[eax] Career — Launch Your Career

Portfolio Creation

Build Your Portfolio.

A portfolio isn't a list of tutorials you completed. It's proof that you can ship. At EAX, every program, project, and contribution becomes a portfolio piece — structured, polished, and ready to impress.

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Real Projects, Not Demos

Every EAX product lab ships something real. Your portfolio showcases working applications, not code-along clones. Hiring managers can tell the difference.

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Personal Branding

Learn to present yourself as a developer. Custom portfolio site design, consistent GitHub presence, clear narrative about who you are and what you build.

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Contribution Graph

We help you build a visible track record. Open source contributions, EAX project commits, community involvement — all mapped and measurable.

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Project Case Studies

For each major project, you'll write a structured case study: the problem, your approach, trade-offs considered, and results. This is what separates juniors from hires.

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Live Deployments

Every project gets deployed. Live URLs, not just screenshots. Recruiters can click through your work, test it, and see it running in production.

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Peer Review

Before your portfolio goes public, peers and mentors review it. Sharp feedback on design, content, code quality, and presentation. No blind spots.

$ cat /eax/career/portfolio-philosophy.txt # ── The EAX Portfolio Philosophy ────────────────────── > Your portfolio is your proof of work. > Not what you know — what you've built, shipped, and defended. > Every project tells a story. Make it a good one. > > Recruiters spend 6 seconds on a portfolio. > Make those 6 seconds count.

CV Creation

Craft Your CV.

Your CV is a sales document, not a biography. We teach you to write one that gets past ATS filters, catches recruiter eyes, and accurately represents your capabilities.

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Structure Workshop

Learn the anatomy of a CV that works. What goes where, how long it should be, and why most developer CVs fail at the first screen. Template isn't enough — you need to understand the why.

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Experience Framing

Transform "I used React" into "Built a real-time dashboard serving 50K daily users with React, reducing page load by 40%." Quantify impact. Show results, not responsibilities.

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ATS Optimization

Most CVs never reach human eyes. Learn keyword strategies, formatting rules, and common ATS pitfalls. Your CV needs to be machine-readable before it's human-readable.

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Expert Review

Get your CV reviewed by people who've been on hiring committees. Honest feedback, specific corrections, and actionable next steps. Multiple rounds until it's sharp.

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Cover Letter & LinkedIn

Your CV doesn't exist in isolation. We help you align your LinkedIn profile, write targeted cover letters, and build a consistent professional narrative across platforms.

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What You Get

By the end of our CV workshop series, you'll have a battle-tested CV that has been reviewed, refined, and optimized. Not a template — a document that represents you at your best.

ATS-optimized formatting
Quantified impact statements
Industry-specific tailoring
Multiple rounds of expert review
LinkedIn profile alignment
Cover letter templates & guidance
Real hiring manager feedback

Interview Prep Guides

Prep Guides.

Comprehensive, no-fluff guides for every stage of the technical interview. Written from real experience, constantly updated, and designed to make you dangerous in any interview room.

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Data Structures & Algorithms

The backbone of every coding interview. From arrays and hash maps to dynamic programming and graph traversal. Pattern recognition, time complexity analysis, and the ability to solve under pressure.

Arrays Trees Graphs DP Sorting

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System Design

From URL shorteners to distributed databases. Learn to design systems at scale, discuss tradeoffs fluently, and sketch architectures that make sense. The interview is about your thinking process, not the "right" answer.

Scalability Databases Caching Load Balancing

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Behavioral Questions

The most underestimated part of the interview. STAR method frameworks, common question patterns, and how to tell compelling stories about your experience. Authenticity wins — but preparation helps you find the right stories.

STAR Method Leadership Conflict Growth

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Company-Specific Prep

Different companies test different things. FAANG loops differ from startup interviews. We maintain updated guides for top companies — what they ask, what they value, and how to prepare specifically for each.

FAANG Startups Remote Enterprise

$ cat /eax/career/interview-guides/README # ── EAX Interview Prep Guides ──────────────────────── > Each guide is structured as: > 1. Concept overview — what the interviewer is testing > 2. Pattern catalog — common patterns with examples > 3. Practice problems — graded by difficulty > 4. Mock scenarios — timed, realistic simulations > 5. Cheat sheets — quick reference before the interview # Written by engineers who've passed these interviews. # Updated monthly with new problems and patterns.

Interview Prep Groups

Practice Together.

Reading about interviews isn't enough. You need to practice under pressure, get feedback in real time, and learn to think out loud. Our prep groups simulate the real thing — so the real thing feels familiar.

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Mock Interview Sessions

1-on-1 mock interviews with peers and mentors. Full simulation — whiteboard, timer, pressure. Get scored on communication, problem-solving approach, code quality, and edge case handling.

Weekly · 45-min sessions · Scored feedback

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Coding Drills

Timed problem-solving sessions in small groups. One person solves while others observe, then rotate. Learn different approaches, catch your own patterns, and build speed under time constraints.

3x per week · Rotating problems · Timed

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Behavioral Prep Circles

Practice telling your stories. Each session covers 3-4 behavioral questions. Peers give feedback on clarity, structure, and impact. The goal: every answer sounds natural, not rehearsed.

Bi-weekly · Small groups · Peer feedback

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System Design Workshops

Collaborative design sessions where you sketch systems on a virtual whiteboard, defend your choices, and critique others'. Learn to navigate ambiguity and communicate architecture decisions clearly.

Bi-weekly · Whiteboard format · Group discussion

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Hot Seat Rounds

Rapid-fire sessions where you field unexpected questions from the group — technical, behavioral, situational. Builds confidence in thinking on your feet when the interview takes an unexpected turn.

Weekly · High intensity · Surprise format

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Why Groups Work

Solo prep has a ceiling. Groups break through it. You learn from watching others solve problems, giving feedback sharpens your own thinking, and the accountability keeps you consistent.

Matched with peers at similar skill level
Rotating interviewer/interviewee roles
Structured scoring rubrics
Post-session feedback documents
Escalation path to mentor reviews
Track progress across sessions
Company-specific mock rounds
Debrief sessions after real interviews

Your Journey

The Path.

Career support at EAX is a journey, not a workshop. Here's how it flows.

01

Build

Ship real projects through EAX programs. Build your track record, collect case studies, and start your portfolio with work that matters.

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Polish

Refine your CV, portfolio site, and LinkedIn. ATS optimization, peer reviews, and multiple iterations until every word earns its place.

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Prepare

Deep-dive into interview prep guides. Join mock groups, drill algorithms, practice system design, and rehearse behavioral stories until they're second nature.

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Land It

Apply with confidence. Debrief after every interview. Iterate on feedback. When the offer comes, you'll know you earned it through preparation, not luck.