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 Coding sessions are great ways to practice problem solving skills. They’re organised in #cyf-mentored-coding 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 Coding sessions are great ways to practice code explanation skills. They’re organised in #cyf-mentored-coding 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.