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Ahead In TechSTEM Learning - Helping kids into STEM careers | Dan Smith, Project OfficerMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sanjay-purswani/message2021-09-2114 min
Ahead In TechUK Software IT Contracting Market - Seb, Senior ContractorMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sanjay-purswani/message2021-09-1419 min
Ahead In TechTroy Budd, Software Engineer @ OVOMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sanjay-purswani/message2021-09-0723 min
Ahead In TechThe Stand-Up Special! - Abi Travers, Thomas Ochman and Louise JefferyFind TechTeamWeekly on https://techteamweekly.comMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sanjay-purswani/message2021-08-3130 min
Tech Team WeeklyTrailer - Introducing Tech Team Weekly!Welcome to Tech Team Weekly, a new podcast launching next Monday! Join your hosts Sanjay Purswani (The Engineer), Gwen Diagram (The Manager) and Neil Studd (The Tester) as they guide you through the latest technology breaking news from the UK.
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Ahead In TechFrom Web Developer To Teaching Kids How To Code! - Dan BuddMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sanjay-purswani/message2021-08-2427 min
Ahead In TechManaging and Growing Your Money - Pete Matthew, meaningfulmoney.tvMore info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech!Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sanjay-purswani/message2021-08-1736 min
Ahead In TechQA and Software Testing Deep Dive - Neil Studd, Senior SDET @ Postman00:00 StartMore info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aheadintechMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sanjay-purswani/message2021-08-1036 min
Ahead In TechCare and Maintenance of Tech Teams - David Grain, Director of Agile Delivery- 00:00 Start- 01:25 Building Engineering Culture- 04:15 Role as Director and Manager at EVRYTHNG- 07:30 Visual Identity at EVRYTHNG- 12:13 Modern Tech/Engineering Recruitment- 19:59 Current state of hiring market- 23:02 Long term investment, nurturing people- 30:41 COVID Effect, team culture and cohesion- 37:24 Future of Remote Working- 39:17 The T-Shaped Individual in Engineering- 43:54 Broad depth vs deep specialisation- 45:23 Roles at EVRYTHNG- 46:15 Joke of the Show!Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves Licens...2021-08-0347 min
Ahead In TechGetting to Lead Dev - Rebecca Appleyard @ Ministry of Justice UK- 00:00 Start- 01:35 Why retrain into coding?- 05:29 The Software Engineering Bootcamp experience- 09:08 Getting the first role- 12:15 Hitting lead dev for the first time- 16:44 Continued growth at a startup- 20:54 Moving to the MoJ at Lead level- 24:25 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome- 26:33 Leading others with more experience than you- 29:18 Importance of Mentors- 33:22 Technical Leaders vs People Leaders- 36:49 Future growthMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- S2021-07-2738 min
Ahead In TechThe "Quietly Confident" Bootcamp Experience - Guillaume Bouffard - Engineer at Voxnest- 00:00 Start- 01:25 Motivation to learn Coding via Bootcamp- 04:35 Fear of going to Bootcamp- 06:27 His Bootcamp experience- 09:19 Gaining confidence after the course- 11:09 Landing the first job- 14:13 Growth by challenging yourself with career moves- 18:05 Getting the latest role at Voxnest- 22:12 Technical growth- 24:45 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome- 26:36 Joke of the Show!More info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech!Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves...2021-07-2027 min
Ahead In TechTraining Developers and working at Startups - Gilles Guegan- 00:00 Start- 01:53 Work that Credit Benchmark is doing- 09:16 The JavaScript courses at City University London- 20:41 What you've learned teaching Devs and Engineers- 24:56 Company labels, startups, scaleups- 30:17 What you need to know before working at a startup- 37:41 Meaninglessness of Job Titles- 43:44 Imposter Syndrome- 51:26 Joke of the Show!More info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech!Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice 2021-07-1652 min
