🎓 From Student to Junior: How to Take Your First Step into IT?

Education gives you a solid foundation. But how do you turn your knowledge into your first IT job and stand out among hundreds of other candidates?

We invite students and everyone taking their first steps in the industry to From Student to Junior — an event by Chernivtsi IT Cluster where we’ll talk about the realities of starting a career, current market expectations, and how to prepare for your first job in IT.

💬 Panel Discussion

Together with IT industry representatives, we’ll discuss what companies expect from junior specialists today, which skills really matter, and how to prepare for entering the job market.

Participants:

🔹 Dmytro Tsurkan — Regional Partner at Solvd
🔹 Dmytro Shkilniuk — CEO of Chernivtsi IT Cluster and Head of the Valtech Development Center in Chernivtsi
🔹 Oleksandr Velykyi — System Administrator at Intellect Internet Provider

🎤 Talk: “Your CV vs. Hundreds of Others: How to Stand Out in the Age of AI and High Competition”

Nadiia Donets — Head of HR & Recruitment Department at InventorSoft

And there will be plenty of hands-on practice:

💼 Mock interview with HR professionals from IT companies — get real interview experience, receive feedback, and understand what you can improve.

🇬🇧 Mock English interview with CLA School, a partner of the Cluster — test your English skills and learn what to focus on when preparing for the English-language part of a real job interview.

📅 September 30
⏰ Starts at 1:30 PM
📍 Shevchenkivska Hall, Building 5, Chernivtsi National University, 2 Kotsiubynskoho St.

Participation is free, but registration is required 👇
https://forms.gle/vmBBdux4LNb6o1a16

Join us and make your journey from student to junior a little shorter 🚀

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