career-lab-october-2023's Introduction

Career Lab

👋 Welcome! Career Lab is The Collab Lab’s optional, 2-week program that helps you:

get the interview, and
do well in the interview.

Schedule

Week One - LinkedIn

Date/ Date Range	Type	Session
Sat, Oct 7 @ 1:00PM PT/4:00PM ET	Sync	Career Lab Kick-Off Orientation
Sun, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 11	Async	What to include on your Linkedin profile
Sun, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 11	Async	How to tell your story
Mon, Oct 9 @ 9:00AM PT/12:00PM ET	Sync	Q&A with a recruiter
Wed, Oct 11 @ 5:30PM PT/8:30PM ET	Sync	Navigating finances during a career change
Wed, Oct 11 - Sat, Oct 14	Async	Mentors review Linkedin profiles

Week Two - Interviews

Date/ Date Range	Type	Session
Sat, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 17	Async	What to ask your interviewers
Sat, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 17	Async	Watch our mentors interview each other
Sat, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 17	Async	Complete take-home assignment
Mon, Oct 16 @ 1:00PM PT/4:00PM ET	Sync	Pair interview practice
Mon, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 17	Async	What to ask your interviewers
Mon, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 17	Async	How to rock the technical interview
Tue, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 21	Sync*	Technical mock interview
Tue, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 21	Sync*	Job fit mock interview
Sun, Oct 22 @ 9:00AM PT/12:00PM ET	Sync	That's a Wrap!

It is the Collabie's responsibility to reach out to their partner and schedule the Sync* sessions.

Additional Resources

As you work your way through this program or once you have completed it, we encourage you to look into the job search resources we've collected for you! You can think of this as a supplement to Career Lab - there's resources on topics we don't have time to cover in this program (like resume writing tips and resources for practicing coding challenges).

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