In our latest interview, we sat down with Valentyna Chycha, Senior Software Test Engineer at Paylocity, who shared an inspiring look into her career journey - from a surprising start in software testing during her studies in Ukraine to a leadership role in a fast-paced U.S. tech environment. Valentyna reflects on the power of resilience, mentorship, and self-advocacy in navigating challenges such as micromanagement and underrepresentation. Her thoughtful insights highlight how continuous learning, clear communication, and inner confidence can shape a successful and fulfilling career in tech.
Mentoring is one of the most popular tools that help one progress in the career or successfully onboard in a new role. For a successful outcome, a mentee should define goals that will help track their progress and get them to the next step of their career ladder. In this article, we'll dive deep into why to set goals in mentoring and, most importantly, how to set them in order to succeed.
Petra Čuřínová was a Femme Palette mentee, who just finished our Coaching and Mentoring program. She is the Founder and CEO of GIVILI, a premium organic bedding brand. In this spotlight interview, we asked Petra about what led her to become an entrepreneur, the story behind her company, the biggest challenges she faced as an entrepreneur and so much more.
Grief, loss, and death are inevitable parts of life, yet they remain largely unspoken in the workplace. This silence not only deprives employees of the support they need during challenging times but also impacts the overall well-being and bottom line of organisations. In this blog post, we will delve into the compelling business case for normalising conversations about loss and grief in the workplace.
Anaïs Neumann is Global Head of Executive Recruiting at HelloFresh, as well as a career coach and a Femme Palette mentor who also delivered a brilliant talk on personal branding at our first-ever career conference held in Berlin. In this interview, we talked to Anaïs not only about her recruiting background and career path, but also insider tips, her coaching approach, personal branding advice, and more.
With a global mentor community from different backgrounds, our mentors have different experiences to share with their mentees making every mentoring experience unique. To give you a glimpse of our diverse mentor community, we introduce to you 12 of our mentors in the field of marketing.
Olga Maximova is a Femme Palette mentor and Head of Nonprofit Development at Czechitas. In this spotlight interview, we asked Olga about working in non-profit, what needs to change to attract more women to the tech industry, what opportunities there are available, and much more.
Have you heard of the term “returnship” before? It refers to the return-to-work program that supports professionals who want to return to workplaces after a prolonged career break. The program is available to everyone, but most often to women through a female returnship program supporting mothers keen to come back to work. What is a successful returnship program for women, and how to properly design it? Let’s dig deeper to understand.
In this piece, we will discuss creating your online image and share tips on how to stand out from the hundreds of social media profiles, connect with your audience, and maintain consistency by representing your expertise, personality, and values.
