What Skills are required for CS Engineers to get a Job?

If you are pursuing engineering and this is your last semester, you should prepare yourself to crack an interview. You should know what skills are required for CS engineers to get a job in top companies. This question will help you with interview preparations. However, the questions are not specific, but to get the job, you should prepare yourself well. Following are some points to give you an idea about what the companies are looking for in a right candidate:

Algorithms and data structure knowledge

If you are a CS student, you should be good at algorithm and data structure concepts. An interviewer may give a query to solve it in algorithm form by using data structure concepts. Remember that during interviews just coming out with the appropriate solution is not impressive; the approach should also be correct whether your answer is correct or not.

Strong coding skills

You should be fluent in at least one programming language. An interviewer will ask you to solve a problem in coding language. Prepare yourself with good practice of writing code using comments, good variable and function names, to make it readable and understandable.

Problem solving skills and never give up attitude

An interviewer will give you many problems. Generally the difficulty keeps on increasing with the more right answers. It is not necessary to answer all the questions. An interviewer checks your problem solving skills and attitude. So, when you are not able to solve the question, don’t panic; just have confidence and show your positive attitude. Remember the approach is more important than the solutions.

Good communication skills

An interviewer checks your communication skills. In an organization you need to communicate with different people and team members. So you have to show that you can communicate and express your ideas well. While communicating use examples, speak slowly and clearly.

Apart from these, students should also prepare for:

CS related Projects

If you are a CS student, an interviewer can ask about your CS projects. You should prepare these projects well. You should have deep knowledge about these projects.

Knowledge of relevant courses done

If you have done any relevant courses and have mentioned these in CV/resume, you should prepare well, as an interviewer can ask about these courses.

References

Sometimes, knowledge of relevant projects and courses is not sufficient to get you shortlisted. Get in touch with friends and relatives, who are working in the companies, in which you are going for interview. Generally references can get you through the interview.

 Now-a-days many colleges like JB Institute of Technology (JBIT) provide the personality development classes to prepare students for interviews in top companies. JBIT is in the list of top 10 engineering colleges in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and known for its excellent education system.