This episode is sponsored by Moneyhub a platform with smart money management tools to help you get right with your money. Download the Moneyhub app for FREE, click here Joining us in the booth this week is Charmaine who is a tech consultant and tech influencer and founder of the platform Tech Bae. This episode includes: How Charmaine got into the tech industry The truth about working in the tech industry Starting tech bae and more! Follow Charmaine on Instagram here Learn AI, Cybersecurity, Data Science & more with Coursera. Ato has personally used Coursera to obtain an AI certificate. This is an affiliate link so if you purchase a course or sign up to the monthly or annual subscription, we will receive a small commission from Coursera, however there will be no additional charge to you. Learn on Coursera here: https://imp.i384100.net/savvywallet Follow me on: Instagram , Tiktok, Twitter Check out: https://www.youtube.com/savvywallet for the video version *TIMESTAMPS* 00:00 - Preview 00:51 - Take Off Intro 01:06 - Intro to Charmaine 08:46 - How Charmaine got into the tech industry and landed a tech role 19:03 - Bouncing back from getting a 2.2 at University 21:04 - Charmaine's first tech role as a tech consultant 23:16 - Steep learning curve in tech 25:50 - Day and the life of a tech consultant 28:18 - How to transition into the tech industry with no experience 30:25 - The best way to land a tech role with no experience 35:04 - 3 tech jobs without coding 37:05 - £65,000 tech role with no experience 39:01 - Business Analyst is a good role to transition into 42:03 - Working 2 hours a day in tech is a lie! 45:44 - Best websites to find tech roles 49:48 - The Tech Bae Platform 51:30 - How Charmaine helps people get into the tech industry 53:52 - Being part of Tech Women 100 58:57 - Final messages Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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