Joining us in the booth this week is Hosanna Hali, who transitioned from Microsoft where she was a technology strategist to a leading cybersecurity company working as a solutions engineer. She’s also the founder of tech corner which is a platform that helps woman start their career in tech.In this episode we discuss:
Lessons learnt from working at Microsoft
Why Hosanna left Microsoft for a cybersecurity company
How she transitioned from a business role to a tech role
How the Tech industry is still t...
Joining us in the booth this week is Hosanna Hali, who transitioned from Microsoft where she was a technology strategist to a leading cybersecurity company working as a solutions engineer. She’s also the founder of tech corner which is a platform that helps woman start their career in tech.
In this episode we discuss:
- Lessons learnt from working at Microsoft
- Why Hosanna left Microsoft for a cybersecurity company
- How she transitioned from a business role to a tech role
- How the Tech industry is still thriving
- The government paying people to plug the skill shortage
- PRO’s and CON’s of the tech industry…!
- The importance of niching down to land your next tech role
- The top Tech skill you should learn in 2024…!
- Most ‘in demand’ Non-tech roles in 2024
- Most ‘in demand’ Tech roles in 2024
- 3 insights to increase your income and much more!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Preview
01:03 - Intro
01:39 - Meet Solutions Engineer Hosanna Hali
03:18 - Growing up in Congo
04:45 - Moving from Congo to Bristol
06:41 - From a business degree to a tech conversion degree!
10:52 - UK government is offering people money to do a tech masters!
12:41 - First role after uni was at Microsoft!
16:27 - Lessons learnt from Microsoft
18:42 - Why I left Microsoft
21:32 - From Microsoft to a leading Cybersecurity company..!
22:30 - Networking can change your life…!
26:42 - The truth about transitioning careers
29:03 - My role as a solution engineer
31:56 - Key skills required to be good solutions engineer!
33:49 - Solution engineer’s average salary…!
35:42 - Is there still opportunity in the tech industry?
38:45 - £2 billion was invested in the tech sector in May
39:26 - PRO’s and CON’s of the tech industry…!
42:08 - How to stay ahead in the tech industry
46:05 - How to successfully transition into a tech role from a non-tech background
48:35 - The ‘easiest’ tech roles to transition into…
50:21 - Transferable skills to highlight in your CV/Interviews
52:01 - How to ‘beat’ the crowd in a competitive jobs market
57:02 - Most ‘in demand’ Non-tech roles in 2024
58:59 - Most ‘in demand’ Tech roles in 2024
01:00:58 - Top Tech skill you should learn in 2024…!
01:02:56 - Average salary for someone with an AWS qualification
01:04:06 - How can we close the gender gap in Tech!
01:07:56 - 3 insights that helped me to increase my income!
01:11:26 - I wish I knew these 3 things at the start of my career!
01:12:48 - Tech webinar to transition from a non-tech career to a tech career
01:14:01 - Final words
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