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How to Become a Champion
How to Deal with Rejection
How to Stay Motivated
Helpful Resources
Become a Champion
Become a Champion
Have a look at this presentation to learn some important soft-skills to master your Application Phase.
How to Deal With Rejection
How to Deal With Rejection
Don't let your self-worth depend upon other people's opinions of you!
Don't let your self-worth depend upon other people's opinions of you!
If one company turns you down for a job, don't declare yourself incompetent. One person's opinion, or one single incident, should never define who you are. Instead focus on what you are capable of and where your strengths are.
Ask for feedback!
Ask for feedback!
Whenever you receive a rejection, it will probably be without feedback. Ask for it proactively. Some companies will not give any reasons even when asking for it, but keep on asking them - 1 of 5 companies will send you feedback.
Improve your application!
Improve your application!
Even if you didn't receive negative feedback - if you realise you're just getting rejections for one and the same application document, there might be something to improve on it. Also, ask yourself if you're applying to the right positions.
Apply for other roles!
Apply for other roles!
Getting a rejection does not mean you will never get the possibility to enter this company. Is there another role you could proactively apply for? Ask if they have a talent pool. Moreover, it's absolutely possible to apply at the same company again.
We support you throughout the entire phase!
We support you throughout the entire phase!
Stay focused, keep your goal in mind and why you are doing this. Hard work and dedication will pay off!
Stay Motivated
Stay Motivated
Here are some tips from IT-recruiters and quotes from Companies that hired DCI grads and DCI Alumni that might motivate you if you are going through a tough time.
How to be efficient and motivated
Messages from Companies
Messages from Companies
“We are not looking for the best coders, but for the ones that fit our company culture!”
“The more you practice the better you code. But teaching soft skills and personality is much harder and time-consuming.”
Messages from Our Alumni
Messages from Our Alumni
“On these uncertain times, I would recommend the people who want to go along this journey fighting for no give up. Get back again to your computer. This is the time to watch and practice with that amazing tutorial you never had the time to finish. [...] So, even though is hard, please believe in yourself and try it hard again and again.”
Osward Gust-Martinez, Machine 26
“I would give a tip which I feel is very important, i.e Always take classes seriously, don’t blame your teacher and management instead improve yourself. At first, I also panicked when we started Javascript, but things will settle, you need to pull up your socks and practice javascript on a regular basis. The more time give to coding, the more comfortable you feel with it.”
Mohd Saood Akhtar, CGI
"Keep going, stay motivated don’t quit may be sometimes you will get the feeling that you can not understand and is very difficult and you can not do that but that is normal don't stop and keep going and ask and ask and research don’t leave anything big or small without to understand it!"
Mohama Alsayed, Ampada GmbH
Helpful Resources
Helpful Resources
Finally, here are some more resources for you with additional tips and guidance.
These are two really interesting TED Talks that deal with the topic of rejection. They are definitely worth watching even if you are not struggling with being rejected.
The Ultimate Work Dress Code
The Ultimate Work Dress Code
The following article deals with the work dress code. This might not be super relevant at the moment as you are still in the application phase but once you have found an internship or job, it is really important to know what to wear.
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