When transitioning to a new career, it is expected that you might have a few gaps in your skills and knowledge. It’s important therefore to prepare yourself properly for your chosen career ahead, as you strive to differentiate yourself from the more experienced competition. 

In this episode we discuss how to make the transition into the tech industry. To help us explore this, we’re joined by Tigerlily Jagun-Howell, Associate Product Manager, at Moonpig to share her career pivot story and life at Moonpig. 

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Many companies are now beginning to realise the value in hiring a more diverse workforce – which is a great positive move in the right direction.

But what is the next step for organisations and what role does HR Tech play in it? 

HR Tech is a general term that covers software and hardware technology covering a range of HR functions. This includes tools to help improve performance, streamline onboarding processes, and provide analytics and insights into staff performance and retention.

To help give us more insight, we’re joined by Sara Holmberg, Head of HR at Winningtemp.

With a strong background in legal and HR consulting, Sara is passionate about all things HR. Together, we take a look at how HR Tech can improve diversity and inclusion and why we should be looking to the Nordics for inspiration.

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Employee groups are a great way to support DE&I initiatives. They can be viewed as a safe space for employees to share their experiences and feel supported by peers and mentors.

The Lego Group has a range of internal groups on offer for its workforce, including a Women’s Employee Advocacy Group that aims to support the company’s females by enabling them to flourish. 

In this episode, we sit down with Ann-Marie Brennand, Executive PA, Marketing & Channels Technology at the LEGO Group. In August 2022 Ann-Marie became Co-Chair of the LEGO Group’s internal Women’s Employee Advocacy Group. Here she shares the group’s aims and why it was formed. 

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There is a strong culture in the tech industry for expecting people to learn as hobbyist or in their own time.

This disproportionately excludes women, who are still taking on the bulk of caregiving responsibilities. Nearly half of working-age women are providing an average of 45 hours of unpaid care every week, while 25% of men provide 17 hours, and UK women provide 23.2 billion hours of unpaid childcare, compared to 9.7 billion provided by men. Requiring (either explicitly or implicitly through workload) that learning take place outside of office hours limits their ability to progress and punishes them further as a result of ingrained sexist structures - expecting them to be ‘kinkeepers’, both at home and in the workplace. 

To discuss this further, we’re joined by Hayley McCarthy, Co-Founder of Skiller Whale.

After graduating from Cambridge in 2007, Hayley set up and ran a professional coaching and assessment company for 7 years, strategically advising and providing training for organisations like HSBC, Microsoft and Shell.

She has been on the leadership team of two other international EdTech companies and is an author, published by Cambridge University Press. She is a co-founder of Skiller Whale.

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It's crucial to map out your career path since it enables you to understand where you are now and where you want to go. But how do you choose the best path for you when there are so many ways to go into technology and it's such a fast-paced/evolving field to work in?

In this episode, Cecilia Nunn, Responsible AI/ML Technologist and Rachel Thuo, Junior Technologist at Digital Catapult, sit down with us to discuss their own professional paths, the various entry points into the tech sector, and tips on how to carve out your own career roadmap.

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As a sector, the tech industry offers something for everyone – technical and non-technical, experience within a tech company or not. 

Today, we’re talking all things tech marketing and how to make the transition into the industry. To help us explore this, we’re joined by Jessica Jacobs, Global Director, Partnerships and Growth at Incubeta.

With over 8 years’ experience in the marketing industry, Jessica has a wide variety of experience and expertise within the tech industry, from AI and coding. Throughout her time in the industry, Jessica has worked with notable top-tier brands, such as L’Oreal.

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Simply put, FinTech is anything relating to finance and technology; or how technology delivers financial services or products.

FinTech includes areas such as banking, insuring and investing and job roles can vary from business analysts to cybersecurity specialists.

Today, Chirine BenZaied-Bourgerie, Head of Innovation at Finastra joins us to take a look into what a career in FinTech can look like, what skills and qualifications are important and how to establish yourself within the industry.

With more than 15 years’ experience in driving innovation in financial services, Chirine is responsible for intrapreneurship activities at Finastra, inspiring employees to innovate and share their ideas while also acting as a mentor. She also encourages collaboration across the wider financial services ecosystem, working with banks, financial institutions and fintechs to accelerate innovation through hackathons, webinars and industry events. 

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Data scientists turn raw data into something that is actually meaningful to businesses. They are in popular demand, but not everyone understands what they do and why their role is so important. So, why would young women consider a career in this area?
 
Ash Salim, Associate Data Scientist at Moonpig, shares her experiences so far as an early career data scientist, the challenges and opportunities she’s faced, as well as how companies can influence more young women to join the tech sector.  

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TV shows and movies would have us think that cybersecurity is all hackers, criminal masterminds and the battle between them and the good guys.

However, cybersecurity threats are just as likely to arise from more simpler scenarios – especially as the world has largely moved to remote working.

With more and more employees working from home, working remotely or even becoming digital nomads, businesses are facing an increasing battle to keep their data secure and networks secured.

To talk us through cybersecurity and the trends we need to know is Gal Helemski, Co-Founder & Chief Innovation and Product Officer, PlainID.

During the last 20+ years, Gal has defined solutions for customers and created and defined project specs, technical documentation, presentations and training focused on identity and access management. Gal has been extremely influential in the identity space for most of her career. She earned a bachelor of science degree in physics and computer science from Bar-Ilan University after serving six years in the Israeli Defense Force’s prestigious Mamram computing unit.

With her accomplishments, Gal was named one of the “Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity of 2021” by The Software Report.

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You’ve established yourself in your role and you’ve set yourself career goals. So how do you go about achieving them?

Well a sponsor could be the answer! A sponsor is someone, usually in the workplace, who believes in you and helps you climb the ranks.

To talk us through sponsorship and it’s benefits, we sit down with Jessica Regan from BAE Systems.

Despite being one of the youngest leaders in the industry, Jessica is one of the project leads on a new BAE Systems Digital Intelligence space systems programme, delivering cutting edge satellite technology.

Jessica discusses the positives of having a sponsor, how to go about getting one and the differences between sponsorship and mentorship.

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