Go into any company and you’ll often find that the ‘summer lull’ is the quietest time of year. Desks are empty, the OOO’s are on, and nearly everyone is outside enjoying the summer sun. This is why summer is the ideal time to retrain into a new career. That is especially true when it comes to doing a coding bootcamp like Makers, where you proceed to the job-hunt only a few months after starting.
Topics: jobs in development, jobs in coding, careers in coding, career change
“Iowa man sits at a messy table while holding paint covered pencil and brush” by Alice Achterhof on Unsplash
Topics: careers in coding
Roland (not his real name) was one of the ones I saw every six months. Floppy black hair, thick glasses, towering six-feet-four, always dressed in a button-down white shirt that was the uniform of his role in corporate law at a big firm in the City.
Topics: jobs in development, jobs in coding, careers in coding
We’re helping Vodafone to lead the nation’s digital future, shares our Enterprise Partnerships Lead Emily Knuckey, who attended Vodafone’s Future Ready 2018 conference and writes it up below.
Yesterday I was excited to be invited to Vodafone’s Future Ready 18conference at its UK headquarters in Newbury. Mainly because it meant I got to wear those cool virtual-reality goggles that I’d seen others playing with and never got to try (jokes… I could barely figure out what I was meant to be viewing).
In all seriousness, I was keen to learn more about artificial intelligence, cloud services and the Internet of Things. I’ve always known Vodafone as a challenger brand and found it very aligned with Makers in that sense.
We’re both exploring the possibilities that technology can bring, we’re both helping the UK expand its pipeline of digital talent and we’re both advancing the UK as a digital leader.
Before the speeches, I got to look around the exhibit.
My fave (besides the VR goggles above) was the cow. Yes, the cow. Not just any cow — the mascot for MooCall, which Vodafone IoT have worked closely with in order to connect overworked, stress-ridden farmers to their animals.
Topics: jobs in development, jobs in coding, careers in coding
Think of your go-to apps. Deliveroo for food. Whatsapp for messaging. And for travel? Trainline. Trainline is Europe’s leading train and coach app. Its mission? To open up every train and coach journey in the world through cutting-edge tech that saves customers hassle, time and money. The challenge is no mean feat but Trainline believes it’s the people behind its products that can make its mission possible. Its diverse tech team makes up half of its workforce and it continues to enlist new talent with fresh ideas and relevant skills to drive its progress forward.
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Makers has trained over 2000 software developers in the last 8 years. Our mission is to change lives and bring more diversity to the tech industry.
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