Kate Pozeznik doesn't dread Mondays anymore and neither do her clients, that's because she helps people advance their careers in pursuit of their unique versions of life success. Kate is the founder of Quirk, not to be confused with Qwerk, and joins host Wendy as the guest on this week's Would You Data Scientist. Find out how you can pivot your career, what are the transferable skills you didn't even know you had, and so many more great pieces of advice. Stick around until the end of the show for a unique discount from Kate.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Kate started Quirk when she noticed that professionals within IT weren't very good at articulating the value they bring to their employers and weren't getting the promotions and job opportunities they deserved.
• Kate customised her LinkedIn profile and CV to exactly suit the role she wanted and managed to get the recruiter to reach out to her before she even had to apply.
• There are so many skills that stay-at-home parents learn that are transferrable to “real world” jobs. Our society still doesn't truly value the skills of empathy, compassion, organisation, time management, and so many more that stay-at-home parents learn.
• Even if you have gaps in your employment there will be transferrable skills that you've picked up and that you can tell people about.
• Surround yourself with positive people who want to see you succeed.
• Within data science there are so many roles. If you're looking to pivot then you should do personal value exercises that evaluate what is important to you. This will keep you focused on following career paths that are right for you.
  
  

BEST MOMENTS 

‘They want to enter a role that will constantly change and evolve'

‘It requires growth for you to be successful'

‘I was so amped to do this that these things didn't stand in my way'

‘Show how excited you are about data science'

EPISODE RESOURCES

Listeners of Would You Data Scientist get a discount on Resume Reviews, just get in contact with Kate to arrange yours.

[email protected]

Kate on LinkedIn

https://www.quirkpersonalbranding.com/

VALUABLE RESOURCES

linkedin.com/in/ethicalrecruiter

qwerkrecruitment.com

@qwerkrec on socials

ABOUT THE HOST

Wendy Gannon started Qwerk Recruitment in the middle of the Covid Pandemic to disrupt the recruitment sector with ETHICAL data recruitment and treat everyone with love, dignity and respect. Avid Music photographer of 15 years.

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

Interviewing successful Data Scientists to find out about their journey into Data Science and any struggles they've faced to help next generation Data Scientists from all walks of life to access their dream career.

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