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Chrism "360Chrism"

“The coolest thing about my job is that I can play the video games that I love.“ Chrism “360Chrism“ works as a Live Streamer at Twitch. To him, streaming is a lot about the content, but also what you do offscreen – how to improve the stream qualitity, networking and also working with sponsorships. He started streaming just as a hobby, to kill time. What does it need to start streaming? “Time.“

Ben Robertson

“The community you throw yourself into.“ That’s what Ben Robertson, Science teacher, enjoys a lot about his work. In his everyday job he teaches children science, but for the two weeks during the song contest he has been in a so-called media bubble in Stockholm. In his function he mainly has to provide analytics and statistics for media reports. He also does interviews and produces written or video content himself. What is essential to do this job? “Make sure you focus on making your ideas really clear to understand.“

Martin Skriver

“The coolest thing are the concerts. I love being on stage.“ Martin Skriver, Musician & Actor, enjoys his profession a lot, particularly those moments in front of the audience. His job is about writing songs and to perform them, together with his band. The band is kind of his part- time job, besides that he is also working as an actor, for example at the theatre. Which skills are important to get happy in the showbusiness? “You have to have patience and be kind. That makes it so much easier.“

Maciej Sychowiec

“You can ask the artists what their songs mean to them and where they get their musical inspiration from. You get the knowledge of how the music market works.” This is what Maciej Sychowiec, PhD Student & Editor in Chief, loves most about his job. He manages the website of the Eurovision Song Contest, writes the articles and follows the rehearsals and press conferences in order to provide pictures and video material. Which skills do you have to have to work in this position? “You need to write quite well, know how to work with graphics and how to edit videos.”

Manuel Pree

“Wir Mitarbeiter haben sehr große Freiheiten.“ Manuel Pree ist Solution Sales Specialist bei Microsoft Österreich und berät Kunden im Mittelstand in face-to-face Gesprächen zu den Themen Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit. Da die Kundenanliegen stark variieren können, ist er ständig gefordert, kreative und individuelle Lösungen vorzubringen. Unabhängig von der Ausbildung, was erachtet er als unabdingbare Voraussetzungen? “Man muss auf jeden Fall gerne in einem Team an Projekten arbeiten.“

Mari Ryberger

"The biggest challenge sometimes is to get everybody calm around the performer". Mari has to ensure that the entire Swedish delegation is relaxed during Eurovision. "It's so much emotion going through everyone for those simple 3 minutes."

Alda Paldsottir

"The coolest thing about being here is just... being here!" Alda really enjoys her experience as a volunteer for Eurovision. "A middle-aged woman doing something unusual. I like that"

Alekos Papadopoulos

"How I feel insight me when I'm playing." That's what Alekos Papadopoulos loves the most about beeing a musician. He compares his passion for music with a relationship. One must always work it out and not forget about each other. His advice for his 14-year-old self would be "I hope for you everything the best."

Georg Stoifl

"The coolest part is the change - the whole industry and software changes a lot and new challenges are coming up." As a Software Engineer at bwin Georg Stoifl worked in different development teams. Right now, he works with an Operations Team and is in charge of load tests. It includes building an automated app and environment setup as well as writing and executing tests. What skills do you need to do his job? "It must be fun. If it's not fun to you, you may not bring up the endurance."

Hovi Star

“I really like meeting new people, and I get to do it all the time” - that's one of the coolest things about Rovi's career as a musician. His fridge is also full with magnets from all the places he performed in: “Sometimes I look at it and I think: Oh my god, I've been to Siberia.”

Zoe P.

„Man darf nie aufgeben. Man muss immer weiter für seine Träume kämpfen, das ist das Wichtigste. Dann schafft man es auch.“, weiß Sängerin Zoe, die Österreich beim Eurovision Song Conest 2016 vertritt. Das Leben in der Öffentlichkeit bringt aber auch Nachteile mit sich. „Es gibt einen Teil von mir, das bin zwar ich, aber den kann ich der Öffentlichkeit entbehren. Es gibt aber einen Teil der ist ganz privat. Der gehört nur mir, meiner Familie und meinen Freunden.“

Gabriela Gunčíková

“Don’t take everything that seriously and surround yourself with good people” is the advice Gabriela Gunčíková would give her 14-year-old self. As a singer she takes part in the projects Trans-Siberian Orchestra in the US and Rock meets Classic in Germany. „It’s just so cool to be an artist and singer because it’s the greatest and most beautiful way to communicate with people.“

Marco Pesic

„You always need to create new things and to bring up new ideas. So that‘s the biggest challenge in music“, says Marco Pesic. As a guitar player for the band Highway he has a special advice for his 14-year-old self. „Always to drink a maximum of three beers at parties.“

Petra Wagner

Mit viel Lebenserfahrung und Fingerspitzengefühl für Menschen begleite und unterstütze ich diese einzeln und in Gruppen/Teams in deren individuellen Herausforderungen/Veränderungsprozessen z.B. als nachhaltiger Coach und motivierende Impulsgeberin.

