How was your University time? I consider my college years my most creative period. I learned a lot of different techniques and practices during these years. I’ve been following graphic designers and video experts living in Europe through Youtube. I already started using cameras and drawing pictures from the age of 5. My background in […]
Bio I’m an advocacy communications strategist specialised in human rights, health, and equality. Currently a Senior Account Manager at Global Office Consulting – a communications agency specialised in gender and health-related causes, I have been around the block before I got here – to find my happy place building communications campaigns to inspire social change! […]
How was your University time? My University years were challenging and beautiful at the same time. I studied Journalism and Communication Science, a last-minute decision that changed my life. I hadn’t even known I had writing skills before University. As a student, I learned to add clarity to my messages and never feel ashamed for […]
Are you thinking about starting A Financial Marketing and Public Relations Agency? Alexandra Levis is CEO and Founder of Arro Financial Communications, a Financial Marketing and Public Relations Agency where she is responsible for new business development, client services, and agency growth. Prior to establishing the agency, she developed and ran marketing and public relations […]
Do what you love, and you can yield positive results. My career path has its own fair share of twists and turns. There were so many moments of emotional highs and lows, and there were times when I came close to calling it quits. But as all success stories go, determination prevails. How It All […]
I am Di (short for Dmitry) a software developer from province city on the east of Russia named Vladivostok.I want to share how I got my dream job. In childhood, I loved to make my own board games. We lived in a modest manner in a very isolated city named Yakutsk, in a sparsely populated […]
Read a story How I Became a Corporate Trainer How was your University time? My qualifications include a graduate degree, a post-graduate degree, a B.Ed. And a Diploma in Journalism. My University time, which was spent in graduate and post-graduate colleges of Bangalore University, has been a revelation. I have always been keen on acquiring […]
So, Market With Maddy started as a normal Social Media Agency back in 2018. I was just an NMIMS University Sophomore Student studying Engineering and taking responsibility for my expenses through the SMM Gigs and the start-up. Eventually, I gained recognition through success stories; I also got good recommendations via companies who got results from […]
Visual Artist, Educator, and Author The best advice I was given about looking at the composition of a painting was to block a part of it from my view. By seeing the image without that area or element, it is easier to see why the artist used it in the first place. Time and time […]
STORY: How I started My Own Digital Marketing Company This is how it starts, some struggles, hardships, and enthusiasm—life as a Communications and Digital Marketing Lead. It always starts with getting the right college degree, university happens, and then boom: you land your dream job. But how do you decide what’s right for you without […]
Bio I’m an independent Art Director, Design Partner, and Advisor at Ester Digital and a member of the international AWWWARDS jury panel. I love everything about UI/UX and product design, branding, and typography. Currently, I focus on using my UI/UX design skills to help start-ups, healthcare, and non-profit organizations solve their problems and seize opportunities. […]
If I could talk to my younger self… I remember the day I walked away from my university. I thought to myself if I don’t continue studying Law following the standard path that was suggested by my teachers, guidance counselors or scholarship books I will then need to make sure my career is successful, I […]
How was your University time? University time was the best time of my life. I discovered my passion, which was storytelling, and I became a sort of a recognized name in the media department because of the short films I was making. While other students were making films about poverty, immature love, or terrorism, I […]
For over a decade, I’ve worked in the field of marketing, advertising, and communication. As a Media Marketing Specialist based in Trinidad & Tobago, I spent my early career working, building the dreams of others before I finally found the strength to build my own dreams….one brick at a time. I remember when I first […]
I was on my way to a press conference in Vienna and recalled how I’d been kindly asked to wear a suit since they’d seen my PR picture where I wear a hoodie. They thought the Austrian press is too conservative for such a startup cliché. I said no. I wear whatever I want. Then […]
How to decide on the field/first job? It was inevitable. My parents are both entrepreneurs, and I grew up around a business environment. Deal making and strategy were passed down to me genetically J. All joking aside, my true passion was to be a famous soccer play on Manchester United, but that dream transitioned into […]
Bio Elisabeth Boylan is an Illustrator, Designer and Art Director. A snowboarding, ballet enthusiast, training for the New York City 2021 Marathon. She co-founded Big Top Ballet Inc. a mobile game development company now based out of New York City. You can see her illustration work at her website elisabethboylan.com and watch for new projects […]
Story: How to create your Own Business Consultancy My story starts in 2005 as I enter the final year of my Computer Science degree. I’d had a interest in Computer Science post completing IT qualifications at college, I anticipated there would be a rising demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) within businesses […]
How I Overcame My Challenges and Became a Successful Digital Marketer, Today I will share my story. About me My name is Ariunaa Enkhamgalan. Many of you haven’t seen such a name. I’m from Mongolia. I have been living in Singapore for last 6 years, first learning English, then studying at University and now working […]
In this article, you will shortly figure out how to compose your best thank you email after an Interview. What’s more, it is important to deal: Many job seekers put enormous efforts into creating resumes and planning interviews. Most people don’t spend a lot of energy after interviews but they should do post-interview thank-you emails. […]
By Terrie S. Wheeler, MBC, Founder and President Professional Services Marketing, LLC After graduating from college, I began my career as a law firm marketing manager. At the time, this was a relatively new position in law firms. Generally, lawyers thought if they were good at what they did, clients would find them. We know […]
Derek Mei is a UX Engineer at Putnam Investments in Boston and doing UX Engineer job. His strengths lie in implementing high-level design thinking across different teams, helping bridge the gap between designers and developers, and optimizing the entire user experience all the way from conception to implementation. Outside of work, he enjoys playing basketball, […]
Do you want to become a location independent content strategist? Sandra Muller is a content strategist and SEO copywriter from Melbourne, Australia. Sandra started her career in digital media in the mid-1990s and has specialised in creating and managing online content since 2004. After the birth of her son in 2013, she decided to leave […]
