Going to SHPE in 2023?
👇🏾Below are our top tips for success, especially for those looking to get an internship or job opportunity from the conference!
- Get your resume reviewed! Use CodePath’s async resume review option (feedback within 2 business days), OR your university’s career center, OR the #resume-feedback Slack channel to get feedback on your resume!
- Submit your resume to the resume drop to be featured in our employer partner resume book!
- **Plan ahead! **Check out the event ****website before your travel ****and draft out a schedule on events/companies/sessions you want to prioritize!
- Share that you will be attending SHPE23 on your LinkedIn and/or professional Twitter/ X (with the hashtag #SHPE23). You can also use this hashtag on other social media sites to see other employers and organizations who are attending the event! Company
- #SHPE23 on LinkedIn
- #SHPE23 on Instagram
- #SHPE23 on X
- Stop by CodePath's booth #2446 during the conference for tips, swag, and to meet some of our staff members!
- Apply as early as you can to company opportunities! There may be opportunities to interact with companies prior to the conference. If you get an opportunity to interact or apply, don’t wait!
- Review the CodePath Conference Success Guide for important tips and tricks on making the most of in-person conferences!
- Practice your elevator pitch prior to events. You will probably be talking to people a lot and that will help you be more confident….if you want to workshop your elevator pitch, we have a resource under ‣ that can help you draft one!
- Attend as many events as possible! Not just workshops and professional events, but entertainment events too. It’s a great way to meet people and network in a more casual setting.
- Before events and sessions, try to do some preliminary research on the company or people you will be meeting. It will help you come up with questions to ask.
- During events, take breaks to recharge 🔌 in between sessions. Networking takes a lot of energy. Snacks and breaks are important!
- After every event you attend, send a personalized LinkedIn request (within 48 hours) to the people you connected with reminding them how you met. Templates below:
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