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Hey there TechDiva!
First of all, congratulations on choosing STEM as a Career. I’m part of the Technology and Product development Project Management team and I partner with innovation teams to drive the evaluation of breakthrough, next-gen technologies and lead them to the path to commercialization and building a successful future VZ Consumer product portfolio pipeline. I started my career as a software developer and pursued a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering. As a fresh graduate, I had multiple options to choose from and build my career. We are so blessed to be part of the innovative, technological world, and our contribution to make it better makes a huge difference. Never be afraid to ask questions, learn and discover new things, and create and build. It’s alright if you fail and try again until you succeed.
Sometimes, you might wonder why there are few or no one similar to me in an office team, meeting, conference, Industry events, and so on. Let me tell you, there has been a lot of diversity and inclusion in STEM nowadays compared to a few decades ago. You have a seat at the table as you deserve it with your technical skills, coding, critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical, strategic thinking and the list goes on.
When learning in school, try to analyze and see how this concept can be applied in real-life situations. This has helped me learn beyond the knowledge of books and ask the right questions.
You must have heard it a lot of times but do believe in yourself, be fearless and never give up and just go for anything that you want to achieve in your career & visualize success.
I wish you all the best in your STEM endeavors. Remember to keep learning and be curious :)
Best,
Dipti - Tech. Project Manager, Verizon
