Hytec Power Inc. · OpenText Philippines
Before Hytec, I honestly didn't know power engineering was a thing IT could touch. Seeing how UPS systems are monitored and managed digitally — that was my first real "oh, IT is everywhere" moment of the trip.
OpenText was humbling. The scale of what they manage — billions of documents, AI-powered workflows, enterprise systems — made me realize our school projects are just scratching the surface of what real software does.
One thing that stuck with me: a professional told us "your degree is just the starting point — keep learning outside school." It wasn't discouraging. It was freeing. It meant the ceiling is wherever I put it.
Reliable power and reliable data are two sides of the same coin. One company keeps the lights on, the other keeps the information flowing. Neither works without the other.
The professionals at both companies were sharp, confident, and genuinely passionate. That's the version of myself I want to become — someone who actually loves what they do.
"Walking into OpenText as an IT student felt like being a first-year med student stepping into an actual hospital — humbling in the best way. The systems they run, the scale of data they handle, the way they talked about AI like it was just a normal Tuesday — I realized our coursework is the foundation, not the finish line. That advice about keeping learning outside school didn't feel like pressure. It felt like permission to go further than I thought I could."