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One of the best pieces of advice Aishling Meyler has ever received in her twenty plus years working in data and technology is ‘put your hand up’. Always volunteer to get involved, even if you’re not entirely confident about the task in question. Taking on responsibility for projects can be career defining for women in STEM related industries.
In this podcast Aishling, who is Senior Director, Software Engineering, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, Insurance, UK and Ireland will discuss the importance of stepping outside of your comfort zone to get further in a tech career, know that knowledge comes from making mistakes.
Working for LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, Aishling was fortunate to be involved in a Women in Tech mentoring programme set up by the business. She will cover how important mentoring has been for her career and one of her earliest mentors gave her this invaluable advice. Advice that has stuck with her to this day and still very much holds true.
Aishling will explain how taking this approach can mean employees will learn faster and the work they are given will be more interesting. She will stress that women should try not to worry too much about a title or money in the early days – they should just say ‘I can do that or I can learn to do that’ and career progression will almost certainly accelerate – even if there some failures along the way. Aishling will discuss her own experiences of pulling back projects from the brink and why they were also some of her biggest successes.
Aishling will conclude that the technology sector is facing major challenges in attracting women to apply for roles and it is therefore vital that employers go further to make roles appealing and support women coming into the sector. Mentoring is one way but so too is being part of initiatives to educate and communicate to women the opportunities that exist in technology.
SheCanCode is a collaborative community of women in tech working together to tackle the tech gender gap.
Join our community to find a supportive network, opportunities, guidance and jobs, so you can excel in your tech career.
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By SheCanCodeOne of the best pieces of advice Aishling Meyler has ever received in her twenty plus years working in data and technology is ‘put your hand up’. Always volunteer to get involved, even if you’re not entirely confident about the task in question. Taking on responsibility for projects can be career defining for women in STEM related industries.
In this podcast Aishling, who is Senior Director, Software Engineering, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, Insurance, UK and Ireland will discuss the importance of stepping outside of your comfort zone to get further in a tech career, know that knowledge comes from making mistakes.
Working for LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, Aishling was fortunate to be involved in a Women in Tech mentoring programme set up by the business. She will cover how important mentoring has been for her career and one of her earliest mentors gave her this invaluable advice. Advice that has stuck with her to this day and still very much holds true.
Aishling will explain how taking this approach can mean employees will learn faster and the work they are given will be more interesting. She will stress that women should try not to worry too much about a title or money in the early days – they should just say ‘I can do that or I can learn to do that’ and career progression will almost certainly accelerate – even if there some failures along the way. Aishling will discuss her own experiences of pulling back projects from the brink and why they were also some of her biggest successes.
Aishling will conclude that the technology sector is facing major challenges in attracting women to apply for roles and it is therefore vital that employers go further to make roles appealing and support women coming into the sector. Mentoring is one way but so too is being part of initiatives to educate and communicate to women the opportunities that exist in technology.
SheCanCode is a collaborative community of women in tech working together to tackle the tech gender gap.
Join our community to find a supportive network, opportunities, guidance and jobs, so you can excel in your tech career.