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Jun 19, 2023
Ep. 74. From Cruise Ships to IT: Elena Minkov, Business Analyst, on a New Beginning at 39
SHOW NOTES: 0:00 – Intro 0:33 – First job interview: the first one taken, the first one landed1:05 – Over 40% of Informal School of IT graduates are women2:29 – The cruise ship experience4:24 – Why a career in IT?6:20 – Cruise ship management and Business Analysis: common grou
Mar 8, 2023
Ep: 73. Răzvan Voica, CEO, talks about how Informal School of IT manages to change lives for the better
SHOW NOTES: 0:00 – Intro 0:48 – Resigning and starting over: a new career in IT2:51 – 9 years of Informal School of IT3:53 – Why an “informal” School of IT6:33 – Who are the people who help you make a career change into IT8:56 – What is the most sought-after course at…
Apr 15, 2022
Ep.72: How to Become an Automation Tester – Tips & Tricks
How do you become an Automation Tester? Alex Gâtu tells you, #LIVE on Digital Job, everything you need to do, whether you already have experience in manual testing and want to reach the next professional level, or you want to start an IT career from scratch.
Apr 8, 2022
Ep.71: Adnan Talks About How He Got a Job in IT
5 months after his first appearance on the show, Adnan is back on Digital Job to give us the full behind-the-scenes story: he got a job in IT! Graduates' experiences on the IT job market 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐧?A graduate who went through the complete learning experience: introductory course (Intro in
Apr 1, 2022
Ep.70: How do we digitalize medicine?
Digitalizing medicine as seen by Quartz Matrix, Smart Health Cluster and VEEAM DIGITALIZATION IN MEDICINE: the good news from Quartz Matrix, Smart Health Cluster and VEEAM, live on Digital Job!
Mar 25, 2022
Ep.69: From Marketing to IT: Alex's Story
The story of a successful career change. Alex Rus is back on Digital Job! Today he's not a student but a Software Developer, because in the 5 months since his last appearance on the show, he also graduated from the 𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭) course and got a job i
Mar 18, 2022
Ep.68: A Python Graduate Tells His Story LIVE
𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐯𝐫𝐚𝐦, a #Python Development graduate, is on the show and tells you — live — how he managed to get a job in IT and why you have every chance to do the same if you take the same course. Guided step by step by 𝐌𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐮, from whom you'll learn: How to build a career
Mar 11, 2022
Ep.67: Women in IT
How many women work in IT in Romania? Why isn't IT just a man's world? We're inviting you behind the scenes of the IT job market 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐮, Google Developer Expert, and 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐚 (𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮), Team Leader in Software Development at NXData, tell you what a day in the life of a wom
Mar 4, 2022
Ep.66: Răzvan's Story, Our Colleague: From Customer Support to IT
A heartfelt Digital Job episode has begun! Stay with us and find out the story of 𝐑𝐚𝐳𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐚, one of the people who got things moving on our team, and whom you may well have already met, whether you wrote to us on chat, by email, or called us by pho
Feb 25, 2022
Ep.65: What Do You Learn in the PHP Web Development Course?
Adina Gaciu, mentor at the Informal School of IT, is on Digital Job and tells you what the PHP Web Development course is all about. A mentor talks about the benefits of the PHP Web Development course Also live is Octavian Dita, a graduate of this course, who shares his story of
Feb 18, 2022
Ep.64: How Do You Build Your Portfolio and Experience in IT?
Find out how important IT experience and your own portfolio are. Our special guest, Sergiu Boboc, technical strategist at Informal School of IT, talks about the importance of IT experience and portfolio, and how you can grow both.
Feb 11, 2022
Ep.63: How do you learn to build Software Robots?
Andrei, a mentor for the RPA Development courses, who tells you how you can change careers. The art of building Software Robots – talking about the present and the future Victor, one of the graduates, spills the beans: he tells you how many robots he's built so far and what he uses them for today. Carme
Feb 4, 2022
Ep.62: TOP Myths About Career Change
The most common myths about career change and career prospects in IT are being busted right now, #LIVE, on Digital Job! What are the most common myths about career change, and how do you counter them? 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 has advised and hired, over ti
Jan 28, 2022
Ep.61: What do you learn in the .NET course?
