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getting rejected from tech spring weeks and it hurts

ashpritgcse2020

So im currently a first year computer science student at uob but im applying to all these spring weeks and getting rejected quite a lot and it is very demotivating. is there any tips or advice someone can give me to improve my cv, cover letters etc? I would really appreciate this advice!

Reply 1

username5228292

Original post by ashpritgcse2020

If I could ask, Which ones have you been rejected by already?

Reply 2

ashpritgcse2020

Original post by Limpwand09

If I could ask, Which ones have you been rejected by already?

palantir jane street and goldman sachs

Reply 3

username5228292

Original post by ashpritgcse2020

palantir jane street and goldman sachs

How do you know if you’ve been rejected from the Goldman Sachs Spring Insight? Is it an email sent?

(edited 4 months ago)

Reply 4

username5228292

Regarding your question, in my opinion, it is all luck based as you and many other applicants will be highly qualified and therefore it is very hard to differentiate between candidates. For the ones you applied to, I know Goldman is just a CV and motivational statement and therefore it is going to be as competitive than spring weeks that have online assessments and video interviews which I think are much better to showcase your skills. So don’t worry about it. You’re going to expect rejections and maybe only get 1 or 2 offers.

Just keep advancing with your CV getting projects done and doing work experience and with cover letters, make sure it is tailored to the company so that it’s not generic. If you have online assessments and interviews, practice tons of questions and do mock interviews. If you perform well in those, it will definitely increase your chances.

Good luck 👍

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ashpritgcse2020