Just Winging it - Life of a Software Engineer

Below is a list of Behavioral Questions you can prepare for your Video Interviews.  I am clubbing all questions with similar answers together. 1. What is your life goal? / Where do you see yourself in 10 years? / What do you hope to do with your education? / What is your dream job? / What are your future plans? / What do you want to become? -> Mention your career goals and how this program will help you achieve them. 2. Why do you want to join this program? / What do you hope to gain from this program? / How will this program impact your life goals? -> Mention the courses you like, faculty you want to work with and how the program aligns with your career goals. 3. Why Computer Science/ Finance/ (Your subject) ? -> Mention how passionate you are about the subject. 4. Why this university? -> Mention how you are impressed by the university's facilities, faculty, support, program, communities and vibe in general. 5. Why clubs are you interested in? / How do you see yourself...

To commence 2022, I want to mention the top 10 books that have shaped my life to date. This is in hope that you might resonate with me or might pick one up to positively impact yours.  I have made a resolution to read 12 books this year so hopefully this post is the sowing ground for "Ash's Reading Recommendations from 20xx" I am an avid reader and I am sure as I grow, I will encounter many more books that will transform me as a person but this list is as updated as it can be for now. So, here it goes..  1. Harry Potter Series by  J. K. Rowling ! Well, these were one of the first few books I read and are still my absolute favourite. Apart from the amazing story and the fantasy world, it taught me what true friendship should look like . It's a must-read for children and teens according to me. 2. The Secret and The Power by Rhonda  Byrne The atheists and the agnostics, this one is for you! I had just entered college when I read them and believe me these books changed m...

Resources Used: ETS Official Guide Free resources on the ETS Account  Youtube Preparation: I bought and downloaded the 👉 e-book of the Official Guide   as it comes with the audio files (for Listening and Speaking) and a test stimulator for the 3 practice tests at the end of the book.  You can choose to buy the Paperback as well. It is cheaper. The only drawback here is that you'll either need to listen to the audios and attempt the tests using the DVD they provide with the book or you'll have to transfer everything from the DVD into your device.  You can sign up for this 👉 edx course by ETSx . Doing this course saves you from reading all the introductions and instructions before each section in the Official Guide and lets you directly jump to the practice sets. I used this course for just the Reading and Listening sections. For the Writing and Speaking sections, I followed 👉 Noteful's videos . These are useful only when you make proper notes and lea...

If you have landed here. First of all, Congratulations !!   You are among the top selects and that is an achievement in itself. So, Kudos to you! 👏 I was a Generation Google Scholar (previously known as WomenTechMakers Scholar) in 2019. Below are some tips for cracking the interview process that I gathered over time.  I  hope they help 😊 Homework You Can Do: Prepare an answer for “Describe yourself”. Mainly focus on your technical skills and the activities you have done/are doing for the community. Prepare each project you have mentioned in your resume/answers properly. Make sure to know the following: Programming Languages, Libraries  and Frameworks Impact of your work Things you learnt Features implemented and Possible Improvements Scalability and How to generate revenue Advertise Yourself Talk about women who inspire you! Figure out what “Being a Woman in Tech” means to you. Talk as if you are communicating with a friend and are discussing yo...