Emre C.

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Junior Sales Engineer

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Ask Questions!!

I know this seems quite obvious, but I have been in many situations where I was in a group with colleagues, talking about a specific technical topic and using all kinds of abbreviations that I didn't know yet. I was afraid to ask, because I didn't want to seem like the dumb one. But it is not like that. All of us started somewhere and our colleagues at Nokia know that as well. If I just had asked questions right away, it would have helped me immensely.

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Junior Sales Engineer

Nokia

Started 10/2024 to Present

Corporate Student

Nokia

From 09/2021 to 09/2024

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What do you like about your job and the company?

There are two parts to this.

Jobwise, I enjoy working on the newest technology in an international environment. It is exciting to be part of the future of communication.

Company-wise, I really love the open and supportive community we have at Nokia. For example, at Nokia Stuttgart we regularly organize community events where colleagues get together to play games, do sports and just have a good time together.

Greatest achievements

My greatest achievement is finishing the dual study program together with Nokia. My academic and professional journey was all about striking a balance between developing theoretical skills and gaining hands-on work experience. It was fun switching between the theoretical and practical parts of it but it can be quite challenging as well to balance these two worlds. This experience taught me how to effectively manage several responsibilities and take a targeted approach to studying.

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Soft skills are as important as hard skills. You need to be able to build stories, to be convincing, to keep adapting, etc. However, do not neglect hard skills and select an area where you could go deep in expertise.

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I learned with my own personal experience, that we only know better our own culture, education, bias, and our own self, when we have lived at least few years in a different country and different culture (especially amongst locals). These (many years living in different countries and cultures) have expanded my horizon and my own identity, both professionally and especially personally. There is an emotional cost of "expatriating" oneself, but it is also truly a gift. There are many things that we cannot fully comprehend with only short visit, books or else, they have to be experienced over and over.

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My top advice to someone starting is to build a strong foundation in the basics of IP networking. Spend time thoroughly understanding the fundamentals by reading and revisiting classic texts like those by Tanenbaum and Widjaja—they pay dividends throughout your career. Depending on whether you’re working in the control, data, or management plane, go deep into the details and truly understand the bits and bytes of how a feature works and the problem it is solving. Be open to taking on all kinds of work; no task is insignificant, as even seemingly small pieces often support critical components of the system. Especially in a small team, every member pulls their weight, and each contribution matters—both for the product and for your own growth.

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Discussions with Emre C

What kind of personality traits thrives the most in your department?

in Career Tips·Wednesday, October 16, 2019