Carlos Iván Cuesta Arenas

“Es importante saber la simbología de las joyas, la cual es importante dentro de la cosmovisión Mapuche, como esta se ve y se siente”. Afirma el orfebre mapuche Carlos Iván Cuestas encargado del taller Rayén Quitral, donde se elaboran joyas contemporáneas y tradicionales, mediante la combinación de material desechable, piedras preciosas, plata, cobre, alpaca y bronce. El oficio artesanal se aprende intentando, observando e investigando “Esto de poder hacer cosas manuales, uno lo trae adentro, pero no lo ha descubierto”.

Andy Lanzone

"Am besten gefällt mir, dass ich mich nicht auf eine spezifische Aufgabe festlegen muss und dass ich meine Kreativität jeden Tag ein wenig brauchen kann“, schwärmt Andy Lanzone, Head of Marketing bei Recomy. Weiter meint er: "Der Vorteil an einem kleinen Team ist, dass man viel miteinander redet und alle beim gleichen Konzept dabei sind.“

Chiara Spinelli

"Sopporto poco di stare alla scrivania", questo ci racconta Chiara Spinelli che si occupa delle Relazioni Esterne al Registro.IT del CNR di Pisa. La cosa più bella del suo lavoro è incontrare le persone, seguire i giovani, le start-up ed il crowdfunding.Tra i messaggi più importanti, quello di andare per la propria strada senza timore: "Io potevo fare un sacco di cose fighissime e non le ho fatte perché avevo paura del giudizio degli altri."

Matthias Reisinger

“Das Spannendste an meinem Job ist, dass ich mit Menschen arbeite, die wirklich an Lösungen arbeiten”, meint Matthias Reisinger, Co-Founder bei Impact Hub GmbH und fügt hinzu, “dass der typische Österreicher oftmals die Probleme und Herausforderungen sieht.” Die Impact Hub GmbH kooperiert mit “Menschen, die an kreativen Lösungen für spannende Herausforderungen arbeiten, stellt ihnen Raum zur Verfügung und unterstützt sie mit Expertise und Workshops.”

Fred Destin

“Success comes from a team and you are just part of it”, says Fred Destin, Partner at Accel Partners. In his job he has to think through strategy and product decisions. The thing he enjoys the most is “to help someone think through a complex problem”.

Lara Hagen

“Das Neugierigsein und sich neue Sachen zu überlegen”, macht Lara Hagen, Redakteurin beim Standard, am meisten Spaß. Mögliche Einschränkungen im Journalismus sieht sie in der Tatsache, “dass man nicht abschalten kann und man permanent am Arbeiten ist.” In ihrem Job geht es darum “nachzudenken, was sich in der Arbeitswelt tut und was die Leser und Leserinnen interessieren könnte.”

Lukas Skwiercz

“Das Coolste aus meiner Sicht ist die Abwechslung”, so Lukas Skwiercz, Trainee im Rechnungswesen & Controlling bei Edeka. In diesem Job hat er die Möglichkeit, sich mit den unterschiedlichen Bereichen des Unternehmens vertraut zu machen. Positiv an der Ausbildung ist für ihn, dass “man auch Ansprechpartner kennenlernt und ein Netzwerk knüpft, das für den weiteren Karriereverlauf von Vorteil ist.”

Thomas Grömer

“Den meisten Spaß macht Tea Blending – das ist, wenn man neue Teesorten erfindet”, erklärt Thomas Grömer, CEO und Teepapst bei KISSA Tea. Seine Aufgabe ist es, neue Produkte zu kreieren und zu entwickeln. Dieser Job wäre seiner Meinung nach ohne seinen Werdegang schwierig, da man hierzu “ein professioneller Tea Taster sein sollte und es von diesen Menschen nur zwanzig in Europa gibt.”

Michael Schrage

”I love creating new value with people.” Michael Schrage is a Research Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most of the time he works with business school students and with people in their mid careers. He thinks that “the best way to learn a subject is to teach it.”

Caroline Haidacher

“Was den Job für mich so erfüllend macht, ist, dass ich mich in Themen einlesen kann. Ich kann meine Neugier befriedigen”, sagt Caroline Haidacher, Redakteurin für Universum und ZIB beim ORF. Das Schönste für sie sind die Interviews und “der Kontakt mit den Menschen. Mir macht es großen Spaß, Fragen zu stellen und Themen aufzuarbeiten.”

Davide Palmiotto

"La cosa più bella del mio lavoro è avere pazienza di aspettare, avere la sensibilità di voler carpire che cosa vuol dire l'artista che è di fronte a te quel giorno in studio." Davide Palmiotto, Sound Engineer, ci racconta la sua storia, e di come sia difficile alle volte seguire gli artisti senza assolutamente guardare sull'orologio per vedere che ora è, o che giorno è. Ma soprattutto, per dare il meglio di se, occorre veramente farsi coinvolgere nel progetto artistico.

Salvatore Filippini La Rosa

"Il vero favore ai tuoi clienti lo fai prevenendo le cause", così si racconta l'avvocato Salvatore Filippini La Rosa dello studio legale FLB & Partner di Genova. Dopo un'esperienza iniziale in uno studio di diritto marittimo, parte come funzionario ONU occupandosi di diritti per i rifugiati. Studia diritto internazionale e successivamente Entertainment Law a NY. In questo mestiere è importante evitare la personalizzazione del contenzioso, "perché se ti innamori di un caso, quasi certamente sbagli".