WebTalksNI

This year, the Northern Ireland Developers Conference (NIDC) is doing things a little different; they are hosting their conference online. In collaboration with the conference, we have welcomed some of the speakers onto the podcast to discuss their talk and why they got involved.

Phil Wilkinson from Flexera will be discussing 'Journey to engineering leadership' 

NIDC - 9th-10th October 2020 | Tickets: FREE 

-> https://hopin.to/events/nidc2020 

This year, the Northern Ireland Developers Conference (NIDC) is doing things a little different; they are hosting their conference online. In collaboration with the conference, we have welcomed some of the speakers onto the podcast to discuss their talk and why they got involved.

We start the NIDC speakers series off with Andrew Gough who is discussing Slack Integrations, integrating with a 3rd party API and building a business on top of it. 

NIDC - 9th-10th October 2020 | Tickets: FREE 

-> https://hopin.to/events/nidc2020 

Gareth catches up with Ellen MacPherson, a Consultant Software Developer at ThoughtWorks. Ellen was in the middle of interviews and trying to find a job in March this year when we forced into lockdown due to the pandemic. Against all odds, Ellen still managed to land a new job and even re-located to the other side of the world in Australia.

Ellen shares her tips gaining a role in tech, landing a job remotely, joining a new team and relocating.

If you are considering a move during this time or you are considering tech as a second career, this is well worth a listen.
 
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More about WebTalksNI's Host, Gareth Stirling. 
After achieving a degree in Interactive Multimedia and Design, Gareth started his own web design company. In 2010, Gareth took the plunge into recruitment and hasn't looked back since. Gareth's goal is to spread more awareness about the varied routes there are into the IT industry in Northern Ireland. Find out how current professionals got into the industry, what skills are relevant and where the jobs are right now in the NI market with WebTalksNI.

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Gareth chats with Sarah Milliken from Alfac about how they have recruited and on-boarded 32 people over lockdown, including 13 people in one day. Sarah discusses the challenges, how the majority of her staff have now never met in person and how she now keeps them engaged.

Aflac Inc. is an American insurance company and is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States. The company was founded in 1955 and set up a base in Northern Ireland at the end of 2019.

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Follow WebTalksNI on Twitter / WebTalksNI is brought to you by Corvus Recruitment - www.corvus.jobs 

More about WebTalksNI's Host, Gareth Stirling. 
After achieving a degree in Interactive Multimedia and Design, Gareth started his own web design company. In 2010, Gareth took the plunge into recruitment and hasn't looked back since. Gareth's goal is to spread more awareness about the varied routes there are into the IT industry in Northern Ireland. Find out how current professionals got into the industry, what skills are relevant and where the jobs are right now in the NI market with WebTalksNI.

[email protected] 

Gareth chats with Michael Hewitt about what has changed in the recruitment industry in Northern Ireland during 2020 and how clients should adapt to the pandemic when it come to recruitment. Michael works with Gareth at Corvus, he is a senior recruiter with over 7+ years' experience in Recruitment.

They discuss what industries seem to be doing well during the pandemic, how clients should communicate with all stakeholders, how relationship with recruiters have adapted and how Corvus have adapted to remote recruitment.


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Ionic Framework 4: What's new?

Gareth catches up with Rob Sinton, Head of Development for Scaffold Digital, to discuss what is new with Ionic framework 4.

Scaffold (formally know as TeePee Design) was set up by Tim Proctor in 2008 and they are based in Lisburn. They specialise in bespoke software solutions across web and app to streamline processes and improve engagement.

Rob also touches on his experience of growing Scaffold Digital, his early career and how he stays up to date on the latest trends or technologies. This is a follow up to a previous episode with Alan Montgomery on the Ionic framework.  Rob will be discussing the latest version, Ionic 4.

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Alan Montgomery, a Full Stack Developer from Tascomi & founder of TrackMyLift, discusses the Ionic framework and how he uses it everyday for cross-platform mobile app development. Alan touches on his experience of using the platform, the benefits, new features in recent updates and more.

WebTalksNI is hosted by Gareth Stirling - A recruiter & podcaster 

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Former Ice hockey pro, Adam Cree, discusses his career into tech to now being Chief Revenue Officer in 3EN. Adam also touches on doing business during the current pandemic.

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Hi Webtalkers! 

I am writing this message from the comfort of my own home.  Like many of you, working from home will be the new norm for the next few weeks. 

We are living in unprecedented times.  The outbreak of the Coronavirus will change all our lives during the upcoming months.  Yes, it will have an affect on all aspects of our lives including economically and socially.  The good news is that it will pass.  In the meantime, we must support each other in every possible way. 

WebtalksNI will also be changing during this period.  Our focus has always been to bring you ‘good news’ stories from the tech industry in Northern Ireland.  We focused on self-taught developers and brought you background information on jobs like SCRUM Masters and Product Owners.  We highlighted certain technologies and what hiring managers are currently looking for. 

Now we must change tactics.  We have already started recorded a mini-series on career tips.  We recorded one a few weeks ago on ‘Why you should use a recruiter’ and in this week’s episode we are covering ‘Counteroffers’.  We will also be bringing you episodes on how to stay connected with your team, recruit and on-board staff remotely.  We will be talking to candidates who secured jobs in a fully remote recruitment process.  We will be talking to clients so we can share their experiences. 

We would still like to highlight individuals and companies in the tech sector so please do reach out to me if you have a story to share.  If you would like to see a certain topic covered then we would love to hear your ideas. 

Life will go on and when this is all over, hopefully, we will be in a stronger position.
  In the meantime, stay safe and stay healthy. 

Gareth Stirling 
Web Development Recruiter and Host of WebTalksNI 
[email protected]

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As WebTalksNI, is a a career podcast we thought we should tap into Gareth's expertise and start a series of short episodes on career advise. Alex, the producer of WebTalksNI, discusses with Gareth why candidates would use a recruiter and the benefits of it over directly applying for a role. If you'd like a certain career topic to be covered in future episodes, please get in touch on [email protected] or tweet us at @WebTalksNI