S1E16: Understanding tech culture at Salesforce and Cisco
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Find out what Artificial Intelligence can do to the car salesman and cybercop. Synopsis: Every first Monday of the month, the Work Talk podcast helps you work smarter, think deeper and get ahead in your work life. In this episode, host Krist Boo and her guests aim to "de-geekify" Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on jobs, including those in the tech sector. First, the hottest thing: How is generative AI like ChatGPT affecting tech jobs and beyond? Are there still jobs in the tech sector? How can I get into a tech firm without a technological background? What must I do to stand out? What do these two tech multinationals, Cisco and Salesforce, offer? Her guests are Mr Gavin Barfield, Salesforce's regional chief technology officer for solutions, Mr Koo Juan Huat, Cisco's regional cybersecurity leader, and Mr Davidson Chua, a second-year computing student. It's just three techies making simple tech and job talk. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:04 Using the power of AI in sales and cybersecurity 8:46 Do you even need to go to school to land a job in tech? 13:36 What is it like to work in Cisco and Salesforce? 15:09 How can I get noticed by these tech firms? 18:36 Generative AI: Do I have a choice to not care about you? Read more: https://str.sg/iZzQ https://str.sg/iZzA Listen to: Pt 2: Is Google still a good place to work? Oracle’s main business now - https://str.sg/iJva Pt 3: Microsoft’s subsidiary Linkedin reigns in social media work world - https://str.sg/iUeq Pt 4: What it is like to work for creative tech companies Adobe and GitHub - https://str.sg/iUKW Pt 5: What do 112-year old IBM and 25-year-old Equinix have in common? - https://str.sg/i5Uc Produced by: Krist Boo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai Edited by: Teo Tong Kai Follow Your Money & Career Podcast channel here: Channel: https://str.sg/wB2m Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wuN3 Spotify: https://str.sg/wBr9 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/ioWR SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: [email protected] Read Krist Boo's column: https://str.sg/wB2P --- Discover more ST podcast channels: In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL --- Special edition series: True Crimes Of Asia (new): https://str.sg/i44T The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2 Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa --- Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #moneycareerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.