Story: How I got a Visual designer job I was always taught the myth of the “struggling artist.” I grew up in suburban New Hampshire playing with as many art medium as I possibly could, but it was always a fun past time for me. It was never something I thought I could turn into […]
If you want to become a successful product manager, then this article will be helpful for you. Bio Stéphane Recouvreur is a digital marketer and product manager based in Sydney, Australia. He’s currently working at DDLS, an IT training company for large enterprise clients. He previously led the product development of a real estate platform […]
You can get a Retail Job in a few ways – either walking into a store and applying, responding to a job ad or online ad, or applying through a company’s career page on their website, However Let’s See an Interview with Nick Glassett Nick Glassett is a leadership lover and practitioner as a senior leader for a large retail organization, as well as […]
I am the Founder and CEO of Zoetic, a well-being and human performance company that works with individuals, athletes, schools and workplaces to optimize human potential and maximize health, happiness and success.I grew up just outside of Melbourne, Australia, and now live in Seattle, USA. Growing up as an athlete, my well-being and performance were […]
Are you excited and want to know How to Become an Illustrator and Graphic Designer? Amelia Chen Bio Amelia Chen is a New York based designer and illustrator. Currently she works as a full time designer at Buck. She loves drawing, traveling, writing travel blogs, and fashion. She is passionate about photography. She was invited […]
If you want to get an illustrator job or become a freelance illustrator, then this article will be very helpful for you. Dan Mumford is a freelance illustrator working in central London, UK. Over the past ten years, Dan has worked within the pop culture and music scene creating everything from album covers, branding, and […]
Would you like to get a software engineer job? Here is an interview with Dennis Brujin, How he got a Software Engineer job How was your university time? Good. Actually, I didn’t go to university for your stereotypical computer science degree. I finished community college, doing a course mainly focused on creating applications but also […]
Here is an interview with insights and interview tips from Peter Griffin, doing an analyst job at Slalom What was your first job or nuggets from jobs you had that helped you get to where you are today? My first job out of college was during the great recession. Even though I though I was […]
My Story From Studying Engineering to Entrepreneur, Investor, and CEO My career journey has been a wild, crazy, unexpected ride. I was good at math and science, so I convinced myself to study engineering at Georgia Tech. That was just what you do, and I enjoyed it. Upon entering the workforce and doing internships; however, […]
Resume vs CV At face value, it would seem the resume and CV are pretty much the same things since they both aim to achieve the same target, which is, land you a job by showcasing your work history. Truth is, they are as different as night and day. The resume is more common in […]
Do you learn javascript and get a JavaScript Developer job? Expect nothing but excellence from yourself! Hold yourself to a high standard, soon it’ll become a habit to do things with quality in mind and you won’t know any other way of doing things but the best possible way. When I started developing software I […]
One week after my son was born, I became jobless. On purpose. Drew Thomas is an entrepreneur, investor and advisor. He’s currently working on an ecommerce platform called Really Simple Store. He previously cofounded and ran Brolik, a digital agency, as CCO and then CTO. He lives in Austin, TX. One week after my son […]
Story About Becoming a successful Women Engineer My name is Barbara Rodeker, and I would like to share my professional history, mistakes I made, what I learn from them, and what I did right. Since I got my first job at the age of sixteen, my journey of selling cocktails on an Argentinian beach to […]
My Story: How I Got a Marketing Job at Lime On Saturday, February 4th, 2017 my buddy Kyle and I decided to attend Hack Brown at Brown University. Kyle is a self-taught software developer and I am passionate about meeting people and building connections. Therefore, while Kyle was building the project we were working on, […]
My job transition from My job transition from IT sales to filmmaker How was your University time? I went to Miami University up in Oxford, OH, and had an incredible four years there. I met people I never would have known in high school from different parts of the country and it really helped me […]
“Don’t be surprised if you have to send 100 emails everyday to only get 2 replies” – Daphnie Loong, Creative Director at Tofu Design How was your University time + did you seek this industry? I studied Interior Design in college and because I wanted to find a profession that melded the freedom of art […]
Before I begin my story, I want to share with you the most important term when it comes to achieving success. It’s a buzzword you’ve heard many times, but I will preach it until the day I die. That word is “hustle”. Taking every moment of every single day to give 100% of yourself to […]
Tyler Hogge – The lucky story of how I wound up at my dream job(s) in Silicon Valley In June it will be 2 years since my wife and I moved to Silicon Valley with our 2 kids. We absolutely love it here. She loves the weather, the diversity, and the beaches, and I love the […]
In 2012, when I was reading The Alchemist, I came across this line “Wherever your heart is, that is where you will find your treasure.” I was pursuing my graduation and by the time I finish reading this book, I started to think what should I do? After, spending few days in introspection I choose […]
How was your University time? I landed at Stanford thinking I wanted to be a communications major so I could be a TV anchor but soon realized there were far more interesting things to study while there. I wound up majoring in Political Science when a professor pointed out I was three-quarters of the way […]
How was your University time? Even though I’m a Growth Hacker by profession, but I have a degree in Mass Communication. My degree played zero roles in my current Growth Hacker job, and it was all because of being curious from the very start. In university, I was more focused on looking at the digital […]
Introduction Jatan Mehta is the Science writer & officer at the TeamIndus Moon mission. He is a lifetime Astrophysics student and is passionate about #space and #technology. How was your academic time? Whilst your academic education doesn’t strictly define what you can learn and professionally do in life, it does get you started. My Physics […]
How I found my passion for growth marketing How was your University time? Honestly, it was the most exciting period of my life. Coming from an Army background, I have had the chance to meet a lot of people throughout. But coming to University, it was taken a notch higher. I didn’t just meet […]
How to transition into product management Prior to business school, I was a management consultant working in international development. In my role, I worked with multilateral agencies such as the World Bank, and other public and private sector organizations on projects with social/environmental impact goals. My career transition has intrigued a lot of people including […]