#techlondonSanjay Purswani: Senior Software Engineer and Podcast HostOn this episode we hear from Sanjay Purswani (@sanjay) Connect with them online at https://aheadintech.com https://twitter.com/AheadInTech Subscribe to our podcast and find our more about the #techlondon community at https://techlondon.io/2021-06-1233 min
Ahead In TechSeason 1 Finale - The Reverse Interview!- 00:00 Start- 01:18 Why start this podcast- 05:50 What's surprised or impressed you from career journeys- 09:07 How do you cope with stress- 10:53 Most useful lesson from people's career stories- 12:46 Best piece of advice for a Tech career- 15:28 Will you go back to coding- 19:45 What have you learned promoting your podcast- 23:30 Are you fully yourself when interviewing people- 26:42 What's the future of the show- 31:39 What do you want to be most proud of- 34:52 Which character from Friends would you beMusic from Uppb...2021-06-0137 min
Ahead In TechThe American CS Grad Journey - Nikita Rajput | Software Engineer @ Salesforce- 00:00 Start- 02:19 Internships in Tech- 08:12 Being prepared for your first Software Engineering role- 10:20 Minor Program in Shenzhen, China- 14:54 Internships leading to first Developer role- 19:25 Great company cultures to look out for- 22:45 Tech interests- 24:00 Career paths- 27:28 Remote culture and challenges- 31:10 Maintaining Junior growth while remote- 33:30 Post-pandemic work-from-home WFH expectations- 36:11 Working alongside Bootcamp graduates- 38:15 Importance of diversity- 39:37 Current state of Women in Tech- 44:04 The "Cut The Code" Podcast- 46:49 Contacting Nik...2021-05-2748 min
Ahead In TechBuilding in Public, Social Media Strategies for Growth - Kevon Cheung | publiclab.co- 00:00 Start- 01:50 Motivation for coding Bootcamp- 03:36 Experience at Bootcamp- 06:26 First Developer role- 07:22 Toasty - the 2nd startup- 10:10 Exiting the startup- 11:54 Motivation to exit- 13:02 Taking the harder paths in life- 14:56 Motivation to Build in Public- 16:49 Intro to Building in Public- 18:35 First experiences with Building in Public- 21:19 Guides and resources- 25:24 Benefits of Building in Public- 27:38 Key strategies- 30:10 Storytelling- 31:07 Retaining engagement- 33:17 Common misconceptions...2021-05-2548 min
Ahead In TechA Life in Data - Klaudia Gowero | Head of Data Management- 00:00 Start- 00:51 Childhood and early career- 03:15 Creating a Data job- 06:40 Selling the Data role to the Business- 15:21 Boundaries between the different Data roles- 19:00 Biggest problem for Data Scientists- 20:34 Using Data with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence- 21:54 Most common Business Data issues- 24:12 Signs your Business doesn't have Data under control- 27:14 Limited experience with Coding/Software Engineering- 27:54 Job titles- 29:49 Burnout leading to a break and a new job- 35:15 Noticing burnout too late- 37:38 Maintaining a sustainab...2021-05-2050 min
Ahead In TechExecutive Coaching Deep-Dive - Evgeny Shadchnev | CEO/Coach @ evgeny.coachCheck out Evgeny's coaching website at evgeny.coach- 00:00 Start- 01:52 When being CEO harms your mental wellbeing- 05:39 Root causes of internal pressure- 08:16 Different leadership for different stages of a company- 09:53 Improving mental wellbeing- 12:54 Coaches vs Therapists- 14:13 Personal experience being coached- 16:42 Jerry Colonna's CEO bootcamp- 20:54 Motivation to go into Executive Coaching- 22:42 More personal business relationships- 23:53 Benefits of coaching for startup leaders- 31:29 Many different types of coaching- 33:36 Sports coaching as the genesis of executive coachin...2021-05-1856 min
Ahead In TechTips on starting a business as a Creative - Caron Stace Railly | UI/UX/Marketing- 00:00 Start- 03:22 Motivation for going to Bootcamp- 05:35 Moving from Web Design in Australia to UX in London- 08:13 Left brain logical thoughts vs right brain creativity- 10:16 First experiences at Bootcamp- 12:06 Things she enjoyed- 13:25 When you realize Bootcamp isn't for you- 17:42 Mindset- 19:39 Still dabbling in Coding- 20:24 Joy of crafