324: Build Long Term Relationships and Find A Great Mentor with Sham Jabeen

<p>In this week’s show, Phil talks to Sham Jabeen, who has worked in the tech industry for the past 12 years, starting her career is an Account Manager for an IT support and services company.</p> <p>She is now a Senior Account Manager for Total Computers, where she works in partnership with vendors such as Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Microsoft and Google, and manages clients in the legal, financial and gaming industries.</p> <p>She is also the co-founder of Tech UK as well as a tech mentor and empowerment coach with a specific focus on women and diversity.</p> <p>Sham talks about the value of building relationships. She also discusses the importance of finding a mentor, and how coaching can help to guide our career paths.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>TOP CAREER TIP</strong></p> <p>Building long term relationships are the key to a long term career. Your network is your net worth, and foundations built throughout your career will serve you at all points.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WORST CAREER MOMENT</strong></p> <p>After beginning at a certain company, she was dismayed to find that the culture there was one of exclusion, and suffered extraordinary racism at the hands of her colleagues.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CAREER HIGHLIGHT</strong></p> <p>After working incredibly hard, Sham landed a huge deal – the biggest in her organization during 2019 – and became the highest achiever of the year. This was accomplished through her relationships with others and hard work.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T</strong></p> <p>Sham is excited and inspired by the sight of more women in the sector, and more diversity in the tech space.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE REVEAL</strong></p> <p><strong>What first attracted you to a career in I.T.?</strong> – Financial incentives were extremely compelling.</p> <p><strong>What’s the best career advice you received?</strong> – Don’t just settle and always be your authentic self.</p> <p><strong>What’s the worst career ad