For years, Liliane felt like she didn\u2019t fit in:<\/span><\/p>\n She didn\u2019t fit in at the repair shop where, after six months of work, the owner told her she should be reallocated to the administration team because he didn\u2019t want a woman working in the garage, despite her certified knowledge in mechanic automation.<\/span><\/p>\n She also didn\u2019t fit in in engineering schools at two different universities. \u201cI was accepted in three federal universities, but people didn\u2019t accept me, because I\u2019m black. I don\u2019t see myself as an intelligent person, but as hardworking. People didn\u2019t understand that I\u2019m smart because I study a lot, and they bullied me. I used to think I\u2019d never achieve anything, because I\u2019m black.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Liliane finally found her calling in the technology field, where she experienced a diverse and inclusive environment.<\/p>\n She began a course on computer networks, but felt like there was something missing. She kept searching other areas of study, mainly in web programming \u2014 but nothing felt like the solution. Finally, she found information about Generation Taster Day and thought \u201cThis seems like the right path to reach my goals. Do I fit in here?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n In Generation Brazil\u2019s Java Junior Developer bootcamp, Liliane found a safe place to be herself, share her point of view, and learn. And mentoring was a key part of the journey. \u201cThe Generation instructors and staff identified my strengths and a true potential in me. They saw something in me that I couldn\u2019t see. Mentoring is important, because you have someone by your side recognizing your potential and seeing who you really are, saying \u2018you are on the right track, keep going\u2019\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Life After Graduating from Generation<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cMy life was totally unstructured, I didn\u2019t have hope, didn\u2019t trust people before my experience with Generation. Now I see Generation as a family. It doesn\u2019t matter what happens. We will always have Generation to rely on. I feel grateful.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Liliane came from a poor family. Her parents were not able to finish school when they were young because they needed to work to support the family. They finished their studies years later. Her mother is one of her greatest inspirations, from whom she learned to never give up. Several years ago, her mother finished a graduation course and is now a school teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n In the Generation program, Liliane finally found her place and graduated in 2019 with a certification that led to four job offers in a week. \u201cYears from now, I want to come back and say to Generation classes: \u201cI was in the first class, we worked hard, but we succeeded. And so will you. This program will change your life for the better.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n After graduating, Liliane secured a position at <\/span>Banco Ita\u00fa<\/span><\/a> as a Tech Engineer for almost 3 years. Subsequently, she has worked as a Developer in three other organizations, gaining more experience in the field. Currently, she is a mid-level DevOps Engineer for <\/span>Wipro<\/span><\/a> in Brazil.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the Generation program, Liliane finally found her place and graduated with a certification that led to four job offers in a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":915,"template":"","outlet":[],"audience":[165],"class_list":["post-914","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","audience-voices","wpautop"],"acf":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Generation","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/www.generation.org","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"outlet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/outlet?post=914"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.generation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/audience?post=914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Seeking a path to a technology career<\/h4>\n
Where is Liliane now?<\/h4>\n