Cesar | Mexico

From Venezuela to Mexico

As conditions deteriorated in Venezuela, Cesar had no viable pathway to secure a decent quality of life. He made the excruciating decision to leave his home country. After a year of intense effort, he was able to purchase a one-way ticket to Guadalajara, Mexico, with only $500 USD left in his pocket to start a new life.

First, Cesar worked in IT at a local school, but the salary was very low. A young man, alone in a new city, he was unable to meet his own basic needs, like rent, let alone support his family back home.

When he heard about the software developer program at Generation, he jumped at the opportunity. “I started the course, and from there everything began.”

New skills, new hope: Coding & Teamwork

Although, unlike many of his classmates, Cesar had some background in coding, he gushes about the myriad things he learned in the program. “One of the most important things I learned in Generation is how to work in a team. This is an essential skill for working in any software company.”

“Anytime anyone in the class felt overwhelmed, and maybe wanted to give up, Generation mentors were there to tell you: ‘Yes, you can do this! Keep going. Don’t forget the reason why you’re here!’” says Cesar.

Now supporting himself & his family

After Cesar graduated from a Generation program in 2018, he was offered a competitive post with a global company. The new salary would not only easily meet all of his own expenses, but would enable him to regularly send funds to his family in Venezuela. Cesar grasps for words as he recalls this moment, “After everything I’d been through… I felt like I had arrived. I finally did it. There was an unbelievable amount of joy.”

Cesar’s dream now is to continue growing within the company. He is finally comfortable. He’s thinking about buying a car soon. “Generation has given me a lot of hope,” he explains.

Where is Cesar now?

Cesar has grown in his career. Today he serves as a Leader Support Engineer at Sellia Business, a platform that integrates channels such as WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and WebChat for company landing pages. César’s role involves helping companies implement and optimize the platform’s products, enabling them to create automated communication processes such as chatbots, AI agents, and application programming interface (API) integrations. 

“Generation helped me get my first job in the IT industry. It had a good salary, it enabled me to send more money to my family in Venezuela, to rent my own place, and start a family.”

Cesar and his wife now have two children, and he continues to support his family in Venezuela. He is in the process of going through the legal procedures to bring his entire family to Mexico. He looks forward to paying for their journey, buying them a house, and helping his siblings establish themselves professionally in Mexico – just as he was once helped by Generation. 

“Going through the Generation program was like crossing a threshold into another life.”