In our sequence, we current private insights about feminine workers at Telekom Technik GmbH. And Dilek Bayhan Bilgin works there within the Digital Enterprise unit as a senior venture supervisor. Learn extra about her thrilling profession journey.
How did you find yourself at Telekom Technik?
Dilek: After acquiring my Laptop Engineering Grasp and Government, I labored as a venture supervisor and engineer in Istanbul for 15 years. Throughout this time, venture assignments led me to Milan, Amsterdam, and London on a number of events. My husband’s job state of affairs result in me transferring to Germany, the place I shortly discovered a job in Siegburg. After a yr, I moved to Deutsche Telekom as a venture supervisor within the Digital Enterprise unit (DBiz).
What do you notably like about your present job?
Dilek: I’m at present engaged on thrilling initiatives such because the Cloud Booster program and the growth of 5G capability growth, each of that are essential to Deutsche Telekom. As a venture supervisor, it’s essential to me to discover a stability between technical and human points, utilizing my technical background in addition to my emotional intelligence. Along with managing initiatives, I additionally assist different venture managers with venture well being checks and venture teaching. Our pool of venture managers at DBiz may be very numerous.
Which challenges have you ever already confronted in your profession?
Dilek: My best problem to date has been working within the know-how trade as a lady. Once I got here to Germany and later arrived at Deutsche Telekom, I believed that the subject of “ladies in know-how” can be much less distinguished right here than in Turkey. In my position as venture supervisor, it’s essential for me to speak my technical background clearly from the very begin to make sure my workforce takes me severely and respects me. Working collectively turns into a lot simpler as quickly as my colleagues notice that my technical information means I’ve an excellent understanding of the background and issues. Balancing work and household life can also be a problem. We have now a younger child and our kinfolk stay in Turkey, making childcare troublesome, plus we each work full-time. Deutsche Telekom’s day care heart for youngsters was very useful. These days, I generally use the present parent-child workplace.
What are you pleased with?
Dilek: My technical know-how, my levels, and the truth that I discovered German shortly, enabling me to handle initiatives in German. So long as I’ve a private goal, regardless of whether or not it’s skilled or non-public, I’m motivated. I’m additionally pushed by the need to speak with different folks and to attach with their “private area” – extra the reason why it is essential for me to talk and perceive German nicely.
Imagine in your self and use your motivation!
What can others be taught from you?
Dilek: My recipe for fulfillment relies on the assist of my dad and mom in addition to my perception in myself. They confirmed me how essential it’s to be impartial. I’m satisfied that I can obtain all the pieces if I work exhausting. My method is to first dream about what I wish to obtain, then create a practical motion plan, after which work exhausting to attain it with out ever giving up, whatever the exterior circumstances. If you wish to be taught one thing new comparable to a language, then you must begin as we speak, not tomorrow, and you need to by no means lose focus!
Dilek Bayhan Bilgin’s story is certainly one of many who illustrate what profession alternatives the corporate has to supply. Do you wish to begin your profession with us? Click on right here for jobs at Technik. We sit up for assembly you. And you’ll sit up for the following story about Girls@Technik. Keep tuned!☺️
