Joining us in the booth this week is Hosanna Hali, who transitioned from Microsoft where she was a technology strategist to a leading cybersecurity company working as a solutions engineer. She’s also the founder of tech corner which is a platform that helps woman start their career in tech. In this episode we discuss: Lessons learnt from working at Microsoft Why Hosanna left Microsoft for a cybersecurity company How she transitioned from a business role to a tech role How the Tech industry is still thriving The government paying people to plug the skill shortage PRO’s and CON’s of the tech industry…! The importance of niching down to land your next tech role The top Tech skill you should learn in 2024…! Most ‘in demand’ Non-tech roles in 2024 Most ‘in demand’ Tech roles in 2024 3 insights to increase your income and much more! Connect with Hosanna on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/thetechcornr Sign up to her webinar here Follow me on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/savvywallet Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@savvywallet Check out: https://www.youtube.com/savvywallet for the video version Our partners: Coursera Learn AI, Cybersecurity, Project Management, Data Science & more with Coursera here: https://imp.i384100.net/savvywallet Ato has personally used Coursera to obtain an AI certificate. NordVPN Get 3 extra months free with a 2 year plan: https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=106735&url_id=902 Some of the links are affiliate links which means that we will receive a small commission if you make a purchase, however there will be no additional charge to you. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Preview 01:03 - Intro 01:39 - Meet Solutions Engineer Hosanna Hali 03:18 - Growing up in Congo 04:45 - Moving from Congo to Bristol 06:41 - From a business degree to a tech conversion degree! 10:52 - UK government is offering people money to do a tech masters! 12:41 - First role after uni was at Microsoft! 16:27 - Lessons learnt from Microsoft 18:42 - Why I left Microsoft 21:32 - From Microsoft to a leading Cybersecurity company..! 22:30 - Networking can change your life…! 26:42 - The truth about transitioning careers 29:03 - My role as a solution engineer 31:56 - Key skills required to be good solutions engineer! 33:49 - Solution engineer’s average salary…! 35:42 - Is there still opportunity in the tech industry? 38:45 - £2 billion was invested in the tech sector in May 39:26 - PRO’s and CON’s of the tech industry…! 42:08 - How to stay ahead in the tech industry 46:05 - How to successfully transition into a tech role from a non-tech background 48:35 - The ‘easiest’ tech roles to transition into… 50:21 - Transferable skills to highlight in your CV/Interviews 52:01 - How to ‘beat’ the crowd in a competitive jobs market 57:02 - Most ‘in demand’ Non-tech roles in 2024 58:59 - Most ‘in demand’ Tech roles in 2024 01:00:58 - Top Tech skill you should learn in 2024…! 01:02:56 - Average salary for someone with an AWS qualification 01:04:06 - How can we close the gender gap in Tech! 01:07:56 - 3 insights that helped me to increase my income! 01:11:26 - I wish I knew these 3 things at the start of my career! 01:12:48 - Tech webinar to transition from a non-tech career to a tech career 01:14:01 - Final words Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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