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The UK Data Market - Does your Tech Team have a brand?
I work with businesses of every size and any sector, from the biggest names in telecoms, finance, and retail, to AI start-ups and data consultancies with 10 employees.
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Reducing Barriers for Women in Tech with Strathclyde University
Earlier in the month, I collaborated with Strathclyde Women+ in Tech to delivering a session on getting started in STEM and showcasing data literacy.
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How to Optimise Your Tech and Data Candidate Selection
In my last article, I looked at the value of a positive candidate experience during the marketing and advertising stage of the hiring process and the importance of...
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The Future of Data Science
From the Need for Increased Deliverables to Perfecting the Balance Between Human and Machine Interaction
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How Business Leaders Are Harnessing Compassion and Empathy to Lead in the Modern Work Environment
How Business Leaders Are Harnessing Compassion and Empathy to Lead in the Modern Work Environment
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9 Ways Data Can Empower Your Business
Looking back over the past year many organisations have taken steps to harness the power of their data.
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Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce
Inspired by MBN Solution’s ‘The Future of Talent’ whitepaper, The Scotsman recently discussed how organisations can ensure their workforce is filled with talented...
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Just Add Code: How To Grow Your Own Developers
At this point, it’s not news to say that there’s a tech and data skills shortage in the UK. Businesses are scrambling to scoop up the best talent as quickly as possible...
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How to Adapt to the Fast-Paced World of Data Science Opportunities
Data science is fast paced and, in the post, Covid-19 candidate-driven market, being able to adapt quickly to new opportunities can help catapult your career to the next...
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How To Advertise and Market Your New Vacancy
Last month, I looked at the importance of ensuring the prep work around creating a new vacancy was always carried out and investigated how a job, talent and reward...
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The Next Generation of Data Science Talent
Last week saw the closing ceremony of the Data Lab’s MSc Placement Programme for 2020/2021, with 92 MSc students placed with 75 Scottish organisations.
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Increasing the Public's Trust in AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is perhaps the trend on every practitioners’ lips in the Data science and technology industries, but how can we ensure that it becomes...
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Why You Should Learn a Second Programming Language
For some software engineers, their language is their religion and for others, there’s a fierce need to explore.
It’s becoming increasingly common for software engineers...
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How Data Science and Machine Learning can Combat Conspiracy Theories
It's no revelation that conspiracy theories spread like wildfire on the internet, creating such massive amounts of misinformation it can be challenging for people to...
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Five Tips for Emerging Data Scientists
While remote working has many benefits, one of the challenges for new data scientists can be making the transition from academia to the workforce. Managing this...
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Five Tips for Organisations Hiring Graduate Data Scientists
Graduate data scientists are an important part of every organisation but for many, it can be challenging understanding where they fit in, especially if the organisation...
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10 Leadership Skills to Develop and Nurture in your Tech Career
It’s not uncommon for software engineers and tech practitioners to struggle to make the move to management positions, which is why being among the ones that understand...
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How to Build an Inclusive Hiring Process
Recruitment is about finding the best people for your business and if you're a hiring manager, you'll know some roles have seemed impossible to fill. I know I’ve...
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Three Cardinal Sins when Hiring for a New Role
In Part 1 of our monthly series on Candidate Experience, What Is Candidate Experience and Why is it Important, we looked at the concept of Talent Magnetism, how to get...
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Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Tech
Last week, I hosted a panel discussion around the importance of Diversity and Inclusion in Tech, joined by the wonderful Duncan Hart (Co-founder of Deepminer), Fash...
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The Importance of Data Literacy
In a world increasingly powered by data, data literacy is almost as important as literacy itselfand an organisation’s ability to succeed will be dependent on its...
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How to Start a Career in Data Science
There’s no single way to start a career in data science, which is one of the things I love most about the industry. There’s space for people who graduated university...
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How Tech Companies can be more Accessible and Inclusive
Accessibility and inclusion have always been important but the past 18 months have pulled it into the spotlight. Whether it’s social, physical or cognitive we have all...
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Why You Shouldn’t Hire More Data Scientists
I’ve seen this across many companies I’ve both worked in and consulted for throughout my career — we’re not hiring the right people for the job!
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What is Candidate Experience and Why is it Important?
In today’s competitive talent marketplace, it’s crucial that your organisation is seen as a destination of choice.