Hello All,
First of all a big thank you to this community for helping me out till now in every step .
Now that I have a clear understanding of the whole process and my situation I am planning to gather the documents I have and start the process.
Please have a look at the documents I have and if anything else could be added.
Background:
I have been working as a full-time quality assurance engineer for last 3 years in Germany and along side finishing my studies in Masters in web and data science (finished it this month).
Track exceptional promise:
LOR:
LOR from current director of quality in my company
LOR from current director of product
LOR from CTO of my current company
MC1:
As a part of my job role, I am not supposed to be doing the below but I have done it.
Pushed AI in the company hence increasing customer retention.
Screenshot showing the complete design and product flow of the AI initiatives pushed by me in the company.
Promotion letter in 1 year of joining the company
Letter of recognition for the AI-based ideas.
Salary proof of above-average salary
media mentions of the product I have worked and led from scratch in my company.
Speaking at an event with 100 audience.
OC2:( work beyond occupation)
Git hub repository for regular contributions since last year in various open-source projects
slack screenshots of closely mentoring a person through her testing career with weekly call proofs on( meet -a mentor) , code your future ,ADP list
OC3:( work contributions at the company )
Company private GitLab details showing my code contributions and proving that I alone made the whole test architecture.
Proof of increase in product quality due to my architecture by 100%
Proof of Increase in speed and efficiency of our team by 30% because of this architecture.
Are these good enough proofs? what should i move where ? would love to know your views.
cc @Francisca_Chiedu@ask4jubad
And everyone else please feel free to give your feedback
I would really appreciate your feedback
for MC point 4. I am yet to get the results, I plan to add it only if I get accepted.
OC3:
which letter are you referring to ?
letter of recognition? it’s supporting the first one, the screenshots of my contribution the product design and user flows and then the final implementation .
Also, the user growth caused by it and user improved customer experience caused by it.
will that be sufficient?
your LORs are all from one company - this will not show the reviewer that you have made an impact in digital technology with people familiar with your work
You have 11 documents right now, I would combine your above average salary and promotion letter into one document (up to 3 pages)
for MC, you WILL need to show recognition outside of your work, so speaking or having a role on a panel is key. Your company recognition does not count - you need to be specifically recognized in the industry
Mentorship for OC2 needs to be through a formal program and over a sustained period of time. Not sure what meet a mentor is but it usually has to be a program which accepts you, not that you just join and connect with people. Just make sure you emphasize its validity as a program
Github repos alone might not be enough and you may have to show significant traction of your contributions
To me OC3 seems fine and shows proof of product development but I was not a technical applicant!
LoRs from current employers and only might not be acceptable.
OC2:
The mentoring does not seem eligible. It has to come through an official programme etc.
OC3:
For this criteria, they would probably prefer an impact which is commercial and etc, rather than something internal or just code. So maybe talk about what impact it created with your technical proficiency commercially and etc.
It needs to be a known, formal program that you have to prove you applied and were accepted to, and you need to be involved with it for a significant period of time (ie no one off mentoring or mentoring for a couple of months just to get the visa). Hope that’s helpful!
i have been closely(weekly calls) mentoring a refugee from ukraine for an year, and some on and off sessions for people who want to learn about my field. I hope that counts
Yes, 100 people is a good number assuming it’s a main stage thing not a workshop. You’ll need to provide evidence from the talk - pictures of you on stage and the audience for exmaple.
