T-Mobile Infosession & Resume Tips

The SWE-UCLA infosession on October 14, 2010 was a huge success as students ranging from Computer Science Engineering to Electrical Engineering majors crowded into Boelter 5800 to listen to a representative from T-mobile speak about their company. The evening began with a short introduction reminding members of SWE’s upcoming events and the agenda for the night while members filled up on Baja Fresh. Next, Kaplan gave a brief presentation offering their test preparation services to the students. The T-mobile representative then took the floor and gave a very useful PowerPoint presentation on resume Do’s and Don’ts and tips on how to create an effective and interesting resume. This resume workshop outlined the guidelines for resume formatting and content and even warned students to be careful of their electronic resumes (i.e. Facebook or Google). Following the workshop was a presentation on how to apply to jobs and internships for T-mobile and how T-mobile’s main office in Seattle is a great place to work. Finally, the industry representative ended the evening with a Q&A session to review their resumes and answer any questions the students might have. Overall, SWE members came to a productive event, where they were able to improve their resumes and learn about the T-mobile company.

Debbie Duan
EWI Internal Co-Chair

SWE Open House

6:00PM on Thursday September 30^th saw the ESUC lounge crowded with over 100 guests for SWE’s ‘10/’11 Open House. We kicked off with an icebreaker where everyone got the chance to learn more about their neighbors while munching their way through Subway sandwiches and drinks. A great prize awaited those who had the courage to then introduce their neighbors – a SWE t-shirt!
SWE-UCLA President, Carolyn Chuang, then formally introduced the executive board for this coming year and encouraged all new faces to approach these officers with any questions they may have after the presentations. Various events held by SWE – such as EWI, Social Events, Mentorship Events, and Outreach events – were then showcased via a slideshow. This was followed by signups for mentorship, outreach, and team tech. The response was far beyond what we expected! The committee sign-ups for Social Chair and EWI Co-Chairs were just as well-received. Following that, questions relating to the slideshow were posed to the floor, with cool little prizes for those who managed to answer. After the event, non-members were able to join SWE by registering online using prepared laptops outside the ESUC lounge. Overall, the event was a great success, with many newcomers and freshmen excited to be signing up for the various activities that SWE has to offer. Hopefully we’ll be seeing familiar faces in upcoming events!

Mentorship Kick-Off!

On Monday, October 4th, SWE kicked off their first mentorship dinner of the academic year, hosted by SWE's mentorship chair, Ariana Thacker. There was yummy El Pollo Loco served, which included grilled chicken, rice, beans, and mashed potatoes. As an icebreaker, the group of about 60 mentees and mentors played "In Sync" where each table, divided by major, had to come up with their own synchronized movement for a prize of extra raffle tickets. This meet and greet allowed mentees the opportunity to build a rapport with their mentors and exchange contact information in a very social environment. Several raffle prizes were given: including t-shirts, water bottles, notebooks, and calculators. In addition to a very informational powerpoint highlighting must-know information and advice, the famous SWE mentorship folders were emailed to the mentees after the event, in an effort to go green. With raffles, free food, and good company, the attendees of SWE's Fall Mentorship dinner had a great time, with hopefully many more in our upcoming SWE events in the winter and fall.

Ariana Thacker
Mentorship Chair