Find out how you can become a successful programmer. 𝐎𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐮 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐮, .NET expert & mentor at the Informal School of IT, is on Digital Job telling you how YOU TOO CAN become one of the most sought-after programmers, no matter what you studied or what field you currently work in.
Jan 21, 2022
Ep.60: What you learn in the Data Structures and Algorithms course?
LIVE, at Digital Job, Cătălin Stan – Software Engineer tells you from A to Z how the 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 course can help you stand out in the job market and access new horizons in your career. Data structures and algorithms – here's what's important to k
Jan 17, 2022
Ep.59: Why did CGM Software hire our graduates?
𝐑𝐨𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮, Senior Human Resources Specialist, is on Digital Job to tell you why the company CGM Software hired graduates from the Informal School of IT. Also live is 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚, Operations Manager at the Informal School of IT Iași, from whom you'll find out why you need to
Jan 17, 2022
Ep.58: How Was 2021?
Informal School of IT – a look back at 2021 and plans for 2022 Mihai Talpoș, managing partner at the Informal School of IT, and Dan Zaharia, site manager in Iași, tell us about the year that's about to end, what 2021 meant, and what plans there are for 2022.
Jan 17, 2022
Ep.57: The job interview: Tips & Tricks
Talking with Andra Pinticam – People Advocate. After counseling and hiring more than 3,000 candidates, Andra Pitican (Founder of the HR School) came on Digital Job to tell you #LIVE what you SHOULD & should NOT do before & during a job interview in IT. Take advantage of…
Dec 7, 2021
Ep.56: Digital Job | Career change during the pandemic
How did the pandemic affect career-change processes?LIVE, on Digital Job, we tell you everything about career change during the pandemic, the IT job market, WFH perspectives, soft skills and power skills. The challenges of career change during the pandemic Live will be 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧
Dec 7, 2021
Ep.55: Digital Job | IT Courses for the Unemployed or People with Low Incomes
Learn IT and pay only after you get hired? Yes! That's how we helped people who, because of the pandemic, lost their jobs but not their desire for a better future. Digital People – the program that changed the lives of people financially affected by the pandemic LIVE, on Dig
Dec 7, 2021
Ep.54: Free IT Courses for Young People with Disabilities
We answered the challenge launched by Thought Work & the Organization of People with Disabilities in Romania and, over 10 weeks, provided free IT courses to young people with disabilities who are passionate about technology. Free IT Courses for Young People with Disabilities Behind-the-scenes details come from 𝐈𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐚
Dec 7, 2021
Ep.53: Challenge Accepted PaperHack 2021 continues!
If it's Friday, it's Digital Job, and with news from Challenge Accepted PaperHack, we're live! The story goes on: the Informal School of IT's traditional hackathon adds another application to its portfolio, one that makes people's lives easier. Find out what it's about right now, from our
Nov 10, 2021
Ep.52: What do you learn in the Software Testing course?
Luminița & Emanuel, two of the graduates who got hired in IT, and Lucian, their mentor, tell you – live – how you can become a 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, no matter what you studied or what field you currently work in. How you can become a Software Tester – find out what you'll learn and how
Nov 10, 2021
Ep.51: What you learn in the Python Development course?
Two of the graduates who got hired in IT and their mentors, Alexandra and Mihai, tell you – live – how you can become a programmer, no matter what profession you have today. Find out from a mentor what the advantages of the Python development course are Adrian and Diab are former Python students
Oct 26, 2021
Ep.50: For 8 years we've been changing lives together
🎉 The most 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 or 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 moments in the history of the Informal School of IT are heard #LIVE right now on 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛, in the anniversary episode.🗺️ From Brașov, Bucharest, Craiova, Iași, Sibiu, and Timișoara, the site managers celebrate live #8yearsofInformalSchoolofIT and tell you
Oct 26, 2021
Ep.49: Celebrating 8 years of Informal School of IT!
