Testimonials
What SkilledUp Lifers say
Experience and demonstrable skills gained through SkilledUp Life volunteering leading to landing the first job to career transition including promotion as well as career realignment.
"I recommend SkilledUp Life to anyone going through any kind of change in their career or any students looking to gain professional Experience and Skills."
Elise's dream job was to get into HR. She had no HR education or experience when she joined us. She single-handedly built our HR function including establishing processes and systems. Within 2 months of joining, she secured an HR job with Equinix, a US company, as a Talent Acquisition Co-ordinator.
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Elise Singleton (UK)
Head of Human Resources
I can strongly advise anyone who wants to shift the field they are working in into something they have been dreaming for, to join one of SkilledUp Life Volunteer teams.
Deimante Semcisinas (Denmark)
Human Resources
"It was the first time I saw a volunteer project like this. The experience of working with social media was intense and brought me a connection with people I might never meet. Thank you for the opportunity!"
Neusa helped SkilledUp Life reach its first 12 months' goal of signing up 1,000 Volunteers in mid-2021. Experience gained through us helped her land her next job as an Administrative Assistant at Vieira Melo & Lionello in Brazil.
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Neusa Rosa (Brazil)
Social Media
SkilledUp Life is a visionary platform led and organized by visionary people. I am excited to be part of it, as I acquire new experience and skills in my career journey. It is an honour integrating and working with colleagues of diverse background and culture who all share a passion for work.
Joseph Mshana (Tanzania)
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"It was a great opportunity working with Skilledup Life. It was a great stepping stone for my career pathway."
Akila helped established our Support function including co-authoring the knowledge base, whilst undertaking a degree.
Akila Thenuka Abeykoon (Sri Lanka)
Customer Support
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to work as an Engagement Coordinator (Linkedin) with SkilledUp Life during this time. I hope your startup projects will continue to develop and assist many students or those who do not have much experience to enhance their knowledge and cooperate with you. On the other hand, I really appreciate your projects and look forward to contributing my abilities to upcoming projects.
Epi Le (Vietnam)
Volunteer Acquisition
"Thanks so much SkilledUp Life for the platform to be able to learn and grow as a person. It has really helped me immensely."
Collins single-handedly recruited almost all the Volunteer talent that joined SkilledUp Life team during 9 months of Volunteering. With experience in hand, Collins secured a job at Diamond Trust Bank, Kenya.
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Collins W. Ong'eta (Kenya)
Human Resources - Recruitment
"On October 24th 2025, I completed my journey at SkilledUp Life, where I had the pleasure of working as a Volunteer Vue.js Frontend Developer for the past three months.
This experience allowed me to grow both technically and personally — learning new skills, collaborating with talented people from different countries, and tackling real-world frontend challenges.
I’m deeply grateful to the team for the opportunity and to everyone who supported and inspired me along the way.
It was an incredible experience that I’ll carry forward in my professional path."
"I am a certified Strategic Manager from European Business University of Luxembourg, a certified Master of Business Administration, a Certified Professional Manager, and a Chartered Sales Professional."
"As the Head of Sales at a pioneering beauty company in Nigeria, I lead a dynamic team across four business units in Nigeria and Ghana. Our mission is to ensure every woman of color has effortless access to our products, both locally and internationally."
"While my career in the beauty industry has been deeply fulfilling, I felt a desire to contribute beyond my current scope—to create a global impact. This drive led me to SkilledUp Life, where I embarked on a transformative journey of volunteering. Initially serving as the Country Leader for Nigeria for two terms, I later took on the role of Head of African Operations and Global Sales for another two terms. Volunteering at SkilledUp Life has been nothing short of extraordinary, offering me the opportunity to grow as a leader and make meaningful contributions on a global scale."
Post SkilledUp Life volunteering, Abidemi career transitioned into Head of Sales role with a B2B commerce company using the knowledge, experience and skills gained within the tech startup industry.
Thank you for the opportunity SkilledUp Life and I really value the experience and exposure which I got from being a volunteer.
Madonna Attale (Sri Lanka)
Customer Development
SkilledUp Life is a magic spell that's invaluable and Manoj Ranaweera the Wizard who created it. Thank you Manoj Ranaweera for your teachings and for helping me to build up and start my career.
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"My journey in tech started right after I turned 18, when I joined SkilledUp Life as a support volunteer while still doing my A/Ls. At the time, I was simply eager to learn, to explore, and to see what the world of technology really looked like beyond the classroom.
Thanks to the team, I was given the chance to step into a real-world work environment. It wasn’t always perfect I made mistakes, learned from them, and slowly began to understand what it truly means to work with people, manage time, stay consistent, and collaborate with professionals. Looking back, that experience completely transformed the way I think. It gave me a first-hand view of how companies operate, and that kind of exposure at such a young age shaped the foundation of my career.
That very first opportunity ended up being the stepping stone that helped me land my first job. From there, I kept moving forward — and eventually found my path in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Today, I’m focused on contributing meaningfully in this evolving AI age, bringing value, and building on the curiosity that first led me into tech.
Veenath Wickramaarachchi (Sri Lanka)
Support
"If you're looking for a platform to break into the tech startup industry, SkilledUp Life is the place to be.
I have 4 years experience working in financial services back-office roles and used this experience to get a support volunteer role at SkilledUp Life. I gained very many hard and soft skills working with both volunteers and customers and now I made the switch to an HR Volunteer role and I'm absolutely loving it.
So for those wanting to try out a new role I highly recommend taking this leap of faith by first signing up with SkilledUp Life. It will pay off. "
Irene Namutebi (South Africa)
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Thank you for giving me this opportunity to gain Experience and work together with other Volunteers worldwide. I recommend Volunteering at SkilledUp Life to anyone looking to gain Experience and develop their Skills.
Isaac Lekgothoane (South Africa)
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I was a student in both HR and Digital Marketing when I joined SkilledUp Life. As a fresher, I faced the problem of not being able to find work because I lacked prior work experience. And then fortunately I came across a volunteering opportunity for SkilledUp Life in HR. During my three months of volunteering, I learned something new every day and worked with people who lived in various geographical locations. SkilledUp Life definitely improved my HR skills and capabilities.
I had the opportunity to volunteer for Compaira in content writing while volunteering with SkilledUp Life through SkilledUp Life. This helped me improve my content writing skills.
I'd like to say that volunteering for SkilledUp Life was one of the best decisions I've ever made because it was the first stepping stone in my career and paved the way for me to land a job as HR Assistant cum Social Media Executive even before I finished my studies.
Fathima Yumnah Shahjahan (Sri Lanka)
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