{"id":3182,"date":"2015-03-04T15:22:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T15:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=3182"},"modified":"2022-10-19T04:56:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T04:56:38","slug":"why-a-summa-cum-laude-chose-to-work-at-kalibrr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/why-a-summa-cum-laude-chose-to-work-at-kalibrr","title":{"rendered":"Why a Summa Cum Laude Chose to Work at Kalibrr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>22 years old. A summa cum laude, fresh from finishing an Ateneo education. App-maker, designer and manager. In love with technology. It sounds like the description for a 20-something off to take the corporate business world by storm and conquer it. Instead, it\u2019s the bio of a smart girl who chose to work for a humble start-up. Meet Joan Magno.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3187\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aaa-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/why-a-summa-cum-laude-chose-to-work-at-kalibrr\/#Working_for_the_future\" title=\"Working for the future\">Working for the future<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/why-a-summa-cum-laude-chose-to-work-at-kalibrr\/#You_dont_get_a_lot_of_opportunity_to_be_part_of_something_that_grows\" title=\"\u201cYou don\u2019t get a lot of opportunity to be part of something that grows.\u201d\">\u201cYou don\u2019t get a lot of opportunity to be part of something that grows.\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/why-a-summa-cum-laude-chose-to-work-at-kalibrr\/#Whats_worth_the_risk\" title=\"What\u2019s worth the risk?\">What\u2019s worth the risk?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Working_for_the_future\"><\/span><strong>Working for the future<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In March of 2014, Joan graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems from the Ateneo de Manila University, one of the top schools in the Philippines. A little over two months later, she took a job at <a title=\"Kalibrr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalibrr<\/a> and hasn\u2019t looked back since. For someone with almost unlimited opportunities on her plate, choosing to work in a start-up was a bold move. Joan says that her desire to learn as much as she could about the industry decided it for her. Looking ahead at a future where she would run her own technology company, Joan wanted to take advantage of the learning and networking opportunities being in a place like Kalibrr had to offer. A little less than a year into the job, she says she\u2019s already gotten much more than that. As a Product Manager at Kalibrr, Joan acts as the bridge between business analysis and what you see on the site. She speaks with Kalibrr\u2019s client companies and collaborates with the back end teams to make sure Kalibrr is a product that delivers value. Like any user-centered website, Kalibrr isn\u2019t static. It keeps on changing so that it can become even more helpful to you and to the companies it serves. Joan&#8217;s job is to identify opportunities for Kalibrr to be better, plan how to do it, then organize the product team to make it happen. The job is as all-encompassing as it seems. In her stay there, Joan has learned to fulfill the tasks of a leader \u2013 communicate, innovate, follow through. Everyday, she communicates with all kinds of people (investors, stakeholders, designers, developers, clients, users). It\u2019s never a stale day. And whether the discussion is about closing a deal or suggestions on a new feature for the site, her job demands she understand what was said and what wasn\u2019t being said and use all that information to innovate the product. The follow through comes in her other role as the leader of Kalibrr\u2019s design and engineering team. What\u2019s even better about all of this? Learning it in the energetic environment that only a start-up can have.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_dont_get_a_lot_of_opportunity_to_be_part_of_something_that_grows\"><\/span><strong>\u201cYou don\u2019t get a lot of opportunity to be part of something that grows.\u201d<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Joan says one of the draws of working in a start-up like Kalibrr is that you get to interact with everyone and more than that, you get to collaborate. Having been an intern for a multinational company, she observed that in a corporation the everyday culture isn\u2019t as dynamic \u2013 you work through lunch and talking mostly consists of conversations on the company\u2019s messaging application. Another thing she wasn\u2019t a fan of: your job description in corporations is usually what will be the sole in and out of your days there. At Kalibrr, the company\u2019s small but growing numbers calls Joan and the rest of the team to stretch beyond the given job descriptions and learn new skills. Joan says the synergy is rewarding and the lack of bureaucracy, even more so. If you see a problem or something that needs to get done, you don\u2019t have to wait for it to go through so many channels. Earlier on, Joan saw Kalibrr\u2019s need for an accounts team to handle its clients. Almost immediately, she was given the trust to create a team and do what had to be done. It was a choice between working a desk job to make rich people richer or becoming part of the Kalibrr tribe where everyone had equal ownership in the group\u2019s success. Joan can definitely say she\u2019s in the tribe 100 percent. Outside of all of the above, if you ask her today why you shouldn\u2019t close your doors to working in a start-up, she would point to the people. Working in a start-up surrounds you with the best people \u2013 the people who have the smarts, the drive, and the bravery to build something from the ground up.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_worth_the_risk\"><\/span><strong>What\u2019s worth the risk?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gaining the business experience and unlocking achievements like closing sales deals are just some of the things Kalibrr has given Joan. But what keeps her staying in a small company? Joan says it\u2019s knowing that at Kalibrr, they get to help people build a livelihood. Seeing that her everyday work is of service and getting to talk to the people who use Kalibrr is her favorite part of the job. In Joan&#8217;s words, the reward is \u201ccreating something you know helps other people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>22 years old. A summa cum laude, fresh from finishing an Ateneo education. App-maker, designer and manager. 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