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1. Tell us more about your role & responsibilities at
your college.
I serve as the Technical head for GEU ACM. Being the
technical head of a society that aims at amplifying and polishing the technical
abilities of the students, the main motive is to ensure the maintenance of a
healthy learning experience for the students through coding competitions,
technical quizzes and discussions where they can grow together.
2. How did you rise up to your position and how can a
student aspiring the same, approach it?
The position of Technical Head of a computing society like
ACM requires one to be good at coding and other technical fields that Computer
Science has to offer. I worked on my coding skills while growing my knowledge
in other domains I was interested in at the same time.
Any student who wishes
to be the Technical head of ACM should work on his/her technical knowledge and
become better at handling various problems and challenges.
3. What's it like to juggle between a leadership role and
normal college life?
When I applied for this position, I knew what I was signing
up for and the weight of responsibilities I would have to shoulder. So, I was
mentally prepared for the hectic schedule and even though it felt a little
overwhelming at the beginning, I became accustomed to the workflow after some
time.
4. What are your career goals and how is what you are doing
going to help you with that?
Being a sophomore pursuing B Tech in Computer Science and
keeping in mind my immense proclivity for coding, I would like to be a SDE at a
multinational technology company like Amazon.
The work I am doing at GEU ACM,
is helping me hone my skills in various technical fields such as coding,
organizing technical events, helping others in problem solving. These skills
will be of great help at companies like Amazon and Google.
5. What are the top skills that you have learnt with what
you do?
This position has taught me a lot of things. If I had to
name a few, they would be: leadership, problem solving, organisation skills,
interaction with a crowd, building relationships, teamwork and time management.
6. How can we encourage more young students such as yourself
to take-up leadership roles?
The young talent is often hidden from everyone due to evils
like self-doubt, hesitation to speak up and social anxiety. It is really common
for a student to not be aware of the fact that he/she can be great leader.
They
can be encouraged to come up by making them understand the importance of
leadership qualities and how these qualities will separate them from the
general crowd. They should be told that people look up to a leader for any
problem they have and being able to solve their problems is one of the best
feelings in the world.
7. What did you do in your current role that makes you feel
really proud of yourself?
My current role as a Technical Head has time and again put
me in scenarios where I had to help the students with different problems they
were facing in a particular code or a topic. The smile I am able to bring on
their faces after solving their problems is what makes me feel proud of myself.
8. What's your message to encourage students to do
internships and attend conferences?
Internships and conferences are like a gateway to the
outside world for the students where they learn and gain some much needed
experience. So my message to the students would be to try and grab as many
internship opportunities as they can and attend conferences as they are a great
way to build a network and interact with new people .
Interviewed by - Saarthak Gautam
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