Useful tips for conducting a successful job search.

1. How to find a job in
IT?

2. Where to start?
 Decide on a career direction
 Read Wiki and other articles
about this position
 Take part in volunteering
 Pass practice/ internship
 Be motivated!

3. The best way is

4. Read and develop
 Professional literature
 Improve your English skills
 Pass tests www.brainbench.com,
https://www.upwork.com
 Pass online courses www.coursera.org,
prometheus.org.ua,
http://www.codecademy.com/,
https://www.udacity.com/

5. Attend courses (Lviv)
 LITS (QA, Code, UI/UX, PM)
http://lits.com.ua/
 SoftServe Academy
http://softserve.ua/university/it-academy/
 Epam Training Center http://www.epam-
group.ru/career/trainings/ukraine/lviv.html
 GL Base Camp
http://globallogic.com.ua/uk/careers/
 Eleks http://eleks.com/career/education/internship

6.  Logos http://www.lgs.lviv.ua/
 ITStep http://itstep.org/ua/
 Quality Assurance Group
http://qagroup.com.ua/

7. Curriculum vitae

8. CV information
 Personal details
 Work experience
 Skills
 Interests and achievements
 Covering letter

9. CV Tips
 Targeting CV
 Summary
 Relevant experience
 English language
 Logically ordered
 1 page
 Real project/presentation

10. Don’t…
 Write salary expectation
 Use abbreviation
 Forget to update CV

11. Before Sending CV
 Introduce yourself
 Learn company’s profile
 Crash test on dou.ua
http://goo.gl/FJZ9e2
 Use CV builder tools
http://goo.gl/Yb8abc, http://goo.gl/Gdf1vF,
http://goo.gl/pQKAF2, http://goo.gl/3tFDFZ

12. Send CV
 Job sites
 Dou.ua (www.dou.ua )
 Add Recruiters
 Ask friends to recommend you
 Ask to conduct interview

13. IT market research
 Companies
http://jobs.dou.ua/companies/
 Vacancies (job descriptions)
 Technologies
 Trends
 Communities and meet-ups

14. Create your own brand

15. Tell the world that you are

16. What next?
 Add/Follow people
 Share links
 Ask questions
 Participate in discussion

17. LinkedIn Tips www.linkedin.com
 Real Name and Surname
 Presentable photo
 Use English
 Add skills
 Add people
 Add contacts
 Add video, publication, images
 Follow groups

18. Don’t…
 Forget to update your profile
 Duplicate your CV
 Be shy 
 Forget to visit and reply

19. Facebook Tips
 Adequate photo
 Fill information
 Follow companies, technical
persons, recruiters
 Join groups
 Share interesting links
 “Check in”
 Be active

20. Twitter Tips www.twitter.com
 Participate in communities
 Create meaningful content
 Connect with people
 Say what are you interested in
 Show your personality and
inspiration
 Share valuable content

21. Don’t…
 Just retweet
 Tweet 200 times the same
 Follow thousand people

22. Stay in touch
 Attend communities and
conferences
 Stay tuned
 Learn new
 Meet interesting people and
recruiters
 Take business cards and send your
CV

24. Before
 Learn Job description
 Think about your motivation and
plans
 Learn company’s profile

25. During
 Be yourself
 Be enthusiastic
 Be polite
 Sell yourself
 Don’t lie
 Ask questions

26. After
 Pay attention to the weaknesses
 Ask feedback
 Ask advices
 Keep in touch with Recruiter

27. Don’t…
 Be late
 Come sleepy
 Wear a suit 
 Don’t complain

28. Q/A?

29. References
 CV and interview tips http://www.cvtips.com/
 CV examples http://goo.gl/6IvSDs
 LinkedIn tips http://goo.gl/KmvOCQ
 Twitter tips http://goo.gl/zdKhSo
 Dou.ua http://jobs.dou.ua/companies/
 Djinni http://djinni.co/
 Career structure http://anydaylife.com/post/3791

30. Thank you!

31. Contact me 
 Anastasiia Serafyn
Recruiting Team Lead at Lohika
 LinkedIn:
https://ua.linkedin.com/in/anastasiiach
ernysh
 E-mail: achernysh@lohika.com
 Skype: oranzhevoe