From application to first job — exactly how TechTalk works.

Step 1 · The application (5 minutes)

You submit a short application: your year level, the track you think fits, your university details, and a few sentences about why you want in. No CV. No cover letter. No leetcode. We're optimising for engineers, not for people who are great at applying for things.

Step 2 · Track match (optional, 3 minutes)

Not sure which track is right? Take our 6-question AI track-match quiz. You'll get a recommendation with the reasoning. You can take it before or after the application — your choice.

Step 3 · Review (we respond in 14 days)

We read every application. If you fit a current cohort, we'll invite you to a 30-minute conversation — not a technical interview, just a chat about your goals, your time commitment, and any worries you have. If we don't have space, we tell you why and when the next cohort opens.

Step 4 · The conversation

Half an hour with a TechTalk mentor. We talk about what you've built, what you want to learn, and the practical stuff: hours, location, study commitments. The goal is to make sure the programme is genuinely the right next step for you, not just a checkbox.

Step 5 · Onboarding

If we offer you a place, you've got a week to accept. Once you do, we send you the onboarding pack: machine setup guide, your AI mentor introduction, your team assignment, and your first project brief.

Step 6 · The programme

Twelve to twenty weeks depending on track. Real projects. Real code review. Real teammates. Real production deploys. Real failure, occasionally, because that's how engineers are built.

Step 7 · Demo Day

At the end of every cohort we run a Demo Day with hiring partners present. You'll present what you built and what you learned to a room of CTOs and senior engineers. It's nerve-wracking, and it's the moment most students say "oh — I actually am an engineer now."

Step 8 · Hiring introductions

We make direct introductions to our hiring partners based on what you want and where they're hiring. No application black holes — your application lands in front of a person who has already heard your name from us.

What we won't do

• We won't put you through an algorithmic whiteboard interview to get in.
• We won't bill you. The programme is free for accepted students; partner companies fund it.
• We won't pretend you're "graduating as a senior engineer" — that's a multi-year journey, and we'll be honest about where you actually are.
• We won't drop you after Demo Day. Alumni stay in the network forever.