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The Role Models in Tech Campaign 2022-2023
At the end of 2021 we at TechFace started discussing, what shall we do for International Women’s Day 2022. Every year, being part of the campaign was important for us and the companies we are working with. We want to celebrate the women in tech who have inspired others and encourage other women to choose…
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A technical path with hands-on learning – the story of Chloé Wegmann
Back in my school days, I always had a keen interest in science, but I must admit that my math skills weren’t strong enough for a career in that field. While I considered becoming a vet or a pharmaceutical assistant, I eventually ended up in high school. Chemistry and biology classes quickly became my favorites,…
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Changing careers into tech – the story of Manuela Brunner
My name is Manuela Brunner, and I’ve been an enthusiastic frontend developer for 3 years. If someone had told me when I was 20 that I would end up in IT, I probably would have laughed and waved it off. I never dreamed that I would take on the tech world Learning a new skill…
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Role Model in Tech – the new career with coding of Noemi Frischknecht
In 2020 out of curiosity and the desire for a new challenge, I began to my own amazement with coding. This adventure led me to give up my career as a facility manager. I am currently studying UX design in Sweden, occasionally developing websites and actively shaping a product for a Swedish startup. Product design…
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Interview with Lisa Stähli
A Role Model in Tech from Girls in Tech Switzerland Please introduce yourself! My name is Lisa, and I am a software developer. I help develop applications for city planners to visualize and communicate the impact of developments in cities in 3D. I originally studied geomatics engineering at ETH Zurich with a specification in web…
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Country CEO Siemens Switzerland Gerd Scheller – Diversity through openness
The Role Models in Tech initiatve was launched by four leading companies in Switzerland. One of these companies is Siemens Switzerland. The campaign is especially supported by the leadership teams. As such we asked their leadership teams to tell us, why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is not only important for their company, but for them…
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Country Manager Cognizant Switzerland Thomas Gassenbauer – Coaching to build skills
The Role Models in Tech initiatve was launched by four leading companies in Switzerland. One of these companies is Cognizant Switzerland. The campaign is especially supported by the leadership teams. As such we asked their leadership teams to tell us, why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is not only important for their company, but for them…
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CIO AXA Switzerland Andy Maier – Committed to take action
The Role Models in Tech initiatve was launched by four leading companies in Switzerland. One of these companies is Axa Switzerland. The campaign is especially supported by the leadership teams. As such we asked their leadership teams to tell us, why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is not only important for their company, but for them…
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Are you already job sharing?
For a long time, the standard for employment was a full-time job. But now the world is changing, we have a “Gig” economy that takes up most of the labor force, and studies show it is continue to grow. And so we have a variety of forms of work – freelancing, temporary jobs, and sharing…
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How role models can impact your life
In which direction should I move? What to do when I get stuck? How to choose a career and become successful in it? All these questions are overwhelming and we can not handle them alone. In all these questions, role models can be of great help to us. They inspire us and help us grow…
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Increasing Diversity in your Company with Mentorship and Sponsorship
Diversity has been one of the major concerns in companies in the past years. Not only has it been proven that diverse teams have a higher innovation power. Diversity helps to face the challenges of the skills shortage in today’s labor market. Still, many companies have not yet reached their targets regarding their diversity goals.…
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