How is your day-to-day product manager job description? This is my Product Manager Job description After graduating as a software engineer in 2008 I had a job offer from IBM GBS and a startup. This was a time when startups were not a craze, neither they used to pay as much. However, I was offered […]
Do you want to become a web developer? I’m that person that spent a whole lot of time in school just to take a path other than the one that seemed obvious. The result is that I make more money, have greater flexibility, and have less stress than I would otherwise. My advice for getting […]
How to Became a Professor Of Digital Media And Communication I have no doubt that my years at the university were decisive for the career path I decided to pursue. Since the first year of college, I always tried to establish a very strong bond with the teachers. I requested book suggestions and made myself […]
How was your University time? I have enjoyed six years of law, with the first four years sitting in the government faculty, philosophy and sociology — the last two I have focused more on professional skills and applying some of the theoretical knowledge accumulated. For me university years were terrific, I have enjoyed the privilege […]
I got started in broadcasting by accident. I studied commercial music in school and played in a band on the side, so I took a broadcasting class in hope of getting a job on the campus radio station and playing my own music on the air. I found out that it’s illegal to do this […]
My career leading Clinical Research and Data Analytics How was your University time? I loved all of my undergrad, graduate and post-doctoral studies. In high school, I was a bit of an oddity as I had a double major in math and also minored in art. In college I published a pencil sketch in a […]
Thinking about a career that involves freelance writing? Have questions on how to become a freelance writer? You have many options. You can write for a magazine or another publication. You can write books or screenplays. Or you can choose the same route I did: commercial freelance writing, where your client is a business or […]
Feeling The Layoff: How I Went From Fear To Gratitude And Discovered A New Career Path Three months ago, I was laid off from my job of 14 years as a writer/producer for a global media company. This did not come as a surprise and I completely understood why the company let me go. We […]
If you are someone who’s looking for quick tips on a quick win, this is not something you would want to read. However, if you belong to any one of the following bunch, read on and let me be part of your motivation to get you to somewhere beyond your imagination. How to get a […]
The world as your office Don’t dream your live but live your dreams! 3 years ago I quit my job as an online marketer. A great job in tourism industry, a position with career opportunities, flexible working hours and fun colleagues. For me that was not enough… I took a new turn and escaped from […]
You Don’t Want My Job: Go Make Your Own You don’t want my job. My job has me holed up in a dingy hotel in Bonga, Keffa, while teenaged protesters march into the guns of the federal soldiers tasked to clear the road and, I have a sneaking suspicion, I’m the American backup hostage […]
Stop chasing job openings and start chasing relationships: John Tarnoff, Reinvention Career Coach for 50+ How was your University time? University was very inspiring and eye-opening, and I was fortunate to be able to discover what my career direction was going to be. Why did you Seek out a career in media/entertainment? I was fascinated […]
My name is Anna Levina and I work as a project leader at Norengros AS. I applied for the job 5 years ago and I was invited to the job interview. As a part of the application process, I sent in my CV and a job application and 4 interviews later I was hired. My first […]
My career path has been rather uncommon, and highly dependent on personal relationships that I’ve forged throughout my adult life. I’ll give my best advice upfront: treat people well and be genuine. I attended Northwestern University where I studied film (major), business (minor), and psychology (minor). I was interested in the business side of the […]
Alex Lodge is a creative producer, company director,entrepreneur and living his dream by doing music supervisor job,. He is a director of Thirty Two Music, a music consultancy for moving image, co-founder of Virtual Sound, and audio post production consultancy designed and built for a new era of content production in the brand space and beyond, […]
My story of working as a PR for Estonian army to founding an autonomous, AI-powered robot bartender My school time was not very promising. I went to an elite school and did not excel but were quite an average student. And that not because of being stupid but being a bad boy that was interested […]
I do not believe in pre-decided careers or journeys. Life takes you to amazing places, jobs, friendships if you are open-minded, curious, allow yourself to be passionate and find your true purpose. Education is important, but the point is to educate yourself for YOU. So choose a subject, which truly interests you and which you […]
I’m currently working at my dream product manager job, and I love every minute of it! I’m a Product Manager at Blend, where my team and I are creating an entirely new consumer lending experience that’s simpler and more transparent, while ensuring broader access for all types of borrowers. The first question I usually get […]
Have you ever felt as though no one understands what you do? You have a bunch of talents (some might even say too many), yet you find you have to compartmentalize and prioritize them because your boss, your coworkers, or your clients don’t see how they all fit together. You feel like you have to […]
My journey to getting a digital marketing job at google was not a straight line. I intended to have a much more different career. Back in Bulgaria I was very interested in arts, I was drawing and painting a lot. I studied Art History, which in the beginning was a very interesting subject for me, […]
A Quick Guide to the Product Management Team From Chemistry to Clouds is a bit of an odd name for a blog, right? And yet, these four words truly embody the spirit of my journey. Having recently left the big company corporate world after a few decades of moving through different technologies, business models, and […]
Deborah Tan-Pink If you are with Deborah and, someone comes up and says to her, “Hey, you look familiar. I think I’ve seen you somewhere,” chances are it is her magazine-past catching up with her. The head of content at SmartUp.io didn’t start her career in tech until 2017. What led her here? How Was […]
How to achieve career goals How was your University time? I went to three different colleges. First, I was studying Fashion Merchandising at a small college but found I wasn’t very talented at design and was gravitating more toward liberal arts classes. So I transferred to a large, well-respected university in a small town and […]
Thanks James Caan for taking time to talk to us. Can you please tell us more about your University time? James Caan: University was a great experience for me, especially the fact that I experienced it at age 42. It gave me an opportunity to know what I’d missed out on in my early years. […]
