Volunteer Stories

Nabeel Jaffery

Nabeel Jaffery has an MBA and a degree in Computer Engineering. He grew up in Pakistan, playing in the streets of his neighbourhood. But when he married and started his family...

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Nabeel Jaffery
Anusha Jayaram

Anusha Jayaram

Every morning Anusha dialled into our 6 - 8 am class (Melbourne time) which is 12:30 am in her hometown of Bengaluru, India.

Anusha Jayaram

Every morning Anusha dialled into our 6 - 8 am class (Melbourne time) which is 12:30 am in her ho...

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Sharmila Kumar

Sharmila Kumar

Sharmila estimates that she had applied for 70 IT jobs over the last year, and did not even make the short list. 

Sharmila Kumar

Sharmila estimates that she had applied for 70 IT jobs over the last year, and did not even make ...

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Purnima Chandrasekar

Purnima Chandrasekar

After moving to Australia in 2018, Purnima Chandrasekar had some time off to welcome her daughter and was out of the workforce for 3 years.

Purnima Chandrasekar

After moving to Australia in 2018, Purnima Chandrasekar had some time off to welcome her daughter...

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Amardeep Kaur

Amardeep Kaur

In just three short months, Amardeep cleared her Salesforce Administrator certification and was offered a job as an Associate Consultant at Contrivers. 

Amardeep Kaur

In just three short months, Amardeep cleared her Salesforce Administrator certification and was o...

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Teja Aswini

Teja Aswini

Teja joined Blaze Your Trail in September 2021, with a goal of becoming a Salesforce Administrator within the next 3 years.

Teja Aswini

Teja joined Blaze Your Trail in September 2021, with a goal of becoming a Salesforce Administrato...

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Leena Machanpally

Leena Machanpally

Leena had a 3-5 year goal of having a career in Salesforce as either a functional consultant or a developer.

Leena Machanpally

Leena had a 3-5 year goal of having a career in Salesforce as either a functional consultant or a...

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Pooja Agarwal

Pooja Agarwal

Pooja lives in Perth so joining Blaze Your Trail meant 4 am starts each morning. 

Pooja Agarwal

Pooja lives in Perth so joining Blaze Your Trail meant 4 am starts each morning. 

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Shanthi Sankaranarayanan

Shanthi Sankaranarayanan

After 10 plus years in recruitment, Shanthi needed to make a choice between Recruitment and Salesforce.

Shanthi Sankaranarayanan

After 10 plus years in recruitment, Shanthi needed to make a choice between Recruitment and Sales...

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Lakshmi Sistla

Lakshmi Sistla

Lakshmi loves being a Salesforce Administrator, bridging the gap between business needs and technology.

Lakshmi Sistla

Lakshmi loves being a Salesforce Administrator, bridging the gap between business needs and techn...

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Nabeel Jaffery

Nabeel Jaffery

Despite his degree in Computer Engineering and an MBA, Nabeel's starting salary in Australia was just above the minimum wage. 

Nabeel Jaffery

Despite his degree in Computer Engineering and an MBA, Nabeel's starting salary in Australia was ...

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Anusha Jayaram

Anusha Jayaram

Every morning Anusha dialled into our 6 - 8 am class (Melbourne time) which is 12:30 am in her hometown of Bengaluru, India.

Anusha Jayaram

Every morning Anusha dialled into our 6 - 8 am class (Melbourne time) which is 12:30 am in her ho...

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Sharmila Kumar

Sharmila Kumar

Sharmila estimates that she had applied for 70 IT jobs over the last year, and did not even make the short list. 

Sharmila Kumar

Sharmila estimates that she had applied for 70 IT jobs over the last year, and did not even make ...

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Purnima Chandrasekar

Purnima Chandrasekar

After moving to Australia in 2018, Purnima Chandrasekar had some time off to welcome her daughter and was out of the workforce for 3 years.

Purnima Chandrasekar

After moving to Australia in 2018, Purnima Chandrasekar had some time off to welcome her daughter...

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Amardeep Kaur

Amardeep Kaur

In just three short months, Amardeep cleared her Salesforce Administrator certification and was offered a job as an Associate Consultant at Contrivers. 

Amardeep Kaur

In just three short months, Amardeep cleared her Salesforce Administrator certification and was o...

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Teja Aswini

Teja Aswini

Teja joined Blaze Your Trail in September 2021, with a goal of becoming a Salesforce Administrator within the next 3 years.

Teja Aswini

Teja joined Blaze Your Trail in September 2021, with a goal of becoming a Salesforce Administrato...

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Leena Machanpally

Leena Machanpally

Leena had a 3-5 year goal of having a career in Salesforce as either a functional consultant or a developer.

Leena Machanpally

Leena had a 3-5 year goal of having a career in Salesforce as either a functional consultant or a...

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Pooja Agarwal

Pooja Agarwal

Pooja lives in Perth so joining Blaze Your Trail meant 4 am starts each morning. 

Pooja Agarwal

Pooja lives in Perth so joining Blaze Your Trail meant 4 am starts each morning. 

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Shanthi Sankaranarayanan

Shanthi Sankaranarayanan

After 10 plus years in recruitment, Shanthi needed to make a choice between Recruitment and Salesforce.

Shanthi Sankaranarayanan

After 10 plus years in recruitment, Shanthi needed to make a choice between Recruitment and Sales...

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Lakshmi Sistla

Lakshmi Sistla

Lakshmi loves being a Salesforce Administrator, bridging the gap between business needs and technology.

Lakshmi Sistla

Lakshmi loves being a Salesforce Administrator, bridging the gap between business needs and techn...

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