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# Manish Rajendran Interview
### 5/16/2020
**Course:** iOS
**University:** Michigan State
### Personal Questions
*Tell me about yourself.*
- Tuurns project!
- 5th year senior at Michigan
- Ever since was young had interest in building things and felt software was more interesting
- ally fince intern intrested in ios and web dev

*Why do you want to apply as a Tech Fellow?*
- wanted to learn ios and looked into apple affilation with miscigan and friends were in codepath likes a teaching aspect a TA for a web dev class 
- got into web dev when started creating things he could publish and show off to friends and family
- Will was friends with him and so will encouraged him to go for CodePath

*What skills do you have that would contribute as a Tech Fellow? Prior experiences?*
- A TA for  web dev class and involved in clubs, persionable experences helping students takes charge and tey to make students susceeful by seeing what works
- empathetic - easy to relate and get along
- passionate about teaching and making sure students learn well

*What does it take to build a good community in the classroom?*
- motivation when thay have other classes to stay involved 
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*What are your apprehensions or which areas you believe needs improvement & support.*
- most important team was how to utilize time when they meet in the class room
    - for ex) felt a little disorganized
    - some days work on homework some days work on assignments
    - feels like doing a live demo on more in depth swift or things like Parse would be super helpful in building more structure and helping students feel more prepared for the group projects
    - API workshops
    - had lots of difficulties with Parse

*In what areas would you like CodePath to help you with?*
- Basically just how to be a better presenter
- as a TA was mainly one on one 
- how to teach things to group as a whole and everyone is at a different pace so wants a structure that works with everyone
- Would like to network more with TFs and improve circle 


### Live Demo 
Applicants should present their favorite tool that they used from the previous course that they've taken with. This should be presented through slides.
- felt instructions for the live demo presentation were a little vague! so just made a presentation where he just talked about the steps and kinda like a walkthrough of making the tip calculator
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* **Verdict:** Pass

ASK TF IF ANY QUESTIONS?

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