Inspiring Job Search Stories
“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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
