10/28/2014
Product Manager Shyam Oza explains how cloud technology impacts students' every day lives.[/caption] The presenters loved interacting with students from their alma mater – explaining their own career paths and giving advice to a room of ambitious listeners. Oza, as an NJIT alumnus, was able to relate the work he does on our product management team to the courses and projects the students are currently working on in school. He explained why it’s critical to fully formulate an idea and support it with factual evidence before you present it, and also advised students to take rejection in stride. As he put it: Your boss may reject an idea, but that doesn’t mean he or she is shutting you down personally – just the specific idea. [caption id="attachment_3761" align="alignnone" width="770"]
VP of Global Account Product Management John Hodges discusses the cloud in the enterprise.[/caption] I personally enjoyed articulating specific characteristics we look for in candidates at AvePoint that don’t appear on a resume – from the ability to pitch a business case to the propensity to remain curious and research-oriented in an industry jam-packed with information. The students walked away with valuable insights they can use as they prepare for graduation and begin their careers. In light of the event’s success, we’ve already planned another NJIT session for spring 2015 on the topic of mobile technology in the enterprise. For more on that and other AvePoint Careers events, be sure to follow us on Twitter. As AvePoint grows and expands, we will continue to build relationships with reputable universities near our regional offices. These university relationships are important as we continue to grow our network of ambitious and talented team members that help set our company apart as the global leader it is today. Interested in joining our team? Watch the video below for more about working at AvePoint, and visit the AvePoint Careers page for all of our current job openings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-q3KTTaJg