A lot of trainees have similar issues when doing interviews. This page exists to share what support CYF generally offers for these cases, but is non-exhaustive (and may not be right for any one person!).

See also guides and guidance on general employability topics.

General presentation skills / Storytelling

Every Tuesday evening and Friday morning CYF hosts demo/presentation practice sessions. Trainees should come to them (they’re advertised in the CYF Global Calendar and #general on Slack). They can give presentations on any topic, technical or non-technical.

Problem solving / Turning ideas into code

Mentored Pair Programming sessions are great ways to practice problem solving skills. They’re organised in #cyf-pair-programming on Slack.

Trainees can also practice exercises on their own on Codewars (which they should be used to). We strongly encourage people to make a plan, write it down, test it by hand with examples, then turn it into code.

Code explanation

Mentored Pair Programming sessions are great ways to practice code explanation skills. They’re organised in #cyf-pair-programming on Slack.

CV tailoring

The weekly employability calls advertised in #cyf-employment on Slack practice this.

Understanding the expectations of an employer/interviewer

The weekly employability calls advertised in #cyf-employment on Slack practice this.

English fluency

See Working on your English level.