If the headline interested you, then you have a potential to become a Product Manager. But potential still has to be realized. I would like to share several tips that can help you in that journey. Understand what motivates you to become a Product Manager What gets you out of bed every morning, what gives you […]
Lisa Wells PR & Marketing: Public Relations job, Digital Content/Marketing Hometown/Current City I live in New York City, NY Industry you represent I’ve been a publicist for more than 20 years. I’ve had my own consulting firm for 6 years. I offer my clients digital and creative content for social media, trade and press event […]
The Beginning I did not have access to the internet while studying and because of this, I did not have the information which would have helped me choose the right career. I was a good student with good grades. I went with the flow and entered a college with a good reputation, picking a […]
Story: My career with technology In my final year of high school, I was utterly confused about what to do next. All I knew was that I was good at math, and that allowed me to explore and enjoy different fields at university. My dad suggested, “why not Computer Science?”. The field was beginning to […]
Ever since I started in my job in venture capital as an Analyst at Rev1 Ventures, I have been intending to write a post detailing my experience trying to break into the world of venture capital. Venture Capital is a notoriously difficult sector to make your way in to, especially junior roles for someone only […]
Why did you seek out a career in the advertising industry? Patience has never been my strong suit, so finding a career that allows me to see immediate results was a natural fit for me. Advertising provides the best of both worlds – a perfect combination of working directly with clients and leveraging creativity. The […]
If you’ve been on social media in recent years, I’m sure you came across a few memes about the struggles to get a job without experience. Here’s one of them: As the market is becoming more and more competitive, university degrees alone are not enough anymore. Most employers today look at experience and a proven […]
My professional trajectory followed some values I absorbed from my father. As a Physical Education professional, I have always followed him and I have fallen in love with sports since I was a child. At the moment of deciding which professional path I would follow, the sport was throbbing in my veins, but my passion […]
if you want to get a job without a degree , read this story once. A long title needs a long intro! This story is meant to be read from start to finish. I hope to provoke you to push yourself towards achieving what you WANT to do, not just what you think you CAN do. […]
I went to university in the UK to do a Business and Management degree. Originally I wanted to specialize in a marketing degree, because this was the area I was most interested in pursuing in my future career, but someone advised me to broaden my studies so that I wasn’t limiting my options. It was […]
As I sat in my college lectures attempting to learn the in’s and out’s of the communication industry, I often found myself daydreaming after 10 minutes of aggressively taking notes. As anyover thinker, I thought about what I could build to create a better world. I would run through hundreds of random ideas in my […]
The journey over the last 14 years has been anything but a straight line to starting Take Some Risk and growing a team. After high school I went to college to study public relations as the industry and job opportunities sounded cool and I could barely afford to go to University. College was “affordable” even […]
“It’s never too late to start your career,” says Rebecca, a software engineer who started coding at 25 I’m a software engineer for a tech company in San Francisco, on a team that builds mobile apps with React Native. I wasn’t always a software engineer, or even a tech person. In fact, I spent the […]
What I learned in 11 years of my career in Marketing and Business strategy How was your University time? My time at university was a very unique one. I went with the intention of getting a degree in IT/Computing. Back then there weren’t as many options as what exists today in the IT industry. There […]
How I got the marketing job in blockchain industry How was your University time? I’ve graduated from University of Kent,UK in Business studies and before enrolling to university I had no idea what I want to study. My high-school major was accountancy, but to be honest it wasn’t really for me. So I thought that […]
Often when I sit with someone who’s uncomfortable in their current job, the first thing I ask them is, “Pie in the sky, what do you want to do?” And almost 75% of the time the answer I get from a job-seeker is, “I don’t know”. The largest part of making the next move in […]
“Be yourself, and always stay true to your values” says Anne Gretland, CEO of FotoWare We spend most of our time at work, so when you chose a job and a career, make sure it is meaningful and fulfilling. Don’t worry about your friends or family or what is expected of you, or what everybody […]
story: how i become an digital marketing manager The Journey Before I tell you about myself, I would like to share with you the most important advice that helped me on my career journey and that is – “knock and it shall be opened”. Whatever your situation, you should always try to apply for that […]
In 2014, I took two months of leave from my Engineering manager job at Google. I had just gotten a big promotion based on my work as an engineer and tech lead for the previous six years. I was a leading expert on a large, critical part of the DoubleClick online advertising system, and before […]
Story: How I transitioned from corporate to entrepreneurship I would sum my life as a roller coaster ride; fast paced, sometimes upside down, but lots of fun. I was born and brought up in a small town in India with the de facto Indian career norms to be a doctor or an engineer. Instead of […]
Story: How I got my dream job in cybersecurity How was your University time? College was rough. I was taught theory but tested on application. While all of my professors were clearly knowledgeable in the topics they taught, not all of them were able to teach in an effective manner. I was in classes where […]
“Write to CEO’s, not HR managers” says Russ Klein, CEO of the American Marketing Association I knew from a young age I wanted to be in marketing and advertising. I went to school and studied marketing at Ohio State University. I would later study at Harvard Graduate School. As I was graduating, I had plenty […]
Don’t take the obvious path. That’s the best piece of advice I can give to any other writer, artist, or creative just starting their career. As you’ll see with my story, I didn’t take the obvious path, and it led me to a place where I’m well-paid and deeply fulfilled. I have a day job […]
How was your University time? As many in this field I consider myself a self-learner, admitely i started university back in Italy. I wasn’t sure what to do, and my options were either Philosophy or Computer science. What happened is I didn’t pick any of those and i moved straight to London. It was a […]
Story: job search advice How was your University time? Really good, my first year I did an alternative programme which was Art+History+Philosophy all in one. I didn’t know it at the time but it helped me to form arguments, to think, criticially and to write well Why did you Seekout a career in this […]
