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How women in STEM build and preserve boundaries
Women have long been underrepresented in the tech industry, with many facing challenges such as discrimination, sexism, and bias in the workplace. While the industry has made progress in recent years, there is still a long way to go in terms of gender diversity and...
From Finance & Banking to Software Engineer: Sue’s Tech Career Transition
In this interview, we catch up with Sue, who worked in Finance & Banking and made a tech career transition. Sue shares her journey, the lessons she learned along the way and how her life has changed. She also provides valuable insights and advice for anyone...
Tech 101: Getting Started with Useful Links
Tech is a vast and fast-growing field, with a lot of opportunities for everyone who is looking to enter the field. If you're interested in getting into tech, here are some useful links you can take to increase your chances of success. Get startedBlogs: Smashing...
How to Use Storytelling in Job Interviews
A job interview is always scary and difficult for everyone. But there are skills and techniques that can help you to nail it and get the job you really want. Actually, it’s just another skill, but definitely one of the most important. Did you know, that storytelling...
Why Mistakes Are Important
Have you ever wanted to do something but were afraid of making mistakes? Have you ever made one? No one wants or likes to make them, but the truth is – they are inevitable and an important part of life. Let's start with a simple thought: people always make mistakes...
The power of “Yes”
The illustration is made by Anna-Lena Koenig. Laura Matz, Chief Science & Technology Officer at Merck, was the keynote speaker at the 2022 #wetechtogether conference talking about her career and the power of saying "yes" to new opportunities. Let us...
6 popular jobs you can find in the Metaverse
The previous year, on 28 October, Facebook changed its name to Meta and became hyped as never before. Everybody is becoming aware of this concept and the number of popular metaverse jobs is increasing tremendously. This concept has been with us for a long time, but it...
Transferable Skills: What They Are and Why They Are Crucial to Success
Guest blog by Suzannah Richard |Transferable skills and career Picture this: you’re scrolling through endless job posts and find one that looks interesting. Actually, it’s exactly what you’re looking for. As you read through the bullet points, your excitement...
iMpact – Move technology with Migros
In June, we had the great opportunity to collaborate with Migros to organise an event with iMpact for women in tech with lots of career advice! It was an empowering and inspiring event for many of our members and employees of Migros. Many insights and tips have been...
Are you a Startup Hero or Corporate Rebel – Part II
In the last post we asked if you should work in a startup or if you are a better fit for the corporate world. Together, we explored in the first part of this blog the pros and cons of working in a startup. Now it is time to look at the corporate world. As such, we...
Are you a Startup Hero or Corporate Rebel – Part I
In the last post we asked if you should work in a startup or if you are a better fit for the corporate world. Together, we explored in the first part of this blog the pros and cons of working in a startup. Now it is time to look at the corporate world. As such, we...
Design Your Life Workshop – start your 2022 with a (career) plan
Well, it all started with COVID – and the sponsor CSL Berhing not being able to attend the #wetechtogether Conference 2021 onsite. This circumstance provided the chance to offer to the #wetechtogether community the Design Your Life workshop to appropriately kick off a...
5 steps to build your best career in tech
Have you ever wondered, if the tech industry is for you? Are you keen to break into tech but struggle to get started?Technology can be found in every industry and we are using it on a daily basis, sometimes even unconsciously! This leads to the situation, that over...
Werde ein Full Stack Developer – 9 monatiges Program mit Praktikum
Willst du ein Full Stack Developer werden und deine neu erworbenen Programmierkenntnisse im Rahmen einer Job Platzierung anwenden? Möchtest du dich beruflich in Richtung Technik verändern? Möchtest du dir Fähigkeiten aneignen, die heute und in Zukunft auf dem...
Ask these 3 questions to understand the culture of a company
Are you about to head to your next job interview? Finding a purposeful career is something, that has been on the mind of many people specially after the pandemic. Job searcher are not going for any job, they are looking for a position that fits their values, career...
#wetechtogether 2021 – Inspired and Empowered by Tech Leaders
On the 1st and 2nd of October 2021 we organized for the 3rd time the #wetechtogether conference. This is the biggest conference to bring diversity into tech in Switzerland. Above all, the attendees got inspired and empowered everyone with amazing leaders in tech. Have...
FEM’TALK with our co-founder Priska
Priska, our co-fonder, got recently invited by FEM'UP Switzerland to talk about her career and give her top three advices to inspire young women. FEM'UP is a network of diverse women from different industries and offer regular and interesting exchanges. They inspire...
Does Tech’s Image Cause a Lack of Women in Tech? – by Lisa Stähli
What is the real reasons why women seem more reluctant to enter the tech industry? And what should change to reduce the lack of women in tech? Lisa Stähli from Girls in Tech Switzerland asked herself this questions in her latest article on Medium. In this article,...
