On April 22, postgraduate students and students majoring in 073 "Management" had a great opportunity to talk to the top manager of the system construction company.

Kateryna Sivakova, Director of Strategic Partnership of the construction company ArtBudService (Kyiv) attended the Online Classes. The online meeting was held as part of the study of disciplines "Theory of Organizations" (teacher: Opanasyuk Yu.A) and "Management of Organizational Development" (teacher: Mishenina H.A). «Art Wood Service» performs a full range of turnkey construction works, acts as general contractor, manages projects, provides design and engineering services, cooperates with world-famous brands - such as Nestle, Kraft Foods, DANONE, Nova Poshta, Flex, builds facilities under the US Government's Humanitarian Aid Program (EUCOM) and the United Nations Children's Fund in Ukraine (UNICEF).

During the meeting, students talked about the structure of business processes, the peculiarities of the organizational structure of the company. They also talked about the threats and opportunities of work during lockdown, corporate culture, new projects and failures.

The highlight of the conversation was Ms. Kateryna's story about her personal professional path. And, of course, the special interest of future managers was raised by the issues of career start and the key to success in this field.

So, keep life-hacks from an experienced TOP-manager on how to build your career:

• Be active, use all opportunities to participate in various conferences to gain experience of public speaking, negotiations, answers to awkward questions.
• Start your career with a large complex bureaucratic structure, where you will be taught all the processes.
• Don't be afraid to change jobs, even with a change of activity.
• If you want to earn a lot - go to the departments that work with customers. The money goes to the client.
• Sign up for Linkedin
• Don't be afraid to make mistakes
• Take on more tasks than your job description.
• Don't learn English forever - learn it once and for all !!!
• Engage in self-development: read, play sports, develop spiritually, travel.
• Engage in self-development: read, play sports, develop spiritually, travel.

Still, distance learning has its advantages! Learn new things, learn from the experience and get real advice from such guests - the real value of such online meetings!

Thank you Mrs. Kateryna for a professional, sincere conversation! We hope for further cooperation and new meetings.