Vikrant Mansera. Senior Social Media Manager at OKX and MSc Digital Marketing Graduate at Maynooth University We spoke to Vikrant about his journey from working in India’s fast-moving crypto and Web3 space to studying MSc Digital Marketing at Maynooth University, and how that experience shaped his career in global social media and digital strategy. "In India, I was working in the fast-moving world of crypto, fintech, and Web3 marketing. Before coming ...
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blogs , Careers & Jobs , Eunice Duyen
Humans of Maynooth Episode 3: Empowering Women in Tech with Archana Sahoo from India
In the last episode of our Humans of Maynooth series, we explored the journey of Sichen Huangfu, a PhD in Education, who shared her courageous path in overcoming homesickness to pursue qualified research projects in Ireland. In this third episode, we shift our focus to another inspiring voice in the Maynooth University community — Archana Sahoo from India. Currently, she is a postgraduate student in Software Engineering. With a background in ...
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blogs , Careers & Jobs , Phanindra Yenneti
Part-Time Jobs in Ireland for International Students – My Experience and Advice
International students come first in the race for a part-time job. Part-time work helps pay the bills and sometimes serves as a gateway into the social scene, providing the opportunity to acquire local experience and soft skills that complement one's academics. But getting a job in the first place can't be quite that easy. I hope to shed some light from my own experiences and offer some learning points that ...
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blogs , Campus life , Careers & Jobs , Phanindra Yenneti
Beyond the Classroom: How School of Business Extracurricular Activities Shaped My Professional Journey
As a Business School student, you just cannot say the academic curriculum was anything but rigorous and intellectually rewarding. What made it more enriching, perhaps, were the extracurricular and co-curricular opportunities that ran parallel with the formal teachings. Such activities conducted by the School of Business were not put together as mere additions; rather, they are truly essential in shaping our career readiness and personality development. From real-life assignments to ...
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