CSEC

Name: CSEC
Address: IC 402, Toronto, ON, M1C1A4, CA
Telephone: 6475753660

CS group at UTSC! Hosts seminars, competitions and more. Join us at https://csec.club/ or join the chat at https://discord.gg/4tWwRM4

The Computer Science Enrichment Club is a student-run group that focuses on helping students with a passion for Computer Science take the next steps in their professional careers.

10/27/2022

Are you looking to land your first job? Maybe improve your resume? If so, this event is for you! Join us on Nov 2nd from 5-6:30 PM for a seminar on resume writing. This seminar will be run by experienced Academic Advising & Career Centre staff and will take place on the CSEC discord: https://discord.gg/sU5jkWCf

The seminar is split into two sections. The first section will be dedicated to staff elaborating on tips and tricks to consider using and the second section will consist of staff giving feedback on chosen resumes. We hope to see you there!

10/16/2022

Are you interested in building your own startup? If so, this seminar is for you! Learn from an industry professional about building a startup and its components. Find out more about getting funding, finding the right people, and the product-market fit.

Our special guest, Daniel Zhao, will be covering these topics and more. The seminar is held online via zoom on October 21, from 5:00-6:00 PM. Please use the following zoom link to join the meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/89228475360

We hope to see you there!

08/15/2022

Did you enjoy events hosted by the Computer Science Enrichment Club (CSEC) in the past? Do you want to be part of the team that decides what the future of CSEC looks like? We'd be thrilled to have you!

CSEC is excited to announce that we are hiring for the 2022-2023 school period! The deadline to apply is Setpember 25, 2022. Please apply via this link: https://forms.gle/TnpNRj98wWubkTBq9

11/15/2021

Since we realized the CSCA08 term test coincided with the crypto seminar, we've decided to postpone it to next Monday, November 22 from 4:30-5:30PM. We hope to see you there!

Want to learn about crypto, the blockchain and NFTs? Join us for Luke's seminar all about cryptocurrency!

Luke has plenty of experience working on many different NFT marketplaces and created several ERC tokens and platforms as well. He will talk pros and cons of decentralization, it's use cases, some popular coins and much more.

If there's anything in particular you want Luke to cover, here's a google form to ask him your questions https://forms.gle/YwvvHk8r4rKnUCQA9

Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81764033420

10/13/2021

Hi everyone,

Here is the link to the recording for Raymond's first job search seminar!

link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/rec/share/OnCRFhFrvqRc3PdaDZYRjCAlY5i7n5qNy2Blu3Ihogk-gj6opV8ybvI7OO3xICF3.c9w1VIPVQ0Ce86dp
Passcode: 1vrXUwL?!*

Indexing for the video:
9:24 Intro
13:00 Raymond's first Resume
- Does GPA matter?
- Hackathons
- Team-based courses (B07/C01)
19:27 Current Resume
21:49 LinkedIn Tips + Tricks
- How to get premium for free
- Filling in your LinkedIn profile
- Posts, Skill Endorsements
29:00 Increasing your interviews
- Cold emailing, Referrals, Career fairs
- LaTex template
- Creative applications
34:36 Keeping track of applications
37:40 Different Hackathons at UofT and other universities
42:00 How to get referrals (if you don't know people?)
43:25 UofT and UTSC Extra-curriculars
44:25 Uoft Coop, PEY, why he dropped it
47:40 Questions
- Pay at Amazon
- Difficulty of not being in CS
- How is PEY, IBM process
- Canvas, ripplematch
- What made your resume stand out?
- Self-taught successes
- Being a TA and FSG leader
- Expectations on how much tech you should know
- Sponsorship for US
- Balancing workload
- What do crazy weeks look like? How to handle them?
- First year opportunities (fellowships)
- Is too late now? (spoiler it isn't)
- Online CS communities

10/08/2021

Looking for a Software related job for the first time? Worried about not having experience or not even being in CS and don't know how to start?

This is the perfect seminar for you! Raymond is a stats student who was able to get an internship at Amazon as his first internship and Microsoft and Mealme after that! Learn about tricks you can use to stand when you don't have much experience and how to network successfully to get your foot in the door.

Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/86357343413

Questions form for any burning questions for Raymond: https://forms.gle/PFCstjYz9bbYVeVU6

10/04/2021

Hi everyone,

Our world of work seminar concluded on October 1st! Thank you to everyone who attended! If you missed it, but still want to know what was discussed, please click the links below to access the recording and slides.

Here are the recording and slides:

Recording & Password: https://utoronto.zoom.us/rec/share/cLSFrKo2wp55yiYVFX3Rs3wJ5d0QwZo3WR1sXh4FVgJqVvfu4CCeljp72Ta_qWCl.K8VT1Ar2Ki55zqxN
Passcode: e6gV1Nle+Q

Seminar slides:https://github.com/csecutsc/csec_files/blob/master/2021/World%20of%20Work%202021.pdf

09/29/2021

The Computer Science Enrichment Club's Annual World of Work Seminar is here! Come join us on virtually from 5:00-6:30PM on Fri, Oct 1st!

Learn more about how to write a perfect resume and how to find your dream job/internship! Also come chat with our panelists featuring previous interns from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Robinhood, Akuna and other top companies!

Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84252222163

Please let us know if you have any burning questions you want us to talk about during the seminar as well!
Link to form for questions: https://forms.gle/S3qK6rAaAp5mJbkF6

09/18/2021

We're excited to announce that the Computer Science Enrichment Club (CSEC) Orientation will be happening this Friday, Sept 24 from 5PM - 6PM virtually!

Want to learn about relevant technology used in the industry? Want to get career advice from students that have secured amazing work terms? Meet new friends and mentors? Well, join us on to learn about the Computer Science Enrichment Club! We'll explore our plans for the year, involving technical workshops, job search seminars, and personal development. Join the broader Computer Science community on campus! We'll see you this Friday!

For details, check out the homepage at https://csec.club/ or RVSP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/220048230143860?ref=newsfeed

Zoom link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/89726621049

05/02/2021

General Elections for the Computer Science Enrichment Club are taking place Friday May 14th 6-7pm ONLINE ON ZOOM! If you've enjoyed any of our events (World of Work, Tech Seminars, networking events etc.) please join us in our annual elections! You can decide what the future of the CS community on campus looks like!

Want to join the executive team? We'd be thrilled to have you! Simply fill out the form here and show up to our elections! For more information and link to the application. Go to: https://csec.club/elections/. Find the Zoom link in our bio or right here: link.tree/csec

11/26/2020

This Friday, Nov 27, 5:00-600 pm come join us and learn all about Rust with Jeff No Zhao. Learn the benefits and why it's used as well as concepts like language specific features such as Enums, Traits, Pattern Matching and much more! To join us: linktr.ee/csec

11/21/2020

This Monday, Nov 23, 5:30-6:30 pm come join us and learn all about bringing code to production. Learn all about continuous integration, continuous development and best practices from Samiul and his several of years industry experience!

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M1C1A4

Telephone

6475753660

Website

http://www.csec.club/

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