"Road to GDSC," an exclusive event designed to provide you with invaluable insights and guidance on becoming a GDSC Lead. Learn the application process, receive tips for writing impactful answers, and get ready to embark on your journey towards leadership in the Google Developer Student Clubs community. Don't miss out on this opportunity to kickstart your GDSC Lead journey! 🚀🌟 What to Expect? .Guidance throughout the GDSC Lead Application Process Tips to write your Answers Suggestions to make a good video answer Doubt Solving regarding GDSC Lead Application Process

2. What does it take to
be an impeccable
GDSC Lead? 🌥️🚀🌌
Narula Institute of technology
RAJ SAHA
Google DSC’23 Lead

3. What Road to GDSC is about?
A training sessions by me as a
lead for you to provide
necessary insights about the
GDSC Lead Application Process.
Opportunity to polish your
skill set and perform better if
you are looking to apply in
2024-25.

4. Professional Developers Entrepreneurial Devs
Student Developers
Women Developers
Expert Devs/Influencers
University focussed
India Edu Program

5. What are
Google Developer Student Clubs?

6. A university based community groups for students interested
in Google developer technologies.
❏ Knowledge sharing in a peer-to-peer learning
environment
❏ Building solutions to solve local problems
Helping students bridge the gap between theory and practice!
Program Overview

7. Connect.
Learn.
Grow.

8. https://gdsc.advocu.com/
Apply Here Now
Become a Google DSC’24 Lead

9. Stages of GDSC Lead application process
Appear for the final
virtual interview
Submit your
application +
YouTube video
Appear for the
Diagnostic Test

10. Demystifying the
Application
submission!

11. The application form includes, questions to
Understand your
motivation to
apply
Know more about
your leadership
experiences
Hear more about
your favorite
technology and
experience
working with it
And last a video to
hear from you!

12. Make sure you don’t overlook these areas:
● Do not leave any field empty
● Recheck before submitting for Grammatical mistakes
● Do not provide vague answers
● Do not ignore the community aspect
● Do not neglect your personal story

13. Let’s take a look at
a few examples!

17. Why is it important to submit a good video?
●As a Lead, you will host sessions and connect
with members of your community and it is
important to have good communication skills
●It is the first interaction we have with you -
keep it captivating
●It shows your efforts and passion as
you present

18. How to correctly record & submit the video?
● Clear your background & record in
landscape
● Make sure there is no background noise
● Look into the camera while you are
speaking
● And lastly, start with a smile!
● Prepare your script
● Keep the content short & crisp
● Revise the script beforehand for
confidence
Set up Requirements Some tips & tricks

19. And lastly!
The most
important thing..

20. Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V?
No
Ctrl+Create

21. What do we access during the
interview process?
Communication
Skills
Confidence &
attentiveness
.
Technical
Skills
Situation
based
thinking

22. Let’s take a look at
few examples

23. Q. Please give a
brief introduction
of yourself.

24. 1. You can start with the following things
a. Your name
b. Where are you from?
c. Your college, course & year
2. Mention relevant experience in a certain chronology (oldest → latest
OR latest → oldest)
3. Focus on your accomplishments and contributions, using the STAR
method: Situation, Task, Action, and Result. Highlight specific
examples that showcase your skills and impact.
4. End with your motivation to apply for the position.
5. Maintain good posture and eye contact: Project confidence and
attentiveness.
Suggestions

25. Q. How will you
approach leading a
community that is
existing and already has
a team and a system set
up?

26. 1. Listen actively and patiently to fully understand the questions.
1. Ask clarifying questions when needed.
1. Quantify your achievements whenever possible: Use numbers
and data to demonstrate the value you brought to previous
roles.
Suggestions

27. Q. Give me an example of a
time when you successfully
organised an event. What are
the challenges that you faced
and how did you overcome
those?

28. Suggestions
1. Be honest and genuine: Don't exaggerate your skills or
experience.
1. Be prepared to summarize your experience in about 30
seconds.
1. Describe what you bring to the position.
1. Describe your learnings from the experience.

29. Q. If an internship or
conflict comes up-
what would you do to
ensure the community
is supported?

30. Suggestions
1. Be enthusiastic and express your genuine interest in the
opportunity.
1. Show your proactiveness and desire to learn more.
1. Talk about having back up plans and keeping regular checks
of the club activities in case of any
emergency/internship/exams.

31. Q. Tell me about a project
that involved coding, walk
me through what you were
building, why, what
products you used and
why?

32. Suggestions
1. Give a brief of the project & the idea behind the project
1. Explain the technology you used in the development
1. Remain positive and avoid negative comments about people
around you
1. Talk about teamwork
1. End your experience with learning

33. Reiterating Few
Important Tips
to Shine in Your
Interview!

34. ● Be sure to ask any final questions about
the the position or anything else
● There are no right or wrong answers:
Go with your best bet with full
confidence
● Bring right structure to your story
● And lastly, be honest!

35. What’s next?
● Do mock interviews with friends
● Do a revision of sessions cover till yet
with the help of assignments
● Build an answer for why do you want to
apply
● Host a session in your campus

36. What is leadership
according to me?

37. As a GDSC Lead,
you’ll play different
roles of a leader.
Form Build Grow

38. Responsibilities as a GDSC Lead
Get your GDSC chapter registered
at your campus by driving
necessary approvals
Form a core team who can support
in chapter activities

39. Responsibilities as a Lead
Nominate a Faculty Advisor to
support your events organizing
Create opportunities for students to
upskill themselves by actively
participating in hosted campaigns

40. The Club has a core team
and has necessary
approvals to get started.
How would they organise
their first event?

41. All the best for the
GDSC Lead
Application Process of 2024
THANKYOU