Today’s large technology companies no longer seek university degrees or brilliant academic records, as was the case decades ago, when formal studies were practically the only gateway to the sector. At present, giants such as Google, Amazon or Meta prioritize competencies practices, adaptability, critical thinking and real experience in projects, even above a traditional career. It is increasingly frequent to see this attitude in other sectors, due to the abundance of university degrees between the offer, so, through these competences, the candidate manages to create a differential factor to the rest.
In this context, demand has moved towards profiles capable of learning autonomously, solving complex problems in changing environments and mastering specific tools, often acquired outside the formal education system. This transformation marks a deep change with respect to the model of the eighties and the nineties, where a title in engineering or computer science was not only an indispensable requirement, but a symbol of professional guarantee. Today, technological meritocracy is measured more in demonstrable skills than in diplomas harvested over the years, although some specialized titles have also acquired a significant channel.
Pilar Alonso, a law graduate and journalism at the Carlos III University of Madrid, presented in the podcast Nova its professional tour until it leads to the technological giant par excellence. In this way, I contribute to all the spectators of the program the keys to enter technology companies such as Google, Meta or even Tiktok, of which it is also part of the employee. “They will never ask you for the university’s notes. They care much more what have you done, what challenges you have assumed and who you are as a person“He adds in relation to the requirements demanded by these companies, which leave the topic that reigns in Spain with the obsession with the studies provided.
Change of mentality in the sector
“The great technological ones do not look at what you have studied or how it has gone to you, They are going to set much more on your projects And also in the personal part, ”he adds. The main jobs that were previously considered as the highest of the hierarchical and monetary structure today occupy a much more contained position and, in addition, they share space with other emerging works as a result of the technological trends that today reign in everyday life.
Likewise, the mentality of the companies regarding the products they sell has changed because today not only does you sell, but how. In this way, stalls in great technological ones have acquired great popularity In a world that does not stop reinventing itself in all areas. The companies marketing department includes a large number of professionals who have not completed the relevant studies of that discipline, but have acquired knowledge based on their abilities. In this sense, Pilar’s example is the ideal to see market changes.
Of the cinema to study a master’s degree
The guest of the program is a referent of the Tech world, investor, entrepreneur and one of the commercial leaders with the most influence in Spain. However, his life has constituted a mountain of unexpected script turns. His first steps as a student were at the Carlos III University, located in Madrid, assuming the rest of the double degree in law and journalismthat is, nothing to do with what I would finally end up doing. But the first Plot Twist It arrives precisely with its departure to the United States, during the crisis of the beginning of the second decade of the century in search of its dream as an actress.
After this surprising interlude, his professional career continued in a journalism company and his place of residence moved to various emerging countries. Then, after rethinking the course of his career, the next step in his life consisted of studying the Master in Business Administration and Directorate in EI, discovering a strategic world never before visited. This is how I started my career in the technological ones, Google hired me, I went to Dublin, in an acquisition position. After two years and peak I went to the finish line, in a more technical position, and in 2020 I started with Tiktok“, reports. So his exciting career has gone through different stages until he arrives in great technological ones, on the occasion of his history.
The importance of stalls in the technological sector
At present, Alfonso exercises his profession in a sales stand within Tiktok. Due to the transcendence of his employment, he stressed that the positions where results are achieved, such as his, are those that collect the largest wages, because this is how these large companies work. On the contrary, in the negative part, he stated that “you have to have a very high capacity of adaptation to change.” Regarding the salary mass that a newcomer can obtain in a position like yours states the following: “You can start with a fixed 40,000 or 50,000 but you can have up to 60% variable“