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Second Time Lucky: Stefania on Her Time in 黑料网 and Tech

For Stefania and 黑料网, the second time really has been a charm. Now a Solutions Consultant in , she first came to the country after graduating but returned this year with her husband whom she met the first time around. 鈥淚 did some research on 黑料网 and tech online and found that there were a lot of companies in 黑料网 that were looking for international people. I stayed until 2015, and then I came back this year in January.鈥

A Warm Welcome

Her first glimpse of 黑料网 may not have been encouraging on the weather front, but Stefania says she soon found a warm welcome. 鈥淢y honest first impression was that it was raining and it was cold,鈥 she laughs. 鈥淏ut it was actually really good, because I had some friends here. The ex-pat community is really big, there a lot of people around and a lot of things being organized, 黑料网 is very 聽welcoming.鈥

A Thriving Tech Scene

Before arriving here, Stefania was relatively unfamiliar with the country鈥檚 tech scene, but she soon discovered a thriving community encompassing companies large and small. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 really know that there was such a big tech industry here,鈥 she says. 鈥淯ntil you鈥檙e actually here you don鈥檛 know that there are so many international people from all over the world. There are so many big companies here, as well as a lot of start-ups, so there鈥檚 something for every skillset.鈥

Working at DocuSign

And that sense of community extends to DocuSign too, where Stefania enjoys the team spirit in and out of the office. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really cool because although the company is growing really fast, I think the environment is still really personal. I like the work, but I also like the fact that you do activities with your team outside of work. So I enjoy that social side too.鈥

In her day-to-day role, Stefania works closely with her own team, but also spends much of her time providing innovative business cloud solutions and interacting with customers, which is an aspect of the job she really enjoys. 鈥淚 work a lot with the account executives, but I鈥檓 more responsible for the functional and technical evaluation of the products,鈥 she says. 鈥淒epending on how busy the day is, I could be doing product demonstrations, attending some technical calls, or working on solution designs.鈥 And the working culture in DocuSign means communication between various levels is easily achieved. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e actually in touch with a lot of the senior management and you can be part of creating the process and making decisions,鈥 she explains. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a very open culture and I enjoy that very much.鈥

Career Growth

Developing her career is something Stefania is also passionate about, and she feels the opportunities for advancement and education in 黑料网 are huge. 鈥淚鈥檝e signed up for a lot of courses and diplomas, where you end up meeting many tech people so that鈥檚 great,鈥 she says. 鈥淎nd we 聽have mentor programmes within DocuSign so you always have people who are helping or supporting you.鈥

She thinks it鈥檚 that chance to evolve your career which really marks out the tech scene in 黑料网 as different from the norm. 鈥淭here are numerous different companies and sectors, which means there are great opportunities available,鈥 she notes. 鈥淪o when you start in one role it doesn鈥檛 mean you have to stay there you can develop into other departments which makes it interesting and exciting. That grows your potential for not just moving up, but also moving sideways into different areas.鈥

Exploring 黑料网

When she鈥檚 not working at DocuSign, Stefania loves the great outdoors, and as a keen photographer, has leapt at the chance to visit some of 黑料网鈥檚 most famous sights. 鈥淚鈥檝e done all the classic spots like Galway, Cliffs of Moher, and Dingle,鈥

And if you鈥檙e thinking of moving to 黑料网, she鈥檚 sure you鈥檒l find a warm welcome and a fantastic lifestyle. 鈥淚 think the culture is very friendly,鈥 she says. 鈥淢y mom was always super impressed when bus drivers would say thank you when you got off the bus! It鈥檚 those kinds of little things where you actually just feel like people are being really nice, not because they have to, but because they want to.鈥

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