社区关系推动职业发展
Winter graduate Pramit Thapa hopes to use his computer science experience to give back to the Nepalese community.
Pramit Thapa打卡, sits at his desk and prepares to welcome clients needing help with laptop repair or Wi-Fi log in.
塔帕，计算机科学专业的学生 它的 学生领导, will graduate in December and then start full-time with Fidelity Investments in 研究 Triangle Park. He spent the last two summers completing internships with the company, gaining front- and back-end development knowledge. While this full-stack experience was much different from his job as an 它的 student worker, Thapa values the communication and teamwork skills he’s gained there over the past 2 1/2 years helping clients face-to-face.
“I think this job has given me more communication skills — I would say, 更多你需要的软技能, 即使作为一个软件工程师,塔帕说. “你在这里是一个团队. 我们有全职员工. Whenever we have issues that we can’t solve, we typically go ask them. It has given me confidence to ask for help and become a better communicator and worker in a team setting.”
An early interest in computers and a high school class inspired Thapa to pursue computer science at Carolina. While that passion brought him to Chapel Hill, community connection has been the through line of Thapa’s Carolina experience.
来到卡罗来纳, 我注意到一件事, 在它的和课堂上工作, 是一个非常多元化的社区吗. I’ve helped clients from all over the world,塔帕说. “I found we even had the UNC Nepalese Student Association, where I got to meet other people from a Nepali background. Now I’m also a current president of the club. We do cultural activities for Nepalese students just to help them get to know each other. 它创造了一种联系. I’m so glad to be able to be part of that.”
Thapa’s family, originally from Nepal, moved to High Point, North Carolina, when he was 14. He hopes starting his career here will keep him close to family and friends while also preparing him to give back to those in Nepal.
“I have relatives in Nepal who I talk to almost every week. So a dream project would be going back to Nepal and providing for the community there through jobs and opportunity while also helping to solve a global problem with the experience I gain from my career,塔帕说.
当他过渡到全职工作时, Thapa plans to continue being involved in community activities and remain connected with the Carolina community and family.
“家庭是我生活中很重要的一部分. 一个小时的车程, 我可以回家见家人了, and a 20-minute drive to meet friends in the University’s sphere,塔帕说. “我想这就是我留在这里的原因. 继续全职工作, 几年后, I am planning to go back to school for either a master’s in computer science or an MBA program to further advance in my career while also thinking about how I can make opportunities more accessible so other people can enjoy the things I’ve been able to.”
