最后更新于2024年4月2日星期二13:30:00 GMT
Starting a career for the first time in a new country can be intimidating. 为Rudina Tafhasaj, her path to Senior Application Engineer at Rapid7 was paved with both unique challenges, 以及令人难以置信的回报.
Growing up, Rudina was inspired to get into technology by her older brother. “他喜欢电脑，他总是把我们的大型个人电脑打开. I was curious, 和 would sneak around to see what he was doing,” Rudina says. “当我长大, I saw that advances in technology were helping improve lives in so many ways. I knew it was going to be a big part of the future, 和 wanted to be involved.”
但科技并不是她年轻时唯一的爱好.
“Deep down my dream 和 passion is to be an actress - which is totally different! 当我长大, what I realized was that I actually loved the creativity involved in acting, 并且有机会与他人建立联系并一起工作.“虽然摄像机可能并不总是在拍摄, Rudina feels there are often similarities between her love of acting 和 her role today. “我可以在编程方面很有创意, 我可以扮演不同的场景, 这个职业是我挖掘我的两种激情的一种方式. I am able to work on really impactful technology in a way that allows me to be creative while also partnering with all kinds of different people 和 teams along the way.”
在她事业刚开始的时候, Rudina faced a unique challenge that included relocating from her home in Albania to a new city in the Czech Republic. “搬到布拉格并不容易. 我经历了一段艰难的调整，因为我从来没有旅行过, 我从未独自生活过, 和 never had a professional job - 和 here I was tackling all three at once!“作为家里三个兄弟的独生女, she notes how she had to advocate for herself with her family in making such a big life change. 作为初级开发人员, she had to work hard to overcome challenges 和 make an impact in her work.
“我的第一份工作, 因为我正在应对这些变化, 我从我的经理那里得到了一条非常重要的反馈. 我并没有像他期望的那样提高我的技能. I was in danger of losing my job if I didn’t make some dramatic improvements.”
这次艰难的谈话给鲁迪娜敲响了警钟, 和 ignited her commitment to invest in learning 和 strengthening her skills so she could achieve her goals. 虽然反馈很难听, Rudina notes that her manager continued to be supportive of her growth 和 wanted to help her succeed. 6个月, 我醒了, 去上班了, 回家, 吃晚饭, 然后学习，直到该睡觉了. 重复这样做之后, my manager was able to see a dramatic improvement in the rate in which I was learning 和 growing. 虽然还有很多东西要学, he was impressed with my dedication 和 I continued to grow in my role.”
Rudina的努力得到了回报, 两年后, she took her career a step further with a position as a Salesforce Developer at Barclays. “I am so grateful to have had a manager that was able to give me the feedback I needed, while also encouraging me to stick with it 和 offer support along the way.”
现在是Rapid7的高级软件工程师, she reflects on her journey with a strong sense of pride 和 accomplishment. “Whatever challenges I went through in previous employers has made me the best person for Rapid7, 我很感激我过去的所有经历.“克服挑战有时会让人感到不舒服, 但这对于我们的职业发展和发展是非常必要的. “这也是一个连续的循环, 随着你的成长和经验的积累, you continue to set your goals higher 和 seek out the next challenge. There is always more to learn 和 more ways to grow in your career, especially in technology.”
Her appetite for continued growth is what ultimately brought her to Rapid7’s newest office in Prague in 2023. “I felt like I was ready for new challenges that would continue to accelerate my growth.在考虑下一步要去哪里的时候, she had three requirements that she was looking for in her next employer.
- 在经理的支持下制定清晰的发展计划
- 以诚实和信任为根基的文化
- 为她的工作提供有竞争力和公平的报酬. Growing her earning potential alongside the growth of her career as she continued to advance.
在应聘Rapid7的职位时, 我找到了单子上所有的证据, 还有更多. What really st和s out the most is the trust 和 responsibility given to me by the business analysts or project managers that I partner with. 他们会分享他们想要做的事情, 和 then give me the responsibility 和 the autonomy to go ahead 和 find a way to make it happen - even when I’m br和 new. It feels good to be given that trust 和 to be able to work on business critical initiatives where my ideas are respected 和 valued.”
When asked what advice she would give others looking to take on a new role, 她说要记下你的期望和目标. “Use the interview time to ask whatever questions you need to help underst和 if it’s the right move for you, 或不.” Rudina says having things defined before the call helps you stay on track 和 get the most value as you weigh your options. “I had a lot of questions during my interview - but because I was able to get answers, I walked away with a really confident feeling that the role at Rapid7 was going to be just what I was looking for.”
对Rudina来说，成长和发展对她的下一个职位至关重要. 作为一个接受新挑战的人, 和 represents Rapid7’s core values every day through her actions 和 work, 没过多久，她就得到了另一个机会. Within her first three months, she was given the chance to serve as a team lead. 她期待着继续在她的工作中产生影响, 发展她的事业, 和 support others through her participation in the Rapid7 Women Impact Group.
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