Writing Beyond Your Undergrad Experience: Going Somewhere New

Writing Beyond Your Undergrad Experience: Going Somewhere New

Kate Ringland

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April 28, 2015

OverviewIndustry: Job Materials

Graduate School: Application Materials

Kate Ringland April 2015

My Experience2013- attended Google.GetAJob() workshop in

Washington, D.C.

Had interviews with Amazon, Facebook, Jive, and Google

Applied to PhD programs in CS and Informatics


IndustryUltimately helps if you know someone

If you don’t- need to make your application the best it can

be


Google.GetAJob()Workshop

Gives practical hands-on information about

resumes, cover letters, and the coding interview


Applying at Google1. Apply for position you want

2. Submit resume

3. 1st interviews via phone – technical

4a. Fulltime job- 3-5 more interviews onsite

4b. Internship- host matching for placement

5. Hiring committee extends offer (hopefully)


ResumeMost important items should be front, top, and center

Can be more than a page, but don’t assume anyone will

read beyond page 1


ResumeMost important

• Education – school, degree, graduation date, and gpa

• Position seeking – internship or fulltime

• (Programming) Languages – include proficiency levels


ResumeRelevant experience: one clean section for work/projects

Open Source!

At bottom: awards, honors, publications, patents,

conferences, presentations


ResumeBe honest

Make it clean, easy to skim in 30 seconds

Cut all excess language

Lists, not sentences


Cover LetterMost industry jobs will not want one

Have one ready just in case you are asked for it


Cover LetterSell yourself using examples, stories, and background

“I have excellent communication and organizational skills.”


Cover LetterSell yourself using examples, stories, and background

“I reorganized the inventory for Small Business I worked for

in 2014.”


Technical Interview

Good luck!

More info from the

workshop:

http://kateringland.net/google

-getajob-2013/


Questions

Industry job application questions?


Graduate SchoolMasters vs PhD


Graduate SchoolStart early

Give letter writers plenty of time

Have everyone read your drafts


Graduate SchoolMaterials:

Letters of Recommendation (min. 3, aim for 5)

Statement of Purpose

Personal Statement

C.V.

Transcript

GRE scores


Letters of Recommendation

Be prepared to give each letter writer drafts of all your

application materials!


Statement of PurposeWhat kind of research do you want to do?

Who do you want to work with?


Personal StatementYour background

Obstacles you’ve overcome

Why did you pick graduate school?


C.V.Like a resume… kind of

Education

Relevant Experience

Publications

Conferences

Volunteer Experience

Example: http://goo.gl/3AWZnP


Graduate SchoolMore information at:

http://kateringland.net/on-getting-into-grad-school-part-1/


Questions

Graduate school application questions?


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