🔴 Special #LIVE edition | We're celebrating 8 years of Informal School of IT live, on Digital Job, with Răzvan Voica, CEO & Co-founder of the school, and Sorin Stan, shareholder. 🎁 Discover everything from behind the scenes of the school, find out what surprises we have in store for you, and join us in the festive atmosphere hosted by the show'
Oct 26, 2021
Ep.48: You want a career in IT, but your experience is in a completely different field
🔴 Live, 4 of the students who are in exactly the same situation as you, along with their course mentor, tell you how you can learn IT from scratch.👇 Watch today's show and find out: • What advantages the Intro in IT course has • When it starts, how long it lasts & how much it costs • Why choos
Oct 26, 2021
Ep.47: The Artificial Intelligence Pre-Accelerator #BeAI
❓ Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence? Stay tuned for the good news from Digital Job, where we're talking 🔴 #LIVE with representatives from Bucharest.ai, Romania's first and largest AI community. 🎙️ Alexandra Petruș – Cofounder of Bucharest.ai and Virgil Ilian – BeAI Program Manager bring y
Sep 30, 2021
Ep.46: LinkedIn: Tips & Tricks
Want to catch employers' attention on #LinkedIn? Send your profile link in the comments and Elena Ghiniță, LinkedIn Marketing Consultant, will teach you #free, live, how to update it. Behind the scenes of the world's most important professional network Take advantage: the LinkedIn expert who gives you
Sep 24, 2021
Ep.45: What do you learn in the Excel course?
Live, the mentor of the 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥 – 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 course answers all your questions: • who the course is for • how the curriculum is structured • why it's called a "complete course" and why it helps you more than any tutorial • how it's completely different from any other
Sep 10, 2021
Ep.44: The Informal School of IT, 1 year old in Sibiu too!
The good news comes straight from #Sibiu today, in an anniversary episode! Live are Cătălin Mihacea – site manager of the Informal School of IT – Sibiu, and the mentors who teach 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐓 & 𝐍𝐄𝐓 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Viorel Bota and Daniel Hunyadi. Tune in to the good-news frequency and find out
Sep 3, 2021
Ep.43: About the IT job market
What does the IT job market look like right now, and what does the future hold? We clear up all the unknowns in a 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛 episode, where we answer every question you ask us live. Special guest: Dan Zaharia – Site Manager at the Informal School of IT |
Aug 27, 2021
Ep.42: Our graduates already run into each other at IT companies
Ready to discover new life stories? Digital Job is back on your screen, with two special guests: Gyula, #Java graduate, and Adrian, Web Development (#JavaScript) graduate. They met, of all places, at 𝐀𝐍𝐓 (𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬), the company that hired them bo
Jul 23, 2021
Ep.41: A Career Path in IT
Today we're talking with 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 and 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝, two graduates of the Web Development course, and discovering their success stories. Mentor 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮 will also be there, and we'll find out how it feels for him to reconnect with former students who te
Jul 17, 2021
Ep.40: About Online Education
Is online education a long-term solution or a temporary fix to get through the COVID-19 crisis? Online Education – a solution for the future? That's today's question on 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛, where we talk with 𝐑𝐚𝐳𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐚, CEO of Informal School of IT, 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐯
Jul 16, 2021
Ep. 39: What Is a Coding Marathon?
