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After graduating from a technical university, I worked as an energy manager and had career achievements. However, the coronavirus pandemic has significantly affected the market, and I decided that it was time to make a dream come true, namely, to change the field of activity. I had friends who were IT professionals, their atmosphere of communication, knowledge and thinking seemed to me to be something cool and something that would make me happy. I took a responsible approach to choosing a school. I studied the market of IT schools, read reviews, prepared a table with favourites ones, and, after personal communication with school managers, made an informed decision. I was fortunate to have a teacher, Iryna, who shared her knowledge, and practical experience and invited colleagues to give lectures. All this knowledge then significantly distinguished me from other candidates at interviews, and I had several offers. The self-study approach before class works really cool. Also, the guests invited by the teacher and the analysis of actual cases were helpful, and I later used it many times in my work. Even during the course, I had job interviews. A set of knowledge, good English, an understanding of processes and a demonstration of a completed project during the training helped in finding a job. And I received job offers. In the first month of the full-scale invasion of Russia, I was lucky enough to find my company - the company of my dreams. I have been working as a project manager at Digis for a year and have many exciting projects.
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Before studying at the academy, I had not worked anywhere; I only studied at the university, majoring in Computer Science, where I had time to try a little bit of everything related to IT except for UI/UX design. For me, IT has always been something about development, innovation, comfort and prospects. I tried myself as a programmer, tester and manager during my years of study at the university. However, none of the professions listed above caused me the passion and desire to continue. All was different with UI/UX. After watching videos on YouTube and the first attempts to create an interface, I decided to continue and started looking for relevant courses. I searched and compared many courses, but Beetroot Academy hooked me with its approach to learning. I really liked the course selection process and the conditions offered to me, so I started my journey with Beetroot Academy. My studying experience was excellent. Our group was quite lucky with our mentor Pavlo Hladkov. He gave 200% during the course, worked overtime, gave great feedback and advice, and did his best to provide us with a solid foundation to start a career in UI/UX. This experience helped me find a job immediately after graduating from the academy because one of the company's representatives was interested in me during the presentation of my graduation thesis. I want to note the mentor's dedication, professionalism, and love for what he does. Pavlo was accommodating and gave us all the necessary knowledge. So, I found a job right after graduating from the academy. After my thesis presentation, our mentor forwarded my CV and link to my graduation thesis to an interested company representative. After that, I passed the interview and received a job offer. We graduated from the academy at the end of June, and at the beginning of August, I already had a job. Now I continue to work at the 1648 factory. I started working as an Intern UX/UI Designer, but now hold a Junior level position.
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The self-study approach before class works really cool. Also, the guests invited by the teacher and the analysis of actual cases were helpful, and I later used it many times in my work.