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Mar 31, 2022
#19. From Insurance to IT: Paula's Story
🎧 Today's news and stories come from Paula Marincaș, a graduate of the Intro in IT and Software Testing courses. After a 9-year career in insurance, Paula is today an experienced Test Engineer. Listen to this episode and find out how her life changed thanks to her career change
Mar 23, 2022
#18. From translations & banking to IT: Alina's story
🎧Today's news and stories come from Alina Ivan, graduate of the Intro in IT and Web Development (JavaScript) courses. After 16 years of experience in translation and 12 years working in banking, Alina is today a Front-end Web Developer. Listen to this episode and find out how you can really change your career, even if you're over 35.
Nov 12, 2021
#17. From Banking to JAVA: Andreea's Story
🎧 Today's news and stories come from Andreea Ionescu, an Intro in IT graduate. Listen to this episode and find out why it's not impossible to learn IT, even after 7 years of experience in banking. “I started out so unsure and shy, but now I'm truly thrilled and proud of myself for pulling this
Jul 8, 2021
#16. Mihai, Python Development mentor
🎧 Today's news and stories come from Mihai Vladu, Python Development mentor. Listen to this episode and find out why Mihai describes himself as a mentor, not a teacher, and how he can help you land your first job in IT. At just 28, he has an impressive track record of achievements, including…
May 4, 2021
#15. From Music to IT: Sami's Story
🎧 Today's news and stories come from graduate Sami Mohammed. He had a career in music, studied bioengineering, but gave it all up for his childhood dream: working in IT. Listen to this episode and find out what made him enroll in the Web Development course. “Informal Sch
May 4, 2021
#14. Sergiu, mentor with +14 years of experience
🎧 Today's news and stories come from Sergiu Boboc, mentor with +14 years of experience in Web Development. Listen to this episode and find out why you need a mentor when you start learning programming and how he can help you achieve your dream. Sergiu started creating training programs for
Mar 23, 2021
#13. Irina, mentor Intro in IT & .NET Development
🎧 Today's news and stories come from Irina Scurtu, mentor for the Intro to IT & .NET Development courses. Listen to this episode and find out how you too can learn IT from scratch, mentored step by step. Irina is a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, Software Architect & international speaker
Jan 4, 2021
#12. What Do Soccer and Software Testing Have in Common? His Story!
Today's news and stories come from Zoltan Lorand Koos, a Software Testing graduate. He gave up both the time invested in soccer training and his career as an accountant for a bigger dream: working in IT. He's one of the students who openly shares how his life changed aft
Nov 27, 2020
#11. PoVestea Bristenei: former accountant, now mentor in IT
Today's news and stories come from Brașov, through the voice of Bristena Ene. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a Romanian language and literature teacher. Today, she's a mentor. For the Software Testing course. "The chance of a lifetime for me was also being contacted by the team at the Informal School of IT," the place where she now change
Nov 16, 2020
#10. Roxana, today Team Lead in IT
IT isn't just a man's world, today's podcast proves. Roxana Bot shows how success conjugates in the feminine and tells the story of a strong, visionary woman, today Team Lead at a well-known IT company. Her story! She graduated from Software Testing and Project Management at the Informal Sch
Oct 29, 2020
Special Edition with Răzvan Voica, CEO & Founder of the Informal School of IT
On the Informal School of IT's 7th anniversary, he tells the story of how it all began. The man who keeps formality at arm's length changed mindsets and – ultimately – lives. He's the CEO, but he was also a mentor. Because he wanted to truly understand students' needs, fears and goals. Trend observer, leader,
Oct 22, 2020
Special edition with Mihai Talpoș, founder of the Informal School of IT
With Mihai Talpoș, co-founder of the Informal School of IT, we talk in the anniversary podcast series. An episode about special people and the place where they meet. For 7 years. Mihai Talpoș tells us, in detail, about the journey from an idea to the school now named a leader in alternative educ
Oct 15, 2020
Special edition: Talking with the first mentor
We talk with Claudia Lonean, Informal School of IT's first mentor, in this anniversary episode of the podcast. An episode about special people and the place where they meet. For 7 years. 365 weeks. 84 months. With emotions and trials, lines of code and pieces of life. From 2013 until today, 94…
Oct 14, 2020
#9. Adina – From Banking to IT
Today's news and stories come from Adina Gaciu, an Intro in IT & PHP Web Development graduate. She tells you – word for word – what changed in her life after she gave up banking for IT, and: • why the first money she earned from programming was 10 RON • how the…
Oct 7, 2020
#8. Filip – mentor and site manager
Today's news and stories come from Filip Fiat, programmer, Java Development mentor and site manager at the Informal School of IT in Timișoara. If he were shipwrecked on Java island, he'd take just one thing with him: passion. But in our episode Java isn't an island, it's the programming language that changes
Sep 18, 2020
#7. Gyusi – A developer with a humanities background
Today's news and stories come from Gyusi Szapora, Java Development graduate. After attending a humanities-focused high school and the Faculty of International Relations, he decided to get into IT. A new dad, he's now a Java Developer and tells everyone how his life has changed. Listen to this p
Sep 9, 2020
#6. Adi – A gaming fan, today a mentor
Today's news and stories come from Adi Moldovan, the man who brings his 10+ years of career experience in the software industry here, to the Informal School of IT. Find out: • how he became a mentor, what courses he teaches and what special methods he uses • what the difference is between mento
Sep 4, 2020
#5. Sorin – Gave Up His Manager Position for JAVA
Today's news and stories come from Sorin Miron, a JAVA graduate. He gave up his manager position for programming when he decided to return to his passion for technology. He doesn't regret it. Not for one moment. Today he has a successful career in IT. “I don't regret it, not in the least. I knew exactly what I ha
Aug 20, 2020
#4. Ioana – A mentor who changes lives
Today's news and stories come from Ioana Blaga, one of the special people who change students' lives. How would you describe a mentor at Informal School of IT? Exactly like Ioana: someone who passes on not just experience, but also courage, ambition, a lot of confidence. Discover, by the en
Aug 14, 2020
#3. Liana – Former Student, Today a Mentor
Today's news and stories come from a special person: Liana Chioran. She gave up physiotherapy for Software Testing 7 years ago, when she enrolled at the Informal School of IT. We met again. Liana has a successful career. Today she's a mentor, and her story is a life lesson. Simply put: yes, it's possible! “I
Aug 5, 2020
#2. Viorel – A Mentor with 13 Years of Experience
Experience, knowledge, passion – he passes them on to the students he trains. All of today's news and stories come from Viorel Bota, mentor for Intro in IT & .NET Development. He's the one who brings the experience of over 13 years of career here, to Informal School of IT, the place that gr
Jul 27, 2020
#1. Ianis – Former theologian, now a programmer
Today's news and stories come from Cristian Ioanin (Ianis), a Web Development graduate. You'll get to know the man who has experienced – throughout his life – changes from heaven to earth, both literally and figuratively. What all that means and how he found fulfillment in IT, you'll dis
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