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From Data to Decisions: Why Knowing Big Data Challenges is Vital for Tech Career Growth
Recently I shared a blog with the quick ways to boost your career and add value ASAP in a company. Whether you’re in a new role at your company, or starting at a…
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Big Data Demystified: What It Is and Why You Should Care
You may have heard the term “big data” floating around especially when it comes to companies looking for skills around big data. Here is my short guide on what the heck “big data”…
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The quick way to boost your career and add value in a new company
Why you need to know this… If you’re starting a new role/company and hit the ground running by adding value as quick as possible, or if you want to know where you can…
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Free Coding Resource Sheet! – Everything you need to know about coding
My story Over 10 years ago I started my tech journey as a web developer, from learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript to picking up bits of other languages such as Java and PHP, MySQL……
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How to give constructive feedback (and not sound like a d**k) Part 2
In part 1 of How to give constructive feedback (and not sound like a d**k) we looked at getting into the right mindset both before and during the delivery of feedback. This addresses…
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How to give constructive feedback (and not sound like a d**k) Part 1
We’ve all been there, we know the feedback we have for peers would be really helpful, it’s constructive criticism right? It could make their job easier or make them better at their job.…
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Non-technical aspects of breaking into tech
There’s more to getting a technical role than the technical skills, below I’ve composed a few tips outlining the beginning of your journey into tech. If you’re reading this, you might not be…
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Ada Lovelace Day 2020
Tech moves so quick it’s down to us in industry to ensure we can equip and support young people who will be coming into our industry. Rachel Skelton Happy Ada Lovelace Day! (13th…
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Recognising & addressing Toxic Positivity on Social Media
We all want to focus on the positive right? Sure, but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. The term “toxic positivity” recently popped up on my social feed,…
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Lessons learned in 2019
From taking over Leeds Frontend, getting let go as a junior developer, to carving the beginning of my career and landing a junior role in management. This year has been extraordinary for my tech…