You can look for a dream job, or you can create one 🙂 In the gig economy of today, that is a very realistic plan actually. By productizing your expertise and then developing a business around that product, you can work on what you are really good at, what keeps you motivated and what gives […]
Story: how i got Software Engineer Job at Internshala 26th Oct 2015, It was a big day for me. My first day at the office and like everyone I was nervous. I was so tensed that I stood at the door for some time but when I entered the room I was amazed. The environment […]
Dear future product designer, I’m so happy you’re interested in product designer career. I fell into it by accident myself, but the past couple of years have been the best of my life. In this time I’ve grown as a shopify designer but also as a thinker, a problem-solver, a teammate, and a person. But […]
My story is that I originally didn’t know what coding was until I got a call from my older brother one day. He told me I should learn to code and just sent me some links to places to learn how to code. I was 14 at the time, and when I started trying to […]
Story: How You Can Become A Partner At An Agency At 25 Short answer – by taking risks. Long answer – to tell you how I became the Creative Director at a digital studio, I must start with how I got into the creative side of things. I live in India – a country that […]
How was your University time? I hold a MsC in Computer Science from Université Paris Diderot. It gave me really strong fundamentals, but I didn’t really understand what was programming until I actually stared working as a professional programmer. Something that is an inherent problem in the way CS is taught, I believe the best […]
Story: How I failed university twice before ending up at a Swiss AI FinTech company My name is Julian Osborne, I am 27, I studied political science, and I work for a successful Swiss Fintech in risk- and asset management as the Head of Business Development. The startup I work for just got selected for […]
Story: How I went from Film making to a career in artificial intelligence The Long Way Round – From Film to High Tech On my first day at ObEN I found myself in a room with five scientists and engineers, hearing them throw out words like speech synthesis, computer vision, binary classifications, and data annotations. […]
How was your University time? I didn’t go to university. I finished college and was offered a job at a local company. I didn’t know at the time but it was the start of a career in the telecoms industry. University is great for career paths that require extensive, specialist studying but I haven’t found […]
Sory: How I Built My Career In Graphics Design & Customer Experience Management My name is Kelechi Okeke I specialize in Branding & Customer Experience Management. I help businesses design experiences that leave their customers satisfied, loyal and willing to talk about the brand in a positive light. I am also the founder of cxservice360, […]
Story: How I get my first job in the USA at 55 years age by creating a balance sheet resume 180 Turn to Resume In May 2005, I came to the USA on an immigration visa from India at the age 55. At that age, people start retirement planning. I have to start a fresh […]
Story: How I built my career by learning programming when I was 11 years old How was your University time? I joined IIIT Allahabad in 2013, for a B-Tech in Information Technology. IIIT Allahabad is known for its programming culture, and it helped me stay focussed in building out my skillset as programmer. The exposure […]
How was your University time? I completed my Masters from Indian Institute of Management- Sambalpur in the domains of General Management. I secured an Institute Rank 3 and topped in the domains of tech Marketing & Sales, Strategy and Analytics. I was always on the lookout for newer opportunities and was representing United Nation’s-World Humanitarian […]
Story: The Ultimate Driving Force in All My Career Decisions: Regret My name is Josiah Merta, and I’m the owner/founder of the digital media agency, Flo Media, based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I don’t want to so spend too much time on talking about myself, so you can read my entire story of becoming a […]
Story: How I Got Associate Product Manager Job How was your University time? My University time was as ideal as it could have been. I could hands up admit I wasn’t a front row of class student, quite the opposite I always sat in the back row and didn’t always pay the most attention. […]
How was your University time? Amazing! I always wanted to go to university. It gave me the opportunity to move away from where I grew up and meet new people. I loved reading and writing so I chose to study English at Nottingham University. I enjoyed student life; the freedom and the friendships. It was like taking […]
To tell you how I first got a product designer job I need to tell you how I first got into design. I was in primary school, and at the time I didn’t have many interests aside from computer games, and I was looking for things to do in my free time. My brother just […]
How to stay productive and to be open to new opportunities (career developing) Hello readers! My name is Oleksii Trekhleb and I’m a lead software engineer in EPAM Systems (Lviv, Ukraine). I’ve developed 50+ web-projects, launched 2 startups of my own and started 2 open-source projects. So what? This article is not about getting exact […]
Many people say that you have to take risks in order to achieve something special in life. As much as I believe in this statement, it apparently didn’t work out for me. I spent almost 20 months outside of my professional comfort zone and decided to opt for an opportunity that had a different job […]
I am Furkan Karayel. I am a women in tech, diversity and female founders ambassador. The founder and CEO of Giftoven.ie and Diversein.com. Gift oven is a luxury end to end gifting solution for corporate clients. Diverse-in is a global diversity and inclusion platform that provides news, events and forum to make better workplaces. As an entrepreneur, my […]
How was your University time? College was a good time for me, I served in the army and I was running my blogs trying to monetize them at the same time. I met Cassie and Mike the other 2 co-founders of Gadget Flow in college and we started working on blog contributions and advertising, […]
Face your fears and sail the tides of maturity Disclaimer: The narration below is based on a true story. Names of characters may be changed for privacy issues. Throughout the story you will find lessons that I learned. If you are able to filter them out, well and good, otherwise they have been summarized at […]
I always had the DNA to work hard – it started with part-time jobs in various Retail stores when I was in high school. It was gigs doing things like working in a Christmas tree lot showing/loading tress during the holiday season, checking people in to their rooms at a Motel as a front-desk clerk, […]
For the last couple of years, I spent the majority of my waking hours in an American high school. I’ve known for a long time that I wouldn’t go to college after high school. I also knew for a long time that I wasn’t thrilled about spending my days in school. Just a few weeks […]
Luis Ouriach is Designer, writer and the guy asking questions at meetups. How was your University time? This is a difficult one. Whilst at university, and also looking back, university was mostly a waste of time. The education quality was very low touch, and the assessments were massively behind the industry standard; something we didn’t […]
