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Mehmet KESTANE' 08

I was born in Istanbul in 1986, I am married and have an 8-year-old son. After graduating from Çağlayan High School Social Sciences Department, I prepared for the university entrance exam for about 2 years and also played in amateur theater for 3 years. I graduated from my school's Human Resources Management Department in 2008. I have been working as a Human Resources Manager at Arena Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. A.Ş. for about 3 years. At the same time, I work as a part-time lecturer at my school, Istanbul Aydın University. From the first day I stepped into the school, I had a very good career opportunity thanks to both the institution and the valuable instructors and managers in it. I used the references of my school very well from the first company I started on-site. After graduating, I took part in almost every organization and returned again as a lecturer after about 13 years. This is a situation that goes beyond materiality for me and I can say that it increased my already high spirituality towards my school even more. I had the opportunity to apply all the information I received in real business life. This is my 18th year in my career, I have taken all professional methods with me to every institution I have visited and convinced other people to implement them. · Since the education I received at IAU touched upon specific subjects and was provided in a comprehensive manner, namely periodically, rather than in the form of one-week curricula, I have mastered every detail and have reflected this correctly in my working life. I have never been away from my school since the day I graduated. In the past years, I have participated in the ''If I Had a Mind Like This'' seminar three times as a speaker. I have also participated in the spring festival twice. I have been a reference for many people around me, my younger siblings, during their preferences, I have coached them in terms of their master's degree and ensured that they benefit from the continuing education center. First of all, I recommend that they study a lot, listen to the lessons interactively, know at least one foreign language very well, definitely do processes such as On-Site Application - Internship in real life and have very effective communication with everyone. Knowledge is learned and implemented in some way, but if the communication aspect is lacking, it can surpass all other characteristics. Therefore, I recommend that they take their human relations to the next level. Since I was a second year student during my studies, I had to work intensively during the day in order not to have financial difficulties. This naturally prevented me from experiencing the campus environment very much. If I had the mindset I have now, I would have worked at a slower pace and spent more time at school and socialized. Other than that, I am grateful for both the education I received and its contributions to my life