What is Fidenz Academy?
Fidenz Academy is a novel employee recruitment process to select, train, and mentor individuals, with a passion and skills for software development. The trainee engineers get an opportunity to work with senior engineers on multiple technologies to understand and practice the fundamentals of computer programming with real-world problems.
Fidenz Academy is an on-the-job training program for fresh graduates or undergrads to build core programming skills and effectively work on commercial projects. Fidenz has used this training methodology in the last eight years to recruit engineers who now deliver complex projects with the latest technologies.
Who May Join Fidenz Academy?
Anyone may apply to join the academy. The applicants would complete an aptitude test before being chosen as trainees. We do not set criteria for selection but assess an individual's interest and commitment to programming. We give priority to participants who have initiated developments on their own, whether it's contributions to an open-source project or developing simple tools or utility to try out a programming language.
Trainees would gain two months of on the job training and
experience at our office, on weekdays from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm.
Eligibility Requirements
A candidate applying for an internship position at Fidenz needs to complete the following requirements.
Graduate or undergraduate in IT or Science subjects
Basic knowledge of technologies and software languages
Moderate English language skills
Types of Internships
The company has introduced two main types of internship pathways: General Internship and Super Internship. The categories differentiate from competitiveness, where individuals will be chosen depending on their knowledge/skill set. The recruitment process for each category is differentiated as in the aforementioned diagram.
Freelance pathway
Fidenz believes in giving equal opportunity to those who are enthusiastic about building a solid software career. The company is ready to provide the knowledge and experience for individuals who want to try it and make their pathway in the software field. Those with basic knowledge in software and good command of English can choose this pathway and start with the general internship process.
Aptitude Test
Interviewing large numbers of candidates is difficult and time-consuming. Thus, we have set up an online portal where candidates would complete a series of programming challenges to prove themselves.
The first 80 challenges out of the 100 teach you the basics of JavaScript-based on freeCodeCamp. There onward, it tests your ability to implement algorithms and problem-solving skills. If you are confident with JavaScript, you may start from the 81st challenge and be selected to the academy accordingly. Completing 15 or more challenges above 80 will likely reserve you a spot at Fidenz Academy.
The Training Structure
We have selected a set of technologies to train the participants. Initial few technologies are the basics of the current software development ecosystem. These may include Blockchain, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, ReactJS, Android, iOS, Ruby on Rails, PHP, .Net, Git, and Photoshop.
The programs start with HTML/CSS and JavaScript. The rest of the topics depend on the individual's interests and resource requirements of the company. The top priority of the trainee program is to provide experience on how to learn new technologies within a shorter learning curve. Providing in-depth knowledge of specific technologies is secondary at this stage.
Senior and experienced developers would mentor trainees closely throughout the training period. We provide training material for each technology and allocate time for the trainees to learn such by themselves. These materials are verified and cover the fundamentals of learning. However, trainees may follow additional resources without limiting them to the in-house material.
At the end of the allocated time to study (or earlier if individuals feel confident), the trainees are assessed with an assignment as per standards set by Fidenz Academy. Those who complete the task can move on to the next level of training. The trainees who do not meet the basic discipline in coding will be dropped to provide the opportunity to another.
The above process continues for five different technologies. The trainee completing all the tasks successfully and satisfactorily will be directly employed by Fidenz Technologies.
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