CSE Undergrad News

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

UPDATED TIME: Thursday, October 24^th, 5:30-6:30 p.m., G01 (CSE2)
Convoy tech talk
Come learn about:
* How Convoy is disrupting the $800B trucking industry
* How we’re using technology to improve trucker’s lives & reduce waste
* The interesting problems that our interns and new grads work on We’re hiring! We’re hiring software engineer interns and new grads! At Convoy, you’ll grow your skillset alongside our world-class engineering and product teams in a fast-paced startup environment. Jumpstart your career and help make the world a better place.

NEW: Friday, October 4^th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, table in the Atrium (CSE1)
Doughnuts with Deloitte

Wondering what a career in Consulting looks like? Curious how to leverage your tech skills to solve business problems? Come meet and network with Deloitte Consulting Analysts and Consultants over donuts to learn more of the Solutions Engineering Analyst position as well as the various project opportunities. We are looking forward to meeting you there!

*Event eligibility limited to individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

CANCELLED: Friday, October 4^th, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., table in the Atrium (CSE1)
CANCELLED: Microsoft office hours
Our recruiter is sick this week. She will be back next Friday, November 1^st.

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT!

The list of companies for next week’s career fairs have finally been compiled!

You can access the list via our new career fair app here: https://app.careerfairplus.com/uw_wa

Here’s the low down of what you need to know:
• You MUST have your Allen School lanyard and badge. Lanyard pickup will moved to the location of the career fair starting on MONDAY.
• NO BACKPACKS are allowed at the Established Career Fair on Tuesday and the Start Up Career Fair on Wednesday. Backpack room will be open @ The Gates Commons (6th Floor of CSE 1: Allen Center) 1 hour before the start of each career fair and 30 minutes after the end of each career fair.
• You may begin lining up for career fairs 1 hour prior to the start.

Information about the Allen School Career Fairs can be found here: https://www.cs.washington.edu/industrial_affiliates/meetings/2019/studentinfo

Here’s a list of Allen School Career Fairs coming up:

• UW Data Science Career Fair: Monday, October 14th from 12 PM – 6 PM @ HUB Ballroom (2nd Floor)
• Allen School Established Company Fair: Tuesday, October 15th from 11 AM – 5 PM @ HUB Ballroom (2nd Floor)
• Allen School Start-Up and Smaller Company Fair: Wednesday, October 16th from 1 PM – 5 PM @ Allen Center (CSE1) Atrium

Note for the Established Company Fair on Tuesday: Starting at 2 PM, we will be opening the event up to UW students from Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma who are in related majors (ie. ECE, Informatics, ACMS) as well as those that have taken CSE 373. We are excited to share access to these amazing opportunities with our fellow Huskies! However, we are expecting a large influx of students at that time so please plan accordingly.

Here’s a list of other UW Career Fairs coming up that are probably worth your time if you’re trying to hustle this season (https://careers.uw.edu/events/?shared_category=employers):

• Startup Career Fair: Thursday, October 17th from 3 PM – 5:30 PM @ Intellectual House (http://bit.ly/2mz5R4h)
• Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) Career Fair: Monday, October 21st from 6 PM – 7:30 PM in HUB South Ballroom (https://www.hcde.washington.edu/cap/career-fair)
• Science & Engineering Career Fair: Wednesday, October 23rd from 11 AM – 5 PM @ HUB North & South Ballrooms (https://www.uwseba.com/information-for-students)

Are you feeling a little nervous about talking to recruiters and engineers? Check out this presentation that will break it down for you: http://bit.ly/csestorycrafting

Going to YOLO overhaul your resume? http://bit.ly/cseresumeguide

Need advice in general? http://bit.ly/csecareerguide

And if you really need to chat with me over these next few days, I’ll be running the backpack room ALL DAY on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Gates Commons on the 6th floor of CSE 1 so HIT ME UP.

I BELIEVE IN YOU! FOR REALS.
Kim

Hi CSE!

We’re back with another exciting panel dinner, our Pathway to Internship Success event! Come hear from fellow students and find out what you should and shouldn’t do while interning. Our panel will cover both on- and off-season internships at different sized companies and of various positions. Whether you will be starting your first internship or third, come learn about tips and tricks that can help you to maximize the resources and opportunities available to you.

Date: May 22nd (Wednesday) @5 – 6:30 pm

Location: Gates Commons- 6th floor at CSE1

ACM will be hosting technical interview prep next Friday (1/18) in CSE 305 from 5:00PM – 6:30PM!

The interview prep session will be an opportunity for you to partake in a technical mock-interview with a partner. It helps you to practice explaining your train of thoughts and solving questions in a timely manner. The session is open to people of all experience levels. Whether you have never completed a technical interview or have completed multiple, you are welcome to join us! Please bring paper and pen.  🙂

See you there!

Hello everyone. Hope winter break left you feeling refreshed for winter quarter!

Our winter recruiting season is about to begin and Amazon has extended an invitation for students to visit Amazon HQ, hear about the experiences of former huskies now working at Amazon, and tour the spheres! This event will happen on Wednesday, January 16th at 4PM. The event will begin in the Day 1 office of Amazon and transition to the Spheres for a tour.

We need a headcount of how many people are interested in the event, so we request that everyone who is interested fills out this form ASAP.

Thanks!
ACM

Happy Interview Season!

ACM will be hosting technical interview prep Mondays in CSE 305 from 6:00PM – 7:00PM throughout the quarter.

The interview prep sessions will be an opportunity for you and a group to go over a couple of practice technical interview questions. Feel free to attend multiple dates, if not all of the sessions! The sessions are open to people of all experience levels. Whether you have never completed a technical interview or have completed multiple, you are welcome to join us. Please bring paper and pen.  🙂

The first technical interview prep event will be next Monday, October 15th at 6PM.  See you there!

The Resume Review Workshop will be held Wednesday, October 10^th, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in the CSE Atrium.

This workshop is designed to allow you to gather tips from the experts to turn your resume drafts into documents that will help land your dream job or internship.

All you need to attend is a few printed copies of your resume – anything from a rough draft to almost-finished product is fine. Show up anytime between 3:00 and 5:00 pm (plan on 20 minutes per review) to share your resume with 1 or more recruiters or technical interview experts from several of our affiliate companies, both large and small. These experts will provide resume advice to get your resume in great shape for the upcoming recruiting fair on October 23^rd and 24^th.

All CSE undergraduates who are considering pursuing an internship or full-time employment in 2018-19 (and this should be you!) should not miss our Allen School sponsored Industry Panel.

Tuesday, October 2^nd, 5:30-6:30 p.m., GUG220

Industry Panel Session

Come hear from folks that recently graduated from the same program you’re currently in! This is an opportunity to learn from their experiences and gain insight into how you may want to focus your remaining time in the department to move towards your career goals. Bring your questions and your curiosity!

All CSE undergraduates who are considering pursuing an internship or full-time employment in 2018-19 (and this should be you!) should not miss our Allen School sponsored Industry Panel.

Day: Tuesday, October 2^nd
Time: 5:30-6:30 pm
Place: Guggenheim 220 No rsvp needed!

This event will feature a panel of CSE graduates and HR reps who will provide important information on the steps CSE undergraduates need to take in the coming months to land the internship or job of their dreams. Student questions are very much encouraged. You should leave this event with a much better understanding of the timing and direction of your upcoming job search.