✨ Today we're talking about 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤 with 2 of the participants, 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐢 and 𝐒̦𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐠𝐚. They'll tell us what they managed to do over the 3 days of coding, what the whole experience was like, and why it's worth taking part in an eve
Jul 2, 2021
Ep.38: Challenge Accepted 2021, Behind the Screens
🔥 What happened behind the screens at Challenge Accepted PaperHack 2021 — that's what we're telling you today, in a new special Digital Job episode. 💪 People worked their hardest last weekend, and not just any old way. 🔴 What the 7th coding marathon organized by the Informal School of IT achieved, and wh
Jun 27, 2021
Ep.37: Hackathon special edition
🏆 The 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 winners are LIVE, right now, in this special edition of the Digital Job show. 💪 They worked tirelessly, and their joy is our joy too ❤️. Hear straight from them what 🎁 prizes they won and how they concretely contributed to
Jun 25, 2021
Ep. 36: 5 Hours Left Until the Challenge Accepted Hackathon
Only 5 hours left until the 7th edition of Challenge Accepted! We're taking you behind the scenes to tell you how we'll help cities become #smart. 🔴 We're LIVE right now with 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐚, mayor of the town of Comarnic, and 𝐑𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐮 – Smart City advisor at the Sibiu City Hall, wh
Jun 18, 2021
Ep.35: Digitalizing institutions in Romania
🔴 Lines. Counters. Frustration. Paper files. Do you run into situations like this at school, hospitals, the city hall, public institutions? Find out how things will change after the weekend of 𝟐𝟓 – 𝟐𝟕 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞, and how YOU can get involved! « Why do we need to digitize Romania's public institutions? » i
Jun 4, 2021
Ep.34: First Steps in IT
Happy hour! If you have experience in a completely different field, but the thought of a career in IT appeals to you, watch today's show. We're talking about the first steps in IT 🔴#LIVE right now, on Digital Job, with our mentors. 🎙️ Adina Pitul, Software Testing expert, and Adi Moldovan, expert in D
May 28, 2021
Ep.33: Spilling the beans! Everything about Challenge Accepted – Hackathon
💡 Are you ready to go behind the scenes of 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 – 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧? 🔴 We're #LIVE right now with the organizers, mentors and challengers involved in the traditional event we hold every year at Informal School of IT. ❓ How can a line of code, generally speaking, m
May 21, 2021
Ep.32: Career Change Through the Recruiter's Eyes
💡 If it's Friday, it's Digital Job! And also the day we take you behind the scenes of IT hiring interviews. 🎙️ How do employers in the software industry view candidates who are making a career change? That's not the only question #LIVE answers with 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞, People
May 14, 2021
Ep.31: Work from home or work from the office? Curious what the future holds for you?
🔴 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 Mălăieș – Experienced Facilities Manager and 𝐃𝐚𝐧 Zaharia – Site Manager Informal School of IT, Founder Fab Lab Iași & Leasing Consultant for Modern Office Buildings bring you the latest news now, live, on Digital Job. 👇 Use the comments section if you have any qu
Apr 23, 2021
Ep. 30: Debunking Myths Live
🔥 The most common myths about a career in IT are debunked right now, on Digital Job! Răzvan Voica, CEO & Co-founder of the Informal School of IT, is live and invites you to a discussion about the prejudices & urban legends of the software industry. Is it true✅ or not❌ that…. ? 👇 Write in the comm
Apr 9, 2021
Ep.29: What you learn in the Java course
What do you learn in the Java course? You say #JAVA and think of one of the most popular programming languages? We're thinking of you! That's why 3 of the school's mentors are LIVE right now on Digital Job, telling you how you can learn Java. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qexxLV6_Z5w&t=3s
Apr 9, 2021
Ep.28: Soft skills in IT
What matters most: soft skills or technical skills? Well, lines of code can do extraordinary things, but none of them will go to the job interview in your place. We're #LIVE on Digital Job with 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐚, Managing Partner Valoria & Mentor at the Informal School of
Apr 2, 2021
Ep.27: What do you learn in a testing course?
