Inside the Ohana: The Value of Rediscovering Your Future with Marquita Sidibe, Sr. Systems Support Analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance
On this episode, #DF21 Golden Hoodie winner, Marquita, shares how she changed careers by forging a new path in the technology industry.
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Over the past 100 years, Liberty Mutual Insurance has been committed to helping people preserve and protect what they earn, build, own and cherish. Since 1912, they’ve grown into the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer - based on 2020 gross written premium - by maintaining commitment to the belief that progress happens when people feel secure. They are headquartered in Boston, but their people, customers and reach span the globe.
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Guest Bio
After working in the hospitality industry for over a decade, Marquita Sidibe wanted to change careers to spend more time with her family, but lacked the digital skills for the job she craved. Sidibe used Trailhead, the Trailblazer Community, and Salesforce Pathfinder to build a tech career. Four years after leaving the hospitality industry, a year after Pathfinder, Sidibe landed the job she wanted as a Salesforce analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance in 2019. Outside of that, Marquita loves animals, video games, Marvel Comics, and Star Wars.
Guest Bio
After working in the hospitality industry for over a decade, Marquita Sidibe wanted to change careers to spend more time with her family, but lacked the digital skills for the job she craved. Sidibe used Trailhead, the Trailblazer Community, and Salesforce Pathfinder to build a tech career. Four years after leaving the hospitality industry, a year after Pathfinder, Sidibe landed the job she wanted as a Salesforce analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance in 2019. Outside of that, Marquita loves animals, video games, Marvel Comics, and Star Wars.
Episode Summary
On this episode, Marquita Sidibe, a Sr. Systems Support Analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance, shares how she changed careers by forging a new path in the technology industry.
Key Takeaways
Quotes
“There's a big myth that when you're applying for a new job, you have to check off all the boxes and meet all the requirements. Still apply because chances are you do have transferable skills that you could use in that position.”
Episode Highlights
*(1:31) - Ohana Origins: Meet Marquita Sidibe
*(9:58) - What Does the Ohana mean to Marquita?
*(12:43) - What’s Cooking: Marquita’s Current Role at Liberty Mutual Insurance
*(15:17) - Future Forecast: What’s in Store for the Trailblazer community?
*(17:08) - Advice for Aspiring Trailblazers *(17:56) - Lightning Round!
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