Meet Eli and Chavo - tech trainers at Telerik Academy, who stepped into the shoes of software developers to be even better role models for their students. Check out what projects they worked on and what skills they've acquired.
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The IT industry will continue to play a key role in the global economy, the digital transformation of most businesses is yet to happen, and it is digital talent that is going to power it.
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We met with Borislava Georgieva, HR Manager to learn more about our graduates' performance, career growth and contribution to the company.
Read the storyWhile studying “Computer Science” at university, Victor Metodiev decided to join Telerik Academy. His aim was to broaden and build on top of his programming skills and to kick-start a career as a software engineer. His efforts paid off soon. Only a week after graduating from Telerik Academy, Viktor started working as a full-stack developer in the Bulgarian software company Grafixoft.
Campus X - the largest private incubator of technology companies and talent in Southeastern Europe – is the latest project of Telerik and Telerik Academy co-founders: Vasil Terziev, Boyko Yaramov and Svetozar Georgiev. The Campus aims to support and accelerate the success of the start-up and already established technology companies.
97% of the Telerik Academy Alpha graduates today live and work in Bulgaria. Nearly 70% start working in IT in less than 2 months from their studies’ end, followed soon after by the rest.
Kalin graduated from First English Language School in Sofia and then majored in “European Studies”. At the age of 28, he was already a founder and CEO of an esports startup but realized that the lack of coding skills and experience would greatly impede his future professional development. The way forward? Kalin joined Telerik Academy Alpha, training program for software engineers and just a day after successfully completing the program, he started working at Tick42.
Tung, 24, has a degree in Finance and Accounting and work experience in data processing and accounting. Deyan is 32, proud father of two daughters and has wide experience in business process outsourcing. Both Tung and Deyan had no programming experience prior to joining Telerik Academy.
Bulgarian participants in the International Olympiad in Informatics in Tehran won one gold and three bronze medals. We are proud that two of the champions are Telerik Academy School students.
"The advantage of being a woman lies in strength, perseverance, struggle, and empathy. Because women in business are professionals in business. Because women leaders are simply leaders. No further explanations needed." - Alexandra Mechkova, CEO of Telerik Academy for Economy.bg.
In 2024, the IT sector will continue to grow, with a forecast of 6,000 new jobs. At the same time, the digital transformation is yet to come, and the IT sector is not limited only within the industry itself. Hence, there is a demand for high-quality, well-prepared, ambitious, and motivated talent capable of demonstrating their skills." - says Alexandra Mechkova - CEO of Telerik Academy, in an interview for Economy.bg.
How Bulgarian business uses AI? What are their biggest applications? Вhat are the main challenges to the implementation of AI and are Bulgarian companies and employees prepared for using it? - find out the answers to those questions in an interview of Alexander Kitov - VP of Product, Telerik Academy, for Economy.bg.
"Telerik Academy has doubled its programs, learners and revenue for the last 5 years. It is due to an increasing interest in starting a career in the IT industry, but the growth is also controlled to be in line with the real needs of the market. We believe in quality, not quantity, which is why we believe that the stabilization stage in which the job market of the IT industry is at the moment is more sustainable in the long term." - Alexandra Mechkova - CEO of Telerik Academy.
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In episode 9 of the Radiotochka 2 podcast, Petar Raykov, Technical Training Manager at Telerik Academy, shares more about how to switch to an IT career.