Combining social skills with lifelong learning to close the gender gap
While facing a future with increased use of technology, we are concurrently confronted with a lack of tech talents. Specifically in Switzerland, a recent study by ICT Switzerland indicates, that an additional 35’800 ICT specialists are required by 2028, to cover the...
Three reason to keep your CV up to date and how to really use it
Have you ever wondered, why you should keep your CV up to date? Let's imagine the following situation; you are at a top-notch networking event connecting with influential and decision-making people in your industry. You get to talk about your experience and how you...
Choose To Challenge – IWD21
This year's International Women's Day campaign theme is #ChooseToChallenge - a theme we from TechFace can only agree with! But what does it mean to choose to challenge? How can any bias and inequality be challenged? Who needs to challenge and how can each and every...
Choose To Challenge – IWD21
This year's International Women's Day campaign theme is #ChooseToChallenge - a theme we from TechFace can only agree with! But what does it mean to choose to challenge? How can any bias and inequality be challenged? Who needs to challenge and how can each and every...
Starting the New Year with a plan for your career in tech
Have you started the New Year with a plan for your successful career in tech? How do you ensure you will achieve your ambitious goals in 2021? Many of us use the time by the end of a year, when life slows down, to look back and review our achievements. We think about...
How to become a Full Stack Developer in 2021
We look back to the Full Stack Developer Program 2020 and show you how our participants have reached their goals of changing careers into tech and what the companies, where they did the internship said.
Why you need to think about reskilling today
In October 2020, the World Economic Forum has once more published The Future of Jobs Report 2020. One of the major insights from the report is, that every other employee needs reskilling within the next 5 years to remain employable for the future of jobs. Thus these...
F*ck being humble webinar Part III
Have you missed the three-part webinar by Stefanie Sword-Williams*, organized by our partner community Girls in Tech Switzerland, on making money, define your self-worth and value your work? Don’t worry, we got you! While we enjoyed Stefanie’s webinar live and had the...
F*ck being humble webinar Part II
Have you missed the three-part webinar by Stefanie Sword-Williams*, organized by our partner community Girls in Tech Switzerland, on how to stand out and have a brand? Then you are in for a treat today! While we enjoyed Stefanie’s webinar live and had the great...
F*ck being humble webinar Part I
Have you missed the three part webinar by Stefanie Sword-Williams*, organized by our partner community Girls in Tech Switzerland, on self-promotion and self-awareness? Then you are in for a treat today! While we enjoyed Stefanie’s webinar live and had the great...
Supercharge your career – 4 women in STEM share their experiences
What does it take today for women to pursue a career in tech? What are recruiters looking for and how can you ensure your application gets noticed? With these questions, we started into this online webinar organized by Girls in Tech Switzerland and supported by CSL...
Is Artificial Intelligence eliminating meaningful jobs?
In recent years, many articles and studies highlighted a grim outlook of jobs being eliminated by AI, automation and robots. While more and more tasks are automated and workers are replaced by robots, fear of high unemployment rates worldwide has risen. An Oxford...
Five Essential Tips to Apply for a Job in the Digital Age
In the last 2 months, our job hunt tips have fallen through. With the lockdown measures in place, recruiting changed from in person to online or was halted altogether. It was impossible to go out and network, meet people at events or join conferences in person. These...
Applying Leadership Skills To Your Next Career Step
During the current Covid-19 pandemic, several articles praising the leadership skills of people with different careers in economy and political areas are published. For example, Forbes has published an article on the countries led by women, who have shown so far the...
Online Learning – E-learning Anytime and Anywhere Part II
We introduced online learning and different sources in part I. However, there is more to know about online learning. In the second part, we talk about online and e-learning and what methods and forms are available. What is online learning? First of all, let’s clarify...
Online Learning – A List of Available Online Courses
A selection of e-Learning offers and platforms: You want to learn new skills and gain more knowledge but you don't know how? No problem! We are here to help you with that. Hence, we made a list with different platforms and online learning courses that allow you to...
Online learning – Constant Learning Anytime and Anywhere Part I
How e-learning supports lifelong learning When lifelong learning becomes the norm, knowledge must be available everywhere and at any time. In today's age of digitisation, technological innovations and renewals are growing exponentially. It is important to not only be...
How These Soft Skills Can Help You Advance Your Career in Tech
Soft skills are one of the key pillars for success in your career no matter the industry you’re in, and is especially necessary in tech. Why? Because everything you build, create or deliver is ultimately for, or through people. Moreover, mastering communication,...
What it Means to Celebrate Women in STEM
It’s no secret that long-standing biases and gender stereotypes have limited women and girls from pursuing their dreams and careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). And despite the advances, women continue to remain...
A Career in the Video Game Industry? Game On!
How do you know whether the game industry is for you? Chances are it probably is. In Switzerland 25% women in tech already work in this space compared to only 15% working in IT in general, and although young, the Swiss game scene is booming. A brief history In the...
