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Sign-In

https://forms.gle/8KyARQo4JgobDHKJ9

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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

github.com/SimplifyJobs/Summer2024-Internships

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For 1st & 2nd year students (‘26 or later)

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Google STEP

Duolingo Thrive

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Microsoft Explore

Meta University

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Resume + Github

  • Build your resume
    • Daniel’s resume
  • Build your Github/Portfolio
    • Diamond’s GitHub

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Other Resume

Jacob’s resume

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LinkedIn

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…

  • Titan Rover
  • Titan Rocket
  • Tau Beta Pi
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
  • Society of Automotive Engineers
  • National Society of Black Engineers
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Geo Institute Graduate Student Organization
  • California Geotechnical Engineering Association
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • American Society of Civil Engineers

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FAANG Interns

  • What company did you work for?
  • How did you get in?
  • What was the experience like?
  • Any tips, advices?

Diamond (STEP, SWE)

Ethan (STEP, SWE)

Ashley C (STEP)

Daniel (SDE)

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Q&A

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