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1. "Mentored an intern"
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2. "Mentored an intern, helping them successfully deliver their project on time, leading to a job offer at the end of their internship"
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## Talking about CodeYourFuture
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Most employers won't know what CodeYourFuture is. Your CV should make clear what you learnt, and why it's impressive.
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You should always include CodeYourFuture under an _education_ section not an _experience_ section - you didn't work for CYF, you studied here.
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Make sure you explain in your CYF section what things make this a useful course, and what makes you stand out as a result. Some of the things CYF tells employers is impressive about the course:
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* Self-learning - you're learning to learn new things, you're adaptable, you can get started with new things quickly. You don't rely on other people telling you what to do. You can grow fast.
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* Experience working with legacy code - comfort jumping into existing systems and working with them. This is unusual for junior software engineers.
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* Considering trade-offs, the idea there isn't always one best way to do something, but you can evaluate options. Most junior software engineers cannot do this well.
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* Complexity - you learn about big-O and can compare how different algorithms perform as their input grows. This is common in universities, but rare in bootcamps.
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* Mentored by industry experts. You haven't just been academically learning - the people mentoring you do this professionally and are relevant and up-to-date.
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