Karalyne Khongbri

Karalyne is a Class of 2016 MSc Cloud Computing graduate from NCI. Soon after graduation, she joined Citi as a Graduate and have built a career there, now working as a IT Project Manager.

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background:

I completed master in Cloud Computing on 2016 and 1 month after graduation I got a job as a Graduate in CITI and I am from the North Eastern part of India.

What made you choose Ireland as a place you wanted to work? 

Ireland is now home to me. 10 years ago I choose Ireland because it was a growing hub in the IT industries.

What was your most memorable experience from your time at NCI?

I was hired in CITI as a graduate and its the NCI career development Program that I attended help me to land in the job that I join in 2016 and I am still with CITI.

What did the recruitment and selection process involve and how did you prepare for it?

For me the recruitment process was very easy that time I just had one technical round a call of 20mins and I was selected. But because of my experience I got in Ireland I believe had help me with the process . 

During my college days I use to do 2 jobs and 1 volunteer job so I can gain experience in Ireland since i came to Ireland as a fresher. I was working as a lab assistance in DIT and Data analyst volunteer in the organization called Volunteering Ireland.

If you were an international student please describe the visa process you underwent:

I did not take Stamp 1- G because I got a sponsor straight for Stamp –1.