Importance of Projects

Today we will discuss which projects can make our profile more impressive so that we can target software engineering placements and internships.

Student Background

• Students come from various backgrounds.
• Some colleges have more on-campus placements while other students have to try off-campus placements.

Types of Companies

• We will apply to various types of companies such as:
  • Product-based
  • Service-based
  • Fintech firms
  • Startups

Importance of Projects

• When applying to a company, we need to prove our practical skills.
• We do not have full-time work experience, so we need to provide proof of our skills.
• This proof is in the form of internships and projects.

Characteristics of a Good Project

1. Unique and Self-made:

   • Recruiters see hundreds of similar CVs, so we need to make our projects unique.
   • This will help us in resume shortlisting and interviews.

2. Real-life Users:

   • Projects don't need thousands of users but require some real users.
   • This shows that the project solves real problems.

3. Domain-specific Projects:

   • If you are interviewing with a finance company and have a related finance project, then you need to be prepared for more questions.

Stages of Project Creation

1. Selecting Technology:

   • Choose a technology and learn it.
   • Example: If you choose the MERN stack, you will need to learn JavaScript.

2. Building Basic Projects:

   • Create basic projects, such as a calculator, weather app, etc.
   • Do not add these to the resume as they are common.

3. Creating Full Stack System:

   • Combine your front-end, back-end, and database knowledge to create a project.
   • Example: Building a system with video streaming or chat features.

4. Creating Unique Projects:

   • These projects can be done as a team or individually.
   • Example: Creating a website for last year's college question papers.

Important Points

• Participate in hackathons.
• Contribute to open-source projects.
• These activities provide experience and can be added to your resume.

Mistakes to Avoid

1. Basic Front-end Projects:

   • Projects based only on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

2. Copy-paste Projects:

   • Only add genuine projects to your resume.

3. Non-valuable Group Projects:

   • Evaluate your contribution to group projects.

Number of Projects in a Resume

• For internships, 2 good full-stack projects.
• For full-time offers, 3 projects.

Conclusion

• Keep all these points in mind during project creation.
• If you have any questions, ask in the comment section.
• See you in the next session!