MENTOR NETWORK
Rowan Fitch '21
He/Him/His
Los Angeles
Oxy Major/Minor:
Computer Science & Math Double Major
Current Company:
Expedia Group
Current Position:
Software Engineer
Campus Involvement/Special Programs:
Rugby
Secondary Schooling:
N/A
Favorite MP/Cooler Food:
Breakfast oatmeal w lots of raisins
Best Oxy Class:
Algorithm Analysis
Groups I Identify With:
Any!
Bio:
I'm Rowan, class of 2021. I'm from Florida and I signed with Expedia Group to work as a software engineer last November. To get the interview, I sent out roughly 120 applications, and only got interviews at Expedia Group and another company. I feel that part of this was due to my small network. I want to be a mentor specifically for CS and Math majors, and give them advice on how they can make themselves more hirable as engineers coming from a liberal arts college, and also connect them with other engineers I meet as I start my own career this June.
Career Advice:
CS majors: do as many side projects outside of class as you can.
Math majors: do not fear code, knowing how to code as a math major means you can go into cryptography, data science, AI, or software engineering.