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I searched for job opportunities online and came across a small company seeking an entry-level developer who was eager to learn to code. I felt that this could be the chance I had been waiting for and applied right away. Luckily, I received an interview invitation. Their office was quite small, about 20sqm, with open … Read moreGetting into tech: Learning how to write codes

I found myself once again searching for a job, but this time I was more determined to gain work experience and willing to take any tech-related opportunity that came my way. Eventually, I found a job opening for a programmer with C# expertise, which caught my attention as we had utilized C# in our thesis … Read moreGetting into tech: From engineering to marketing

After finishing college, my first job was as a PHP programmer for a shipping company. The company specialized in shipping cargo and container vans across the Visayas region of the Philippines and had a small office team and a number of on-ground employees. We were brought in to create a website for the shipping company, … Read moreGetting into tech: Coding for a shipping line

Our upbringing has instilled in us the importance of pursuing a college education, achieving good grades, graduating, finding a job, and avoiding gaps in our employment history. In keeping with this philosophy, I followed a similar path after earning my degree, remaining in the city to seek out job opportunities similar to those pursued by … Read moreGetting into tech: Fresh out of college

The tech industry can be a challenging field, with a multitude of daily responsibilities to manage. Often, those outside the industry observe tech professionals sitting in front of their screens for 7-8 hours per day, five days a week, without fully understanding the nature of their work, which is characterized by complex code and black … Read moreGetting into tech: Overview