How to Achieve Personal and Professional Growth, From a Career-Pivoting Engineer Whos Done It

How to Achieve Personal and Professional Growth, From a Career-Pivoting Engineer Whos Done It As a global leader in data storage solutions, with operations spanning more than 30 countries, Seagate Technology understands the incredible value of diversity and inclusion. Seagate values the contributions that each employee brings to the table every day. One such employee, Shivani Jawda, based in Minnesota, shares herbei thoughts about her career at Seagate.I still remember my first interview at Seagate. The hiring manager showed me the wonderful, high-tech labs and tester systems, which were controlling tiny heads and fast-rotating hard disks. I was so impressedand overwhelmedand I was not sure if I was capable enough to do the job.The hiring manager, who is still my manager today, said to me You have controlled generators and turbines with your code. I think you are capable of controlling tiny electromagnets in hard drivesAfter a couple of weeks, I received my job offer from Seagate.I a bfluged with simple Graphical User Interface (GUI) projects, and after a few months my projects started to become more and more complex. I then started writing firmware for our microchip controllers. As my projects began to grow in complexity, I asked about continuing my education at the University of Minnesota. My manager agreed, and I began to study signals and systems, as well as digital signal processing.Through an annual nomination cycle, Seagates Ambassador Program provides selected employees from all parts of the company an opportunity to learn about the business, attend a trade show, and represent Seagate externally. As a Seagate Ambassador herself, this is what Shivani has to say about her experienceBoth my manager and director encouraged me to join the program, and were so motivating and encouraging. The Ambassador Program helped me to learn so much about the wonderful products and projects of Seagate I had no idea that Seagate is involved in so many great thingsSeagate is an essential part of everyones daily life people take photos, videos, play video games, save and retrieve backup dataand in all these processes Seagate is involved.Change is an essential part of any career journeyand it can be scary to embrace. As someone who has undergone much change throughout her own career journey, Shivani shares some advice for other women seeking to shake up their careers and invest more in themselves professionally.Even though I am a nervous person, I triedand trying is the first step. Everyone has to take the first step to start any journey if you want to do something, please go for it. You might get it.And there are no shortcuts. Always work hard.--Fairygodboss is proud to partner with Seagate.