Hello hello everyone (૭ ｡•̀ ᵕ •́｡ )૭. Let us continue our journey through part 2 of software engineering, with today’s topic being internships. 🧑💼🏢 I think most people at the moment are feeling the pressure over the year nearly being over and considerably fewer jobs than in previous years… BUT hopefully, this will improve…Continue Reading software internships: navigating through a tough job market
Hi everyone, it’s me again (〃´ω`〃)! As I am writing this, I am on my flight back home for the mid-semester break ✈️ Since it’s already mid-semester, you all must be thinking (hopefully not panicking) about what specialisation you want to choose for next year 🤔☁️But never fear, Kimberley is here, and I will share…Continue Reading a beginner’s guide to choosing your specialistion (and why I chose software)
Hello hello everyone, welcome back to another post \( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )/ Seeing that my memory of semester one is slowly fading, what better time to write about it and let you guys know my take on the first half of the year! Hopefully, I can provide an impression of my experience of each course and…Continue Reading software: a semester one review + tips >:) !!
Hi everyone! I’m Kimberley and I’ll be your part 2 Software Engineering blogger for this year! First I’ll let you know a little more about me >:)) Some fun facts: Why did I choose software engineering? :0 ?? I had a slightly unconventional beginning to my studies, where I was initially studying first-year health science…Continue Reading welcome to software + introductions 🙂
Contents Preamble I was having trouble coming up with a title, but then I remembered last year, reading a couple of Cecilia Wang’s blog posts from the Inside World. I recall really enjoying them, and I would highly recommend checking them out if you haven’t! As a way to pay homage, I thought I’d use…Continue Reading Beginnings and Endings
Contents Preamble It’s quite strange, isn’t it? Just like that, and the year is almost over… When you least expect it to, time really does fly by fast ✈️. Weekly crisis aside, how has semester two of Software Engineering been? Well, it’s definitely quite different compared to semester one! As a prevailing pattern in Engineering…Continue Reading Part II Chronicles: Semester Two Recap
Contents Opening After four posts, it looks like I’ve written quite a bit. Hopefully, some of it has been useful, and maybe some parts not so much… But hey, if you’re getting tired of hearing from me (which I’m sure some of you might be), don’t worry! Diving right into our Q&A session, I’m absolutely…Continue Reading Software Perspectives: Insights from a Lecturer!
Contents Finding an Internship ENGGEN 499, or Practical Work as it’s commonly known, is a key part of your journey to graduation, involving 800 hours of valuable practical experience. Not all 800 hours has to be strictly Software Engineering, but it should have some relevance to your specialisation. The recording of these hours are done…Continue Reading Internship Insights: Paving Pathways in Software Engineering
Contents Opportunities Engineering offers a wide amount of opportunities. These opportunities, although present, do require you to take the initiative. Unsubsidised, moving into 2024, UoA engineering uni fees will be amounting to $53k per annum 😱… Not to be pessimistic, but that money is going somewhere, and if you don’t seize the opportunities available to…Continue Reading Opportunities: A discussion on Clubs, Conjoints and Exchanges
Contents Part Two as a Software Engineer I remember vividly, sitting in a lecture as semester one drew to a close, feeling overwhelmed – eagerly anticipating the upcoming break, hoping it would bring some much-needed relief. However, come break time, there was still a lingering sense of unease that I couldn’t shake off. I guess…Continue Reading Part II Chronicles: Semester One Recap