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CSSG Career
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Typical Career Paths
Frontend, Backend, Fullstack, Security, and DevOps include some of the software engineering positions available.
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SEO of a product or a feature. Do competitive analysis and lead the vision for the product/project.
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Software Engineering
Product/Project Manager
Design work and user research that go into creating a seamless product that looks and feels great.
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Lay a solid data foundation in order to perform robust analytics. Use methods to help company make better decisions.
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Product Designers (UI/UX)
Machine Learning Engineer/Data Scientist
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Our Career Paths
Frontend, Backend, Fullstack, and DevOps include some of the software engineering positions available.
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Business User Support, Enterprise Integration Applications: CRM, Knowledge Base (Confluence), Work Management (JIRA), Cybersecurity Training
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Software Engineering
Information Technology
SOC Analyst, Network Security Engineer, Cryptographer (Math and CS majors), Compliance Analyst (less technical), Forensic Analyst, Malware Analyst (Reverse Engineer), Red Team Penetration Tester, Security Engineer
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Android/iOS development
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Cybersecurity
Mobile Development
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Getting your first internship
Have a good fundamental understanding of programming concepts which taught in CPSC 120, 121, 131.
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We’ll show you some example of our resume for reference in the upcoming slides.
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Learn the fundamental
Have a good resume
Side projects are great way to help you strengthen your knowledge as well as show recruiter your expertise.
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In this economy, getting your first internship is harder than ever due to the competition so keep applying, sometimes it take 300 applications just to get 1 interview.
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Build projects
Apply & Apply
Make great connections with people in the field can give you great opportunities in the future, they can even refer you to the position which may help a lot.
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Networking
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Summer 2024 Tech Internships by Pitt CSC
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For 1st & 2nd year students (‘26 or later)
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Google STEP
Duolingo Thrive
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/exploremicrosoft��2nd year: Sep 25th
1st year:
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Microsoft Explore
Meta University
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Resume + Github
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Other Resume
Jacob’s resume
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Angel’s Example: linkedin.com/in/asantoyo
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Resources
Check your emails from the Career Center
They often have great information regarding upcoming job opportunities, career fairs, and workshops.
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ECS Career and Internship Expo
The Expo offers the chance to talk to many employers in the Engineering and Computer Science fields to network as well as for internships and job opportunities .
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ECS Diversity and Leadership Summit
The ECS Diversity and Leadership Summit is a great opportunity to develop leadership skills, talk to professionals, and engage in speed mentoring.
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Club Workshops
Our clubs offer much more detailed workshops that can help you improve and gain some new skills that you can utilize. It’s important to get involved so you can add projects to your resume.
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Resources
External Sources
Indeed, WayUp, Handshake, STEM Advantage, LinkedIn, techintern.io, greenhouse.io, NSF REU, SURF (different links for different schools), Glassdoor, etc.
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Center for Internships and Community Engagement in CSUF “prepares our diverse student body for academic and professional success”
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Helps non-traditional students and women manage their lives and school as well as “parenting support services, leadership opportunities and programs to enhance academic and personal development”, and if you are in need of professional clothing for interviews, there is Tuffy’s closet.
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Industry Fairs / Events
Software Company User Conferences: Tech companies put on giant conferences, but students can get in for free or at a big discount. New product launches, technical workshops, walk thru booths, etc.
Diversity Focused Industry Events: SWE, Out for Undergrad, SHPE, AISES, etc.
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Organizations On Campus
Offensive Security Society
Association for Computing Machinery - Women (ACM-W)
Supports, celebrates, and advocates for the full engagement, education, and opportunities for women in all aspects of the computing field. Provide a wide range of programs and services for the contributions of women in STEM.
Women in Computer Science & Engineering (WiCSE)
Offers support for computer science students in all years of their educational journey. Events that allow you to connect with industry professionals. Hosts the Diversity and Leadership summit each year.
Offensive Security Society (OSS)
Focus on proactive and adversarial approach to protecting computer systems, networks, and individuals from cyber attacks. Teach fundamentals required for the cyber security industry in an open and inclusive environment.
Video Game Development Club (VGDC)
Focuses on workshops and special events targeted for the game development industry. Collaborate with other disciplines to create video games each semester. Workshops foster skills in all aspects of development. Attend speaker events of professionals in the games industry.
ACM SIGGRAPH
Learn more about the field of computer graphics and interactive technologies. Host special events and workshops for fields such as production, graphic design, gaming, interactive arts (VR, etc.) and upcoming technologies/software.
Data Science and Machine Learning (DSML)
The purpose of this club is to organize meetings to share knowledge and experience about Machine Learning, Data Science, and Business Intelligence. Also, we are planning to host industry events, workshops, and Machine Learning/Data competitions/Projects.
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Organizations On Campus
And more…
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FAANG Interns
Diamond (STEP, SWE)
Ethan (STEP, SWE)
Ashley C (STEP)
Daniel (SDE)
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Q&A
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