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The RiseUp adventure starts

This is Amanda (and me).

Amanda is 33 years old and has never worked in the IT industry before - but has had time to try several different industries and acquired a lot of practical and theoretical knowledge and experience. She is also self-employed and is generally very creative and solution-focused.
Amanda is very intelligent, analytical and empathetic. A big challenge for Amanda in professional life is to be sufficiently challenged and stimulated; she quickly becomes great at things, and can then just as quickly get tired and find the work a bit monotonous and boring.
Amanda currently works part-time as a subway driver for MTR and part-time she runs her private beauty salon. Amanda is looking for a new existence in life and wants to try a new industry.

ServiceNow is currently running the RiseUp program, which aims to meet the crying need for ServiceNow developers/configurators, with the goal of having 1 million certified individuals by 2024.
With Rise Up, even non-technical people, without experience from the IT industry, should be able to learn the ServiceNow platform and be able to contribute in one of the following roles:

  • System Administrator
  • Application Developer
  • Implementer
  • Business Process Analyst
  • Technical Project Manager

Through ServiceNow's Now Learning platform, there are ready-made Learning Paths for each of these roles. All courses are available as On Demand, where you can learn the knowledge at your own pace and in your own time.

When I was at the Knowledge 2023 conference in Las Vegas in May this year, I received a so-called "Golden Ticket". I can give this Golden Ticket to anyone, which gives the recipient a full year of free access to Now Learning with all On Demand courses. Thus, it will be completely free of charge for the individual who wants to complete RiseUp and start a brand new fun, developing and profitable career. All that needs to be invested is time and commitment.
I was given the power to change a person's life!

Golden Ticket

Yesterday, September 20, 2023, I gave my Golden Ticket to Amanda - and today, September 21, 2023, she logged into Now Learning for the first time and began her RiseUp journey. Her current jobs provide her with the income she needs during her studies, and she has plenty of time to devote to this initiative. Amanda has the necessary drive and commitment - and I am absolutely sure that she will cope with this very well. By January 2024, I am confident that she can apply for employment as a junior ServiceNow developer; either with a ServiceNow partner or a customer organization.
And let's not forget that she has a great mentor through me. 😁

What makes Amanda particularly qualified for this program is her great drive and commitment. When she has decided to implement something, she always manages to deliver. She is one of the smartest people I have met, and add to that that she is very social and nice.
I think ServiceNow will suit her perfectly. It gives her the challenges she needs, and because the pace of innovation and change is so high in IT, she will never get tired. In addition, there are all opportunities to expand into other areas within IT.

Follow Amanda's journey here on this blog. Follow her successes and setbacks - and above all: cheer her on!

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