J. Kelly Hoey is the author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World. She started her career as a corporate attorney before moving into management roles (including president of a global business network for women) then ultimately discovering her entrepreneurial ambitions when she became involved in New York City’s startup […]
Leila Mozaffarian shares how she got Account Executive job, based out of Seattle, Washington. She specializes in the entire sales process for business to business sales on a business and enterprise level across the United States and Canada at a SaaS company, Zipwhip. She has a passion for growing Zipwhip and her career path. You […]
Tom Spalding’s first job is working for a television production company working on shows such as “The X Factor” & “Holland’s Got Talent”. After 18 months with the company Tom applied to attend Keele University in Staffordshire, UK and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with Dual Honors in Psychology, and Media, Communications & Culture. […]
Magnus Jern is Founder/co-founder of 6 companies including Golden Gekko, NCOMVa, Driftbolaget, GeoMe, Lechill Mobile and Tapp Water with 3 successful exits. Pioneer and thought leader in mobile apps, clean water technology, innovation and human centric design. Currently chairman of TAPP Water, advisor to DMI, startup investor and non-executive board member. When I was in […]
Sam Borick is a Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur who loves solving problems and making computers do the hard work. Sam served as CTO of HungerPerks, an Akron area tech startup, where he built and maintained a mobile application. Sam holds a degree in Computer Science from The University of Akron. Sam currently works as a […]
Hari Vignesh Jayapalan | LinkedIN Google Certified Associate Android Developer | Blogger | International Speaker | Unicorn Dev | IDF Certified UX Designer How was your University time? University time was good. That’s where I got the initial taste of this industry. I started to work for a small startup for free that time. The […]
How was your University time? I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Theology from Boston College. My time at Boston College was phenomenal I experienced so much transformative growth and built friendships and relationships with people that I cherish deeply. Above all, it gave me time to think and explore deeply, what kind […]
Shelby Stewart is a product manager, based out of San Francisco, CA. She specializes in educational technology and products for both students and educators. She has a passion for data, users, grammar, and anything Harry Potter. You can find out more about her here: https://medium.com/@shelbyannestewart How was your University time? Great, though I didn’t major in […]
Edwin Tunggawan is an Indonesian software engineer with about 5 years of experience working in the Indonesian tech startup scene at the time of writing. His educational background is computer science and IT, and he enjoys reading on his free time. How were you in university? I don’t think it was that impressive. I got […]
Trilly Chatterjee is a Product Manager & Deputy Head of Profession (Product) at NHS Digital, where he works on the NHS website. He previously developed digital strategy for HMRC (the UK tax office) and was a Digital Service Manager on the cross-departmental team the developed the award-winning Check Your State Pension digital service. Helps teams invent better things (including better teams). Early […]
Vinish Garg is a Strategic Story Designer. He works with product teams to ensure that they make right investments in their UX and content processes, for a shared understanding of business goals and customer success goals. Organizations communicate their brand story around their customers. Customers have their own story to interact with a brand. Vinish […]
Jean-Marie Buchilly, Innovation Program Leader, Fischer Connectors SA Before telling you my story, I want to share one thing with you: I am a big fan of Seth Godin. Seth is the person who inspired me day after day through his blog and his books. One of his most powerful message can be summarized in […]
A story of passion, determination, and courage. “May you have the courage and determination to pursue what you are really passionate about” – Anonymous I’ve always enjoyed talking strategy. As a software engineer, I would typically find myself having the desire to be part of the strategic decision making and slight dissatisfaction when I am […]
Kyle was born and raised in Central Oregon and received his BS degree in Engineering from Colorado School of Mines. In 2003, Kyle joined Accenture’s Seattle office in the communications & high tech practice. As a consultant Kyle leveraged his problem solving background emerging as a leader focused on driving supply chain and sustainability solutions […]
Jack is a product manager based out of Oakland, CA. Specializing in platform and data products, Jack has a passion for creating products which empower users with simple and powerful data insights. He frequently writes about all things product. To learn more, visit jackmoore.us How was your experience in University? I went to the University of […]
Alena Kapatsyn – QA Engineer and junior Product Manager, Wix.com How was your University time? I studied in Ukraine and dreamed to be a financier. I got Master degree and diploma with honor and really good and useful “full charged” package of advice from my teachers. To work with sources (to improve a skill of fast […]
Patricia is a Business Analytics Consultant and Chief Digital Officer for a data analytics start-up in Manila, Philippines. Her passion lies in creating superior customer experiences through data. She has a curious mix of competencies in Marketing, Technology, Fashion, Digital, Communications and Business Analytics with hands-on experience in building consumer businesses and brands. A digital-savvy […]
My name is Sarath CP and I’m a Digital Marketing Consultant at IncParadise and Startupr. You can also find me in Linkedin and Twitter. An inspirational career is what defines the person in his life. A career gives shape to the establishment of anyone in a field that they aspire to shine in. so it […]
How was your University time? I have very fond memories of my time as a student at the National University of Political Science and Administration, one of the best colleges in my native country, Romania. The professors, the topics and, most important, the access to numerous extra-curricular activities paved my way to the professional I […]
Mads (left) and Katie (right) are both Information Systems students at the University of Florida. After seeing the importance of women in tech at their first hackathon, they realized the need for more women-in-tech role models. They created The Cheddar Tech podcast as a platform to empower women in the technology space and discuss topics […]
Daniel Korpai is an independent User Interface / User Experience designer with an educational background in international business and marketing psychology. Daniel is passionate about building & designing products, which are easy-to-use and helps to grow your business even further. He also loves documenting his journey and sharing it with the community to help others succeed. […]
Sean Si – CEO and Founder SEO Hacker How was your University time? My time studying at the University was a struggle. I failed 28 units during my stay and this did not sit well with my parents, as they were the ones putting me through school. There are a lot of factors that affected my […]
