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13-14th March

Job Readiness Training for Software Developers

Supported by

KNCT I-10/3 Islamabad

Venue

13-14 March, 2021

Date

10:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Time

~16 Hours

Duration

About the Event

Devenings in collaboration with DEMO and DICE Creative Hub activity is bringing to you the first of its kind JOB READINESS TRAINING for recent graduates looking for jobs in software development industry. This two day training will cover soft skills, technical coding interview and problem solving skills and in the end a LIVE CODING COMPETITION with PKR 100,000 in cash prizes!

The training will be offered to a carefully selected batch of 60 individuals.

Event Media

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Speaker Lineup

Aitizaz Khan

Senior Platform Engineer @ KeepTruckin

Problem Solving

Aitizaz Khan

Jawad Sadiq

Backend Engineer @ KeepTruckin

Optimizing your code

Jawad Sadiq

Aine Fatima

Account Director @ Brand786

LinkedIn and Resume

Aine Fatima

Saad Hamid

Developer Relations Team @ Google - Managing Communities for SAF

Presentation and Communication Skills

Saad Hamid

Saad Aslam

Microsoft Certified Trainer

GitHub Profile 101

Saad Aslam

Sohail Siddiqui

Producer - Quixel Mixer

Technical Interview: The not so technical parts

Sohail Siddiqui

Detailed Schedule

Day 1 - 13 March

Problem Solving

Aitizaz Khan - Senior Platform Engineer @ KeepTruckin

Introducing our first speaker, Aitizaz Khan, Senior Platform Engineer at KeepTruckin. He will be speaking about problem-solving skills and how to improve them.

Lunch break

Optimizing your code

Jawad Sadiq - Backend Engineer @ KeepTruckin

The second speaker is our very own, Jawad Sadiq, Backend Engineer at Keep Truckin. He will be talking about code optimization and how to write the best possible code during your technical interview.

Github Profile 101

Saad Aslam - Microsoft Certified Trainer

Our third speaker is, Saad Aslam, a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He will share the tips and tricks for setting up a great GitHub profile.


Day 2 - 14 March

LinkedIn and Resume

Aine Fatima - Digital Marketing Consultant @ DEMO

Aine Fatima, Paid Media Specialist at Galactic Fed, is our fourth speaker. Her workshop will be about how to update your LinkedIn and resume for the best first impression on recruiters.

Lunch break

Keynote - Technical Interview: The not so technical parts

Sohail Siddiqui - Producer, Quixel Mixer

Presentation and Communication

Developer Relations Team @ Google - Managing Communities for SAF

Our fifth speaker is Saad Hamid from Google’s Developer Relations team. He will be speaking about personal branding, presentation, and communication skills!

Live Coding Challenge

How good are your coding skills? Devenings, in collaboration with DEMO – Ideas for Impact, DICE, is offering their job market readiness training for software developers, worth PKR 20,000/- for FREE to 60 lucky individuals. This 2 day training is tailored for recent graduates and will be offered in person at KNCT in I-10 Islamabad. The participants will also get a chance to compete in the LIVE CODING challenge to win from prizes totaling PKR 100,000.

Closing Notes

Developers supporting developers

Have questions, a big problem, or advice. Our speakers and event hosts are always
ready to assist and help the community thrive.

Fully Interactive

Our trainings give you the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers, allowing for a much more engaged experience.

Q&A Session

Got a question or didn't get that last bit. Our speakers and panelists engage in a question and answer sessiosn and are more than happy to assist and guide wherever possible.

Live Coding

Real world use cases to demonstrate actual problems faced when working on projects. You get to experience a live coding session with each part thoroughly explained by our experienced speakers.

In Collaboration with

DEMO is a purpose-driven ideas consultancy that takes a human-centered and technology-driven approach in addressing the critical development challenges of today. Over the years, it has been helping foster innovation through the design and deployment of user-centered learning programs, knowledge-sharing community events, research-driven social impact programs and youth-centric digital skills programs.

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