The Trellix Blog
Stories from our programs and the people behind them.
My Epitech Academic Internship at Trellix
The first time I heard about Trellix was during a workshop that was organized in partnership with my school. I was drawn to the modern technologies they used and the youthfulness of their team.
How I became a Software Customer Relation Specialist
After a series of unexpected events, I ran into a friend who was doing her academic internship in a tech company. I was even surprised as she was a French major with, maybe, less technical skills than I had at the time. She said I should apply for an internship in her company, Trellix.io.
The first week of my externship at Trellix
My name is Ridwan Adenigba. Finally, I got my externship at Trellix. If you are just joining us, Trellix is a software company located out of Cotonou, in the Benin Republic. They create scalable software and have customers all over the world.
Why I left my country and why I applied for an externship at Trellix
My name is Ridwan Adenigba and I am from Nigeria, Oyo State. My mom is a military woman in the Nigerian army. I grew up in Ibadan, Odogbo Barracks, where I spent the major part of my childhood and met most of my friends.
Shinobi Design Challenge - Mission 1
You will be designing illustrations for a blog article. Sounds pretty easy, right? Actually, it is more complicated than it seems. After all, this is a Shinobi challenge.
The importance of standardization in graphic design
Read in French [https://blog.trellix.io/untitled-2/] Creating a great brand is the core focus of any great company. Your brand defines how your customers perceive and interact with your company. To build a memorable brand, you need to make sure that your customers can easily recognize your identity
What is the Shinobi Design Challenge?
Read in French [https://blog.trellix.io/fr/quest-ce-que-le-shinobi-design-challenge/] The Shinobi Design Challenge is an online event that aims to allow young talented designers to express themselves while discovering new concepts in design. The motivation of this challenge has been discussed in this previous article [https://blog.trellix.io/how-i-want-to-help-young-african-designers/
How I want to help young African designers?
Read in French [https://blog.trellix.io/fr/comment-je-veux-aider-les-jeunes-designers-africains/] Hello, fellow Shinobi. I am Ralph, a product designer at Trellix. I also happen to teach UX/UI design at Africa Design School in Cotonou. As you may have guessed, I am passionate about design, especially graphic design and product design.
Why is the Trellix Externship Program the best choice for undergraduates?
Most of you are familiar with the concept of internships, short-term work experiences that allow people to gain insight into the professional world. Still, the concept of externships is foreign to many. Far less popular, externships are also beneficial work experience that can really be a game-changer in a professional
Burnout
t’s hard to work in the tech industry without hearing about the “burnout” concept. Especially in high tech startup employees burnout rate is the highest level and has been reported as high as 86% in the fastest growing startup.
The Trellix Remote Craftsmanship Program
The Trellix Remote Craftsmanship Program aims to give young African talents an unfair advantage in their tech career. It allows them to nurture their skills by working on highly challenging projects while making continuous revenue and boosting their portfolio.
Sprinters and Marathoners
The first thing I want to find out about a candidate during an interview is whether he is a sprinter or a marathoner. Of course, it would be easier to ask him the question directly, but many (especially the youngsters) would have trouble answering, probably because they never thought about
Don’t intern at Trellix
Technology is such a beautiful world. You get to know what is coming next before everyone else does, and you get to experience many things that a lot of people may never know. I was fortunate enough, in my teenage year, to do an unpaid internship in a building automation
The Trellix Graduate Internship Program
After spending some time in Africa, I realized that the continent has a lot of untapped resources, and the biggest one of them being its youthful workforce. The young African generation has all the passion and will of fire needed to take the continent to the next stage of its development.