Six Tips to Achieve Your 2020 Goals
What are you ready for this year? What are you going to do to get what you want? Most of us have big ambitions for 2020 and our “why” for these ambitions is probably crystal clear. We know what we want to achieve and what we’re capable of - we’re inspired and ready to...
The Best Invitation You’ll Receive for an Amazing 2020
I recently came across a Facebook memory that had me reflecting on the passing of time, setting goals and celebrating victories. One word, that’s all I had written in the original post “6 years ago today” and with the emoji tag “feeling comfortable”. What life event...
A cool hobby or an in-demand career in tech? THIS is for you
Whether you’re seeking an exciting hobby, acquiring a different set of skills or making a career move, coding is essentially what you’re after. Here is why. If you seek a cool, impressive and dynamic interest that doubles as a practical skill, then look no further...
Reinvent your career – A 6 ½ Step Guide
We all know it. We scroll past motivational posts on Instagram reminding us every day that life is (too) short to do something that isn’t right for you anymore, that you’re bored of, or are simply no longer inspired by. (Do what makes you happy, anyone?) This is when...
Are T-shaped people better programmers?
Coming across the word T-shaped person I immediately related the term to the body type of a person - how about you? Well, I had to learn that it has nothing to do with the physical appearance of a person but rather their skills and expertise. Are you a T-shaped...
Three simple steps to understand the corporate culture that will help you get your dream job
According to a report by Clutch there are still 41% of job seekers finding their jobs through job boards. So once you visit the job board of your preference, what are you looking for in a job post? Is it just the required skills and expertise or are you also keen on...
How To Motivate Yourself As A Woman To Make A Career Switch Into Tech In 2019
Mono-culture is good for no one and undoubtedly leads to poor business results. So why continue to indulge in a system that's broken? Wired reported that "according to the Department of Labor, only 11% of all engineers in the United States of America are women. The...
Nail your next (job) interview
Beginning of June, our partner organisation Girls in Tech Switzerland organised another career advising event. Christopher Lübbers shared his expertise, tips and insights around job interviews with us, have you missed it? Here is the good news! We consolidate the main...
Four steps to making a career change whether you’re moving into a higher role or starting out within
Whether you're currently bored, feeling undervalued or stuck in your career if you've realized your true calling is in the tech industry, know that the time has come for you to make a change. And it has never been more ideal for you to make this life-changing move. ...
Spring clean your skills
Skills - the new gold of the future! Every company is in daring need of skills, especially in the digital area. Is the job you have applied for and started years ago still the same? Most probably not, a lot of tasks have changed and you were and are still required to...
Spring clean your LinkedIn profile
According to different studies, more than 80% of recruiters are using LinkedIn to find talents. Even more recruiters and internal Talent Acquisition manager will use LinkedIn to validate your profile and find out more about you. Isn't it time to make sure your profile...
Spring clean your Google result
How often have you googled a person you meet, you worked with or came across their names? Equally often people might google you, specially recruiter want to find out more about you and will google your name. So first thing first; google yourself! What does your google...
Spring clean your inbox
Have you ever scrolled to the end of your inbox? I am sure you will find some emails at the very end you were never answering and they are no longer needed. The messiest thing in your life is probably your inbox, with lots of old and useless emails. So it is time to...
Spring clean your resume
Like your wardrobe, your resume needs to be cleaned out once in a while. It not only helps you to be ready when the next opportunity comes along, it will clear your mind to plan the next career step! The best time to update your resume is actually when you are...
Goal #5: Filter advice from others
Guest blog by Diana Duque Most advice is delivered with good intentions — but it’s not always useful and better than to pile it up in your head, and sometimes add that to your insecurities, we should start sorting it out into what we take in consideration and what we...
Goal #4: Stop over apologizing
Guest blog by Diana Duque We’ve all been or still are guilty of this, and here’s the thing — women tend to do this a lot. Here’s the gist: if you keep saying sorry for everything, you’re constantly taking blame onto yourself. Try this instead. If you can — if you...
Goal #3: Create a Highs and Lows List
Guest blog by Diana Duque This one could almost be a corollary of the previous goal but indulge us and make this a separate goal. It’s nearly impossible to adequately discuss everything that happened in the span of a year, so don’t even try. Instead, focus on...
Goal #2: Start prepping your performance review now
Guest blog by Diana Duque So maybe you were just done with your performance review and won’t be having one for at least a year, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start prepping right now, and by that, we mean doing all the leg work to ensure your next review will be...
Goal #1: Be the role model you wanted to have
Guest blog by Diana Duque This is not a hashtag or a meme you can just post using Beyoncé’s picture… High profile role models are important in helping women reach board level. Senior women demonstrate that there is no limit on what others can achieve at the company,...
