Find out which attributes you already have that you can carry over in the tech world so it would be easier for you to establish connections. (Taglish) Moving forward will use Tagalog and English language for future episodes base on analytics. Please leave a rate and review or share any questions we can discuss. Visit careershift2it.com to download your free ebook on how to shift your career in the IT industry.

Get inside this episode and Day discussed what is really happening on the recruiter side of things during IT recruitment phases (just don't mind the roster noises from our guest's area) haha! So she spilled the beans on how our CV should look like at the end and how do they assess and negotiate client needs vs applicant skills alignment. Find out which one would they prefer between an IT whiz or a character guy. We also discussed how shifters can prepare for these crucial stages and what we can do in order to prove our skills and worth to be part of an IT team. You can reach out to Day using her email ad [email protected] for any job engagements locally and outside the Philippines or offshore job opportunities and also for financial planning. Please leave a rate and review on this episode as it is sponsored by Siteground, check us out using careershift2it.com/siteground Check us in Youtube - https://bit.ly/2YVL0Gz

Mikey Rivera has been a successful software engineer and has worked his way up to being the Decisioning-IT Solutions Head in one of the Credit Data provider juggernaut company in Chicago. We talked about how a manager can likely transition from Managing Teams or Projects which are non-IT in nature and into a battle-ready managerial level contributor in an IT organization. There were comparisons, identification of similar skills needed, and how can a candidate smoothly handle a software development team coming from a non-IT industry. We also talked about what type of training involved and what are the common managerial approach coming from an IT perspective, that is needed in order to perform well. You can reach Mikey at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michang05/ This is a great episode that we can incorporate in our career regardless of level. Discover techniques on how to manage office based and remote teams.

In this episode Part 2 of our interview with Rabby, we discussed how we can overcome rejections from our job application from internally and from our target organizations. We also discussed how to prepare for the recruitment phases better before we even meet the interviewers. We also discussed how we can collaborate and meet software testing communities by following STP in facebook or Software Testing Philippines, which conducts TESTCON, and other smaller city and provincial meetups to discuss the latest improvements and share best practices to existing talents and aspiring shifters.

This is the part 1 of my interview with Rabby Calicdan how he got involved early on his career in Software Testing Industry when the Philippines is just starting to gain traction with ITO KPO and Tech Companies where willing to train qualified candidates, how he was able to grow from a functional tester into becoming an Automation Engr and founded Software Testing Philippines (Non-Profit Org) to help aspiring individuals to gain knowledge in the industry by reviewing testing tools, organizing conference meetups, and sharing industry new approaches. We covered how can a shifter prepare himself and how one can walk through the path he had taken to easily gain knowledge and experience.

This Episode reveals what this podcast channel will cover from Techpreneur, How to Shift to IT, and Digital Marketing. We also answered a voicemail from one of our followers in social media - Marj. She asked which IT jobs that do not require any coding and we shared seven option that she can tap with to start her career in IT.

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