S1E16: Understanding tech culture at Salesforce and Cisco

  • 4 Dec 2023

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?

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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 (kristb@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

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