What do you learn in a testing course? Today we talk LIVE with 3 of the school's mentors about the #SoftwareTesting course – find out exactly what you learn in the course and what prospects you have after graduating! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJHbufteWvw&t=1200s
Mar 26, 2021
Ep.26: The Informal School of IT beyond borders
From West Africa and Northern Europe, our students are live. You learn from #anywhere at the Informal School of IT! Even from West Africa or Northern Europe. Yes, that's where Ioana and Mihai are, our students who tell their story LIVE on Digital Job. Did someone say… borders? They don't exist! W
Mar 19, 2021
Ep.25: INTRO in IT
"What do I do if I want a career in IT, but I have studies and experience in a completely different field?" More than 2,500 graduates have found the answer: Intro in IT. Today on Digital Job we talk about the course for beginners, with Ioana Burz & Adi Moldovan, two of the mentors who guide
Mar 12, 2021
Ep.24: IT in the feminine
Did you know that 40% of Informal School of IT graduates are #women? Andreea Hidigan and Paula Marincaș, former students, together with Ioana Blaga and Alexandra Paicu, mentors at the Informal School of IT, show you how success in IT conjugates just fine in the feminine. Live, on Digital Job! Leave us a #comm
Mar 5, 2021
Ep.23: Why JavaScript?
Do you want to start a career in IT, but don't know which programming language to learn? That's what we do on Digital Job: we give you answers. Today's guest is 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐮, a Web Development graduate, who tells you #LIVE how #JavaScript changed his life. And here too is the person who guided him
Feb 26, 2021
Ep.22: Your LinkedIn profile – must have or nice to have?
Your LinkedIn profile – must have or nice to have? What simple optimizations make you stand out to IT employers? Find out now, on Digital Job, from Elena Ghiniță – LinkedIn Marketing Consultant & Daniel Panainte – HR Specialist ThoughtWorks. In today's episode you'll discover: Why
Feb 19, 2021
Ep.21: How can you become one of the most sought-after database specialists?
Do you want to become a #programmer? We have good news for you! Cristian Lefter has 20+ years of experience in the field, and today, on Digital Job, he takes you behind the scenes of the Database Development (SQL) educational program. Two graduates tell you #LIVE how they learned to program databa
Feb 12, 2021
Ep.20: What We Managed to Change Through the Digital Teacher Program
The Digital Teacher story began with a line of code that provides access to #education. Instead of looking around and worrying, we got involved. That's how the #free program for teachers who wanted to keep up with new #online teaching methods came to be. What did we manage to achieve?
Jan 29, 2021
Ep.19: What does 2021 bring us?
We talk about what's been and how we can build on the past. What does 2021 bring us? What possibilities are opening up in the IT industry? We talk numbers and trends with Elena Badea from Valoria and Lucian Ungureanu from Microsoft Romania! Stay tuned!
Dec 18, 2020
Ep.18: What Does the Future of IT Look Like, and What Will 2021 Hold for Tech Enthusiasts?
What does the future of IT look like, and what will 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 hold for tech enthusiasts? Behind-the-scenes insights come from Informal School of IT's partners, 𝐐𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐳 and 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧, in a new episode of 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛. Ready? CTRL your future!
Dec 11, 2020
Ep.17: IT4KIDS students give it their all from home
One line of code is shaping kids' futures! 𝐈𝐓𝟒𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 is today's topic on Digital Job. 𝐀𝐝𝐢 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧, IT4Kids mentor, and even two of the students, 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐧 and 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧, spill the beans straight from the classroom: they tell you how IT is really learned. But how do we keep kids focused
Nov 20, 2020
Ep. 16: Behind the Scenes at Bloomberg
Behind the scenes at 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠, an Informal School of IT partner, today we bring you 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛 – the show that keeps you connected to the realities of the job market. Don't miss the good news: we talk about the surprises we've prepared for you and the newest initiatives organized in pa
Oct 16, 2020
Ep.15: About the Effects of the Pandemic #BeReadyForTheFuture
Informal School of IT was live Being #BeReadyForTheFuture is our mission. On 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛, today we're talking about the effects of the pandemic. About change and adaptation. About uncertainty and jobs that are disappearing. About safety and #digitalization. About how to prepare for what comes next
Oct 9, 2020
Ep.14: What does the future sound like in IT?
Cătălin Chiș tells us what the future sounds like in IT – founder of 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, an entrepreneur whose success is measured in revenues of over 𝟏𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬 in 2020. Stay tuned with us, on the frequency of good news from 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛!
