{"id":22350,"date":"2024-03-11T20:53:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T19:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.womenintechev.de\/?p=22350"},"modified":"2024-03-11T21:16:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:16:42","slug":"interview-mit-laura-vaida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womenintechev.de\/en\/interview-mit-laura-vaida\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview mit Laura Vaida, IT-Consultant and Data Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"

WIT:<\/strong> Hello, Laura, please introduce yourself briefly (studies, work, hobbies, background, goals, fun facts \u2026).
\nLaura:<\/strong> I’m Laura, I live in Munich and work in IT-Consulting as Data Engineer. I have a background in statistics and marketing, but gained some profound technical knowledge I enjoy being outside and especially the seaside, I started sailing 2 years ago and completed an Atlantic crossing one year ago \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> What do you do for a living?
\nLaura:<\/strong> I work as data engineer for a small consultancy. I have to do with databases, cloud engineering, analytical questions, sometimes also visualizations and of course customers \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> What exactly does your job title stand for?
\nLaura:<\/strong> Well, I already explained a bit, but I mainly build data stack and ETL pipelines<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> How did you find your way into a technical profession?
\nLaura:<\/strong> I got interested in statistics while in university and decided to do my masters in that. Then I started a job as BI Analyst and step by step I worked my way from a marketing background to a more technical background.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Who or what inspired you the most to choose a technical profession?
\nLaura:<\/strong> Mainly just the subject statistics and my passion for data. But I have some tradition for mathematics in my family, that plays a role I guess as well.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Have you always been interested in technology?
\nLaura:<\/strong> No, not at all! I hated maths and informatics at school. Mainly because in this subjects you normally have the worst teachers I guess.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Did your parents and\/or teachers encourage your love and interest for computers or tech?
\nLaura:<\/strong> Mmmh my mum still doesn’t really get what I’m doing and my dad also works in IT (mainly SAP). I think he likes that I also decided to work in IT.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> What do you like most about your job?
\nLaura:<\/strong> You need to solve challenges, you can be creative at the same time and if things work out it gives you a strong feeling of satisfaction.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> What is the best thing about your daily work for you?
\nLaura:<\/strong> I like to solve problems for customers and make them happy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> What do you do in your spare time?
\nLaura:<\/strong> I enjoy being around with friends. Mostly we do trips for skiing, hiking or sailing. But I also like to watch a good movie or read a book.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> What message would you like to convey to women or girls who are interested in technology?
\nLaura:<\/strong> Just start. Any experience is better than no experience \ud83d\ude42 You can’t learn programming from a book, you have to do it.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Which advice do you still follow today?
\nLaura:<\/strong> You can learn anything if you really want to.<\/p>\n

WIT: <\/strong>What challenges do you encounter as a woman in your job?
\nLaura:<\/strong> Mmh not so many actually. In my company we are a lot of women. I guess in general men present their results with more self-esteem, so people would think their work is better, while this is actually not true.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Do you have any tips regarding interviews for technical positions?
\nLaura:<\/strong> Yes, think of what the recruiter could ask you before and answer this questions already for yourself. Speak about your motivation. Show your enthusiasm about it.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Unfortunately, women in technical professions are still underrepresented. What are your thoughts on this topic?
\nLaura:<\/strong> I think it’s more the set-up and atmosphere that holds women back from that field. This can be changed!<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> What do you have in common with other women in technology?
\nLaura:<\/strong> I like to be direct and speak to the point.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Please describe a challenging situation that you encountered in your career.
\nLaura:<\/strong> Mhh I think in general, the challenge to find the tools and topics you really want to focus on is not so easy. I guess IT is broad field and to specialize on something might already be a challenge. I worked myself throught that the last months.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> What professional and personal skills would you like to develop even further?
\nLaura:<\/strong> Project management and databases.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Who are your personal or professional role models?
\nLaura:<\/strong> I think in general people that are good with technical topics, but also people are my role models.<\/p>\n

WIT:<\/strong> Vielen Dank f\u00fcr das Interview, Laura!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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