🎃 Imagine - November Update
Imagine meet-up in Munich, learnings from 400+ fellows with job & Dani killing it
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Now, let’s get started & dive in!
Imagine meet-up in Munich
Last week, our lovely team member Marisa met up with some of our fellows and their families in Munich: Rami, Taher, Ehsan, Abd, Mouaz, Mohammed & Khaldoun from Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran & Lebanon. They enjoyed *surprise, surprise* some 🍕🍕🍕 & lots and lots of good conversations.
“Meeting our fellows personally is the best part of what we do, once we can see their smile and celebrate together their achievement: a job in Europe.” -Marisa
For more stories check out our blog.
Webinars are rolling & rolling
We continued our series of bi-weekly webinars for all our fellows and everyone else who’s interested (don’t miss the next one - Follow us on LinkedIn). We *love love* the discussions and your engagement. It’s a great way to connect and learn from each other. Let’s keep it up! 👩🏫
Find here a summary of our webinars from last month:
“How to increase your interview rate” with Fernanda, co-founder of Imagine and tech recruiter
Fernanda shared her story of finding a job in Europe after receiving a lot of rejections ("Do the best you can and, no matter the results, be proud of yourself."). We discussed strategic job search strategies ("Research, research, research") and what a strong CV looks like ("Short, Simple & in good Shape").
💡 Find Fernanda's presentation and recording here.
“What we learned from 400+ fellows with job” with Johann, co-founder of Imagine
We discussed the Dos & Don'ts of a great CV, cultural differences in the HR interview, how to target the companies and roles that best fit you, and most importantly, we talked about Motivation, how to stay motivated and true to your path when things don't go as planned.
💡 Find Johann's presentation here.
“What you should know about the Tech interview” with Dani, Imagine fellow & software engineer at Klar
I’m sure whoever joined this webinar will agree with me: Dani killed it! 💪 For us, there is nothing better than seeing one of our fellows who “made it” already giving support, insights, and advice to all of you who are still on your journey. Dani, you did a fantastic job teaching us about the tricks and insiders related to the tech interview. I have to admit though, I didn’t understand half of it. 🤯😉
A summary of Dani’s presentation will follow asap. Stay tuned!
You have an idea for a webinar’s topic or even want to join as a guest speaker? Yes, Yes, and Yes! Just let me know & we figure something out.
Up next
November, 23th at 4 pm: our friends from LinkedIn will host a webinar on “How to step up your LinkedIn game like Pros”.
December, 7th at 5.30 pm: we have now worked with 10K+ students and graduated 1.5K+ from our Imagine Bootcamp. From this work with all our Fellows, we have learned what it takes to get a tech job in Europe. In this webinar, we share with you advice backed up with data from all Fellows that came before you. The bottom line: Communication skills, motivation, a willingness to learn & a good CV matter even more than you might think. The good news: all of that is stuff you can learn, with us at Imagine.
Follow us to get the invite firsthand!