Oct 3, 2020
Ep.13: Career change into IT
𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 – former travel agent, and 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝 – former call center operator, originally from Syria, are now enjoying a career in 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. They're joined by their mentor, 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 Gâtu, and reveal — behind the scenes — what the road to IT was like, from enrolling in the
Sep 25, 2020
Ep.12: QA on UX Design?
𝐓𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐥𝐞𝐚, one of the people who laid the foundations of the first #UX Design course in Romania at the Informal School of IT in 2016, and 𝐈𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚, UX expert and mentor, are now on 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛. What is the role of a UX Designer? Why is this specialization so
Sep 11, 2020
Ep.11: #BeAI – Romania's first accelerator dedicated to artificial intelligence
#BeAI, Romania's first Pre-accelerator dedicated exclusively to artificial intelligence (AI), is today's topic on 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛. The 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭.𝐀𝐈 team brings, live, all the good news about #free registration, the chance to access up to 50,000 euros in #pre-seed fundin
Sep 4, 2020
Ep.10: The digitalization of schools in Romania
𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥! But are Romania's schools ready to start their activity in #safety? About the present and the future, needs and challenges, we talk in a 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛 episode, dedicated to parents, teachers, and students everywhere. Guests: •𝐈𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐮
Aug 28, 2020
Ep.9: Unemployment during the pandemic
The unemployment phenomenon caused by the Covid-19 pandemic risks reaching alarming levels. We're talking today about the new reality and the Ⓓɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ Ⓟᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ program meant to support the unemployed, with: 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 – Director, 𝑨𝑱𝑶𝑭𝑴 𝑰𝒂𝒔𝒊, 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗻 –
Aug 21, 2020
Ep.8: The success stories of our graduates
The success stories are written by our graduates themselves! In today's episode, we reveal how! Perseverance, the students' drive and the mentors' support were definitely key! Stay tuned for more details!
Aug 17, 2020
Ep.7: IT Companies Continue to Hire
Even in times of crisis, IT companies keep recruiting staff. What does the demand for talent in the industry look like, how will industry salaries evolve, and what makes our graduates stand out for hiring — find out on Digital Jo
Aug 7, 2020
Ep.6: Personal Branding in the Context of Career Change
Personal branding in the context of career change is today's topic on Digital Job. Practical tips come from Amalia Sterescu – Personal Branding Strategist, who teaches you how to tell future employers who you are beyond
Jul 31, 2020
Ep. 5: We Talk with the Mentors of the Software Testing, Web Development and C++ Courses
About how »lines of code« change people's lives here at the Informal School of IT, we talk with the people who bring the magic to our interactive course sessions, #online or in class. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐞 – Software Testing mentor, 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚 – C++ mentor and 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮
Jul 10, 2020
Ep.4: Tech Talented Women
On 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟒, all lines of code lead to Tech Talented Women | powered by Bloomberg, a Digital Stack event, recommended by the Informal School of IT. We talk with 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬 Seinoiu – organizer, A𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 Paduraru – Software Engineer at Bloomberg, 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐚 Miu – Event Moderat
Jun 26, 2020
Ep. 3: Success Story: From Theology to Programming
From #theology to #programming, in short: the story of Ianis, a Web Development graduate. In detail, it's not just him telling the story, but also his employer and his mentor. With 𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐮 – Manager at iQuest Craiova, 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮 – Informal School of IT mentor and the protagonist: gradua
Jun 19, 2020
Ep.2: Why Choose the Java Course?
Ileana was working as a #waitress when she enrolled at Informal School of IT, and Ovidiu was working in #marketing. Today they're developers. They talk LIVE about how lines of code written in #JAVA changed their lives, on 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐛, together with their mentor, 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐭, site manager Informal Scho
Jun 12, 2020
Ep.1: It's time for digitalization
#Digitalization, the word of the day. What impact does the health crisis have on companies, and what impact does digitalization have? We talk to 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐚, Managing Director – 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 & Mentor – Informal School of IT. Are companies ready to digitalize, in order to adapt and rein
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