Jensen Harris Leaving a big Microsoft job for a startup can rejuvenate your career and make you love work again. But landing a startup job requires relearning some things, especially if (like me) you logged years and years at Microgoogfaceforceazon. Here are six things I wish I’d known: 1) At a startup, you will probably […]
Danielle is a Content Marketing Manager at Evolved Digital Marketing and writer from Newcastle Upon Tyne. She has been published in several poetry anthologies and her content marketing work regularly appears in national press. Her career has crisscrossed many industries including TV and film, event management, education, retail and hospitality. The only thing I’ve consistently […]
Beau presenting at a Meetup on how he make tutorial videos. Last year at this time, I was a high school teacher. A few months before that, I graduated with a degree in software development. I knew I wanted to switch careers soon but I didn’t have much software experience and my degree was from a […]
Christine Pelletier holds an interior design degree and was a finalist at the Sico New Talent Excellence Award, held during the Montreal International Design Show (SIDIM). She then completed a Bachelor degree in Commerce at Concordia University, in Montreal, with a Major in Marketing and a Minor in Management. She has extensive international experience as […]
Networking is hard but Networking is probably the highest leverage activity in getting job offers. Let’s be honest, not many people enjoy doing it. It’s not easy, particularly at organized events. However, you should never underestimate the value of being open and receptive to other people – it helped me get my first banking job as […]
Vitaly Dulenko | Product Designer at Wirex Limited I’m a certified UX/UI designer with 5 years experience in delivering digital products from ideation to final design. I am passionate about doing a user-centered design that is both aesthetic and effective. I switched from web to Product designer I worked as a Web Designer for about […]
Leanne Cozart, Content Marketing Manager Leanne Cozart is a Content Marketing Manager at a sports performance technology company in Silicon Valley called Athos.She’s worked for various media companies, leagues and teams after beginning her career in 2013. She held marketing jobs at Warriors,NFL Media,Oakland Raiders. While attending Lindenwood University and then California State University, East […]
Becoming an Entrepreneur I’m Ellen Chisa, the CEO and Co-founder of Dark. We want to make it possible for engineers to build a complete scalable app in an afternoon. We’ll make it 100x easier to build applications and bring the ability to write software to a billion people. My day to day involves writing code […]
My name is Saira Harcus and I am currently the Cybersecurity Service Operations lead globally for the Aon Corporation. My story began back in 1997 (Now I am dating myself :)) where I graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Information Technology. It was the new and exciting degree to attain […]
Loretta Stokes accepted a position earlier this year as a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Eventbrite, the world’s largest ticketing and event technology platform. She brings a decade of development experience and more than 5 years of management experience to the new role, where she is responsible for mobile and backend software development. Loretta is […]
Natalie Binns – Director of Demand Generation | Sauce Labs | LinkedIN How was your University time? I didn’t go to university, shocker I know, but back in 1998 not everyone needed to go and I didn’t want to stay in academia mainly because I didn’t know what I wanted to do and figured I would […]
Taylor Donnell VP, Partnerships at Jebbit, Inc. Taylor is an experienced executive with expertise in digital marketing, content production, and strategic account management. He takes pride in seamlessly combining brand storytelling with desired KPI’s to deliver unrivaled results that go above the industry standard. Most important, Taylor prides himself on the importance and value of […]
This article isn’t a step by step on how to get a Product Designer Offer from Google, but what I learned from all of this and how I got to where I am now. My Background I’m a fourth year student at California College of the Arts who came to California on a whim after […]
Nancy Ridge – EVP, Telecom Brokers Like most people in the telecommunications industry, I did not start out with a specific intention to build a career in the field. I did, however, always like tech and have an acumen and focus for business. I was accepted to Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan upon graduating from […]
Peter is a telecommunication leader with over 20 years experience developing and managing world class internet products and operations. Capitalizing on the growing home Wi-Fi market, Peter founded Netperian in 2015 to focus on Wi-Fi product development and testing. Peter was head of home hardware product development and operations for Bell Canada. His experience includes […]
Dr Jo Edwards – Director, Lucidity Solutions Ltd | Linkedin what does a strategist do? Jo is Founding Director of consultancy firm, Lucidity Solutions Ltd, which she established in 2014. Her experience comes predominantly from the higher education sector, with roles in strategy development and implementation; project and change management; staff engagement and internal communications; process improvement; […]
Steven Dao – Software Engineer at LinkedIN One year ago today, I started Software Engineer job at LinkedIn. Six months before that, I decided to leave Houston, Texas, my life-long home. I quit my software engineering job at JPMorgan Chase, sold my car, and bought a one-way flight out to San Francisco. I was all […]
Are you wondering how to become a marketing manager? My name is Ellen Marie Hickey and I am the European Marketing Director for StorageCraft Technology, a data management vendor. I head up the Marketing dpt for StorageCraft across EMEA and joined StorageCraft nearly 4 years ago when the company set up its international headquarters in Ireland. […]
Jennifer Barker is the Senior Business Development Strategist for SEMGeeks. She focuses on developing and nurturing multi-dimensional digital marketing, design and web strategies for companies to increase their digital footprint. Jennifer holds a BFA in multimedia design from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She entered the tech world in the late 90’s and had the chance […]
It all started in February, 2013 on a sunny Sunday morning in Foster City. As I was sitting at my kitchen table – I started to contemplate about my future career path. You see, I’d been working in predictive analytics and statistical modeling for about 6 years at that point for a SaaS company, but I felt like my […]
Continuing our Women in Tech series , we had an opportunity to interview Emilia D’Anzica, VP of Customer Success at Qordoba, after learning about her career trajectory on LinkedIn. Emilia D’Anzica Emilia is the VP of Customer Success at Qordoba, a localization platform. She is a certified Scrum master, PMP certified project manager, blogger and […]
Are you wondering how to get a product marketing manager job? Getting bogged down with rejection after rejection? Feeling helpless and don’t know what to do? Well guess what, we have all been there!
Learnings from Sales and Marketing internship position at Pearson, a globally known education company, a few days ago for this upcoming summer 2018. I’ll be working with the local Sales team in Lynchburg, VA for a few weeks, then I will spend the few weeks after that at one of their home offices in Columbus, […]
What are your reasons for Becoming an Oracle Consultant? Are you searching for information on Oracle consulting, or maybe you’ve worked on an Oracle project with consultants and wondered if you could do the job? Are you interested in traveling to work in different countries, which is one of the big opportunities of working with […]
5 key elements that will make all the difference in your job search My many suitors. Getting a job out of school is hard. Especially when it seems like every other fresh graduate has been interning at Google or Facebook or Amazon (or all three) since sophomore year. Believe me, I know. When I started my job hunt […]
I have taken the “non-traditional path” in both my education and Google Product Manager Job career. At age eight my parents discovered my aptitude and (more importantly) interest in programming. My mother was always learning new things and as a result when she got our first computer and started to learn to program it gave […]
Real design homework that landed the job. I’ve been at Product Designer Job at GitHub for about half a year now, and I figured I’d make this a tradition. GitHub’s assignment was slightly different in scope. DigitalOcean asked for an actual redesign of a module, and I decided to take it the extra mile to […]
Last week, I accepted my offer to join LinkedIn NYC as a Technical Program Manager job. In this blog post, I’ll discuss how I used LinkedIn to get a job at LinkedIn. Photo credits: Komal Why I found LinkedIn interesting I have been a huge fan of LinkedIn, both the product and company, for a […]
Context After six years of running an Ohio-based IT business, I was ready for a change. I wanted to work in Product Management at a rapidly growing, venture-backed startup in Silicon Valley. I had loved software technology my entire life, majored in Computer Science and Psychology as an undergrad, had an MBA, and 7 years […]
Getting a job in Cyber Security can be incredibly frustrating, expensive and a lot of hassle. We are always reading that there’s a shortage of people in infosec, but yet every “entry level” role seems to require experience no graduate could possibly have or enterprise technologies a student could not possibly have had the chance […]
Proverb — “It’s not what you know. Or who you know. But who knows you” I finally achieved a life goal of mine back in September, I got a job in the video games industry. This has been a dream of mine ever since I was a kid but it was only in the summer of 2016 where […]
I did Software Engineer interview at five top companies in Silicon Valley in five days, and luckily got five job offers In the five days from July 24th to 28th 2017, I interviewed at LinkedIn, Salesforce Einstein, Google, Airbnb, and Facebook, and got all five job offers. It was a great experience, and I feel […]
How did one man go in a few years from working a dead-end job inside a large multinational corporation to being worth hundreds of millions of dollars (at least) and a key player job at Uber And more importantly, how can you use the same techniques to improve your finances and your life? That man […]
Ina Herlihy | LinkedIN How I hustled to get Growth role Zumper “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” — Abraham Lincoln Tweet When I was 14-years-old, candidates for the 2008 presidential election began campaigning in the Bay Area. I was a freshman in high school, a reporter […]
How Haseeb Qureshi got Software Engineer job? Haseeb Qureshi sharing how he prepared for Airbnb interview and got software engineer job at Airbnb. I recently completed a job search for my first role as a software engineer at Airbnb.Despite having first learned how to code almost a year before, having a background as an English […]
Tristan Walker | LinkedIN This is Tristen Walker’s story to land a job at FourSquare 16 July 2009 i sent my very first email to dennis and naveen (wow i was such a nerd! ha). naveen sent a reminder to team foursquare today and i thought i’d share it on my blog. Man, how times […]
Sean is currently Product Manager at Slack. Here’s is Sean’s story on how he got there Sean Rose | LinkedIN | Twitter During College I grew up in NJ and had no idea what the tech industry was until about halfway through college at Stanford. At that point, I knew I wanted to be part […]
This recipe for crusty bread baked in a Dutch oven creates a beautifully golden crust and a soft, airy interior. Using a cast iron pot helps to retain moisture, resulting in a perfect loaf every time. The process is simple and requires minimal ingredients, making it accessible for both novice and experienced bakers. With just […]
This garlic parmesan Dutch oven bread is a crusty, flavorful loaf that is easy to make and perfect for any meal. The combination of garlic and parmesan cheese adds a delicious twist to traditional bread. Using a Dutch oven helps create a perfect crust while keeping the inside soft and airy. This recipe is straightforward […]
This Dutch oven pan bread is a simple and rustic recipe that yields a crusty loaf with a soft, airy interior. Perfect for beginners, it requires minimal ingredients and no special equipment beyond a Dutch oven. The process involves mixing, resting, and baking, making it an accessible option for anyone looking to enjoy homemade bread […]
This no-knead bread recipe is a simple and effective way to make artisan-style bread at home using a Dutch oven. The method requires minimal effort and yields a crusty exterior with a soft, airy interior. Using an Instant Pot for proofing helps speed up the process, making it easier to enjoy freshly baked bread in […]
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This pumpernickel bread recipe utilizes a Dutch oven to create a crusty exterior and a soft, dense interior. Made with whole rye flour and molasses, it delivers a rich, earthy flavor that pairs well with various toppings. The process is straightforward, involving mixing, rising, and baking, making it accessible even for novice bakers. The Allure […]
This quick yeast bread recipe is perfect for making fresh, crusty bread in a Dutch oven. With minimal ingredients and a straightforward process, you can enjoy homemade bread in just a few hours. The recipe utilizes instant yeast, allowing for a faster rise, making it ideal for those who want to bake bread without the […]
This no Dutch oven sourdough bread recipe allows you to bake delicious, crusty bread without needing specialized equipment. Using a simple baking sheet or a loaf pan, you can achieve a beautiful loaf with a crispy crust and soft interior. The process involves creating a sourdough starter, mixing the dough, and allowing it to rise […]