2019, the year of the #Goaldigger
Guest blog by Diana Duque Did you know that January 17th is known as the “Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day”? Well, if you haven’t already, maybe now it’s a good day to reevaluate the somewhat tipsy goals you made while you were partying and focus on actual goals that...
Ten reasons to disconnect this holiday
1. Taking time off makes you more productive Working 60-hour work weeks for 2 months causes a decrease in your productivity equivalent to working 40-hour weeks in the first place! It's just good sense to take it easy. 😇 2. Your brain has work to do when it's not...
Six women in tech who prove dream careers do come true
You know, I've had conversations with people who challenge me when I say representation matters, role models matter. Spoiler alert: both were white guys from a privileged background. Representation matters. Why? (As if I needed to tell you...!) Because, when you see...
Setting career goals for 2019
Hey friend! Grab a pen and paper for your first go at setting your 2019 career goals– this helps your stream of consciousness and allows you to get messy. In the last step we'll capture your goals and plans online where you can refer back to it. 1. Start early (start...
Two steps to a bullet-proof mindset and getting paid your worth
Written by Hela Maria Jaffar at our workshop on Finding your Unicorn Job. Finding your unicorn job is not a walk in the park - it will take some time and some self-reflection on what’s important to you and what you value. Fortunately, Wies Bratby, owner of Women in...
Avoid these 6 mistakes when job-hunting
Written by Hela Maria Jaffar at our workshop on Finding your Unicorn Job. Hela is a blockchain and cryptocurrency expert, as well as a Director of Girls in Tech Switzerland. Six mistakes to avoid when searching for your unicorn job Mistake #1: Looking at job listings...
5 Tips to master a new skill
Even if you don’t know exactly what you’ll need to learn, you can’t go wrong cultivating a growth mindset and embracing the idea that you’ll have to learn something new or acquire new skills. It doesn’t matter if you graduated from college last year or 10 years ago....
How to get paid your worth
1. Do your research Salarium.ch has a "salary wizard" that allows users to enter a job category, experience and match it to a location. The wizard then generates a salary report with wage, bonus, and benefits information. If relocation is a possibility, spend some...
Four mistakes to avoid when you want to get into tech
You want to get into tech. Don't wait ! Here are common mistakes that hold people back from making a key move in their career– and how you should avoid them.1. Thinking you don't belong For every job in tech that requires a Computer Science degree, there are at least...
Four surprising ways AI will change our lives
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is so hot right now! From a global wave of automation at every level of industry to a major skills gap driving huge demand for AI talent, businesses across sector lines must begin to develop their AI strategy – today. Here are some of the...
Five Jobs in tech you didn’t know existed
White Hat Hacker Pretty simple to conceptualize: black hat hackers are the villains, and white hat hacker are the heroes. White hat hackers use their skills to solve issues in security, helping people tighten up their security even further. Yes, there job is to...
Two high-paying, creative jobs that don’t require a degree
It’s part of the highs and lows of looking at job ads: “Wow, look at that pay range—that’d be great! Oh, but they require a bachelor’s degree. Next.” Look, college isn’t for everyone. The good news is that employers know this, and there are in-demand industries and...
Four jobs in tech that have GREAT earning potential
1. Information Security Analyst Expected salary: 150,000+ CHF *and* most importantly, it's a fulfilling mission to protect people's privacy. Information security analysts are the gatekeepers or security guards of information systems. To explain it another way: These...
Four steps to learn to code
1. Learn with friends Learning anything is more fun with friends. Plus, it'll keep you accountable. We recommend you set up a recurring appointment to learn to code and do something fun. Code and brunch anyone? 2. Basics is enough You *do not* need to be a pro to make...
Five reasons why being a web developer is #awesome
Web developers earned on average $64,970 in 2016. While that’s not the highest paying IT job in the industry, this job has one major thing going for it: demand. Web dev jobs are forecast to increase 27% by 2014. Here are 9 reasons why being a web developer is...
Three tips to expand your network
1. Make your presence noticeable. You have to make sure people know what you are doing and what you have in the works — otherwise nobody will ever know. Keep in touch with your professional contacts via email, social media and face-to-face meetings. When you maintain...
Networking: Get clear on what you want
We know 85% of jobs are filled via networking, that's why we created TechFace– so you could expand you network. However, if you get in front of great people who want to open doors for you, you have to make it easy for them by articulating what you're looking for....
Future-proof your career: Blockchain
Where there is a lot of money, there will be a lot of Jobs. In 2017 alone, the market cap of all cryptocurrencies has increased over $180,000,000,000. There are so many blockchain companies dying for good help, and there aren’t many experienced people out there to...
Careers in Blockchain: our launch event
At our launch event, blockchain companies pitched to candidates and candidates got 10 minutes to pitch their profile one-on-one with recruiters. Why? We want to make recruiting human again and we only work with companies who value the whole person over their CV. No...