpa as well.

5)In your project section after briefly describing , be sure to add a working link to your project .

6)Add links to your github and linked in accounts .

7)Create a different section for your relevant coursework (DS,java ,oop)

8)Keep your resume one page .

9)Save your resume as FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME.pdf

Coming to the problem solving skills , we were advised to practise on leetcode.
Few suggestions given by our mentor:

1)Keep a target for yourself (maybe 3- 4 problems per day).

2)Don’t waste a lot of time on a problem, check the discussion
section if feel stuck .

3)Try taking leetcode monthly challenges , they improve our consistency .

4)Give mock interviews , to see where you stand .

Week 2 was very productive for me , i always felt lost while preparing for my coding interviews , now i can finally say i have found my path.

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