Interview Summary | WITx learning program ✨
As a part of WITx learning program, there is a task to connect with some great minded people by #connect activity. This activity is all about watching the interview that is taken by the previous scholar of WIT Cohort 1.
What we all participants have to do?
Pick an interview that we would like to watch as per our interest or randomly then watch the interview and compile a summary blog by covering all the key points from that interview so, that is what I’m going to do here.
I choose to watch the interview of Jigyasa Grover conducted by
Dhanya Sreekumar because I have always heard about her and always eager to know her closely, so that’s why I don’t want to miss this opportunity. After watching the interview, I got so many points for writing an application for opportunities like scholarships, conferences, hackathons and so on.
Firstly let me tell you about JIGYASA GROVER:
She is from Chandigarh, India and currently living in California. She has completed her Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Delhi Technical University. Red Hat Women in Open Source Academic Award Winner 2017 also an Open Source enthusiast. She is also a recipient of Grace Hopper India Scholar in 2015 and Facebook Grace Hopper Scholar. She had also attended so many conferences. Currently, she mentors the aspiring in global programs like Rails Girls Summer of Code, Google Code-In, ‘Learn IT, Girl !’ & CodeHeat.
About Interview:
Here they have talked about scholarships like how to write an application in a better way. Firstly she has shared her views about the Facebook Grace Hopper Conference and how she involved in it. After that, she has talked about the application process any opportunities, and the almost same questions has been asked this year for all the opportunities like- why computer science, what you have done so far in this field, and how you plan to contribute in CS field. Then she shared everything in detailed how to write an application in a better way.
Here is the interview video link:
Key points for writing applications:
There are no. of scholarships available to engage in the technical field, and almost the same questions have asked for all the opportunities like I have mentioned above. So, while watching an interview video, I have observed some tips for writing an application for any opportunities like -
Be confidence while writing essays.
Do prepare a list what you want to include and arrange it accordingly.
Write the essay question by telling your story, it keeps the reader’s interest.
Explain everything that you have done like projects.
Do it early and don’t wait for the deadline.
Include some technical and positive key terms.
If there is a word limit then stick with it.
Use clear, concise and simple language throughout the essay.
Lastly, I want to say that I love watching this interview until the end, yes it was interesting and I learned a lot.
Thank you Dhanya for conducting the interview with Jigyasa Grover. You had covered almost every question that a person wants to ask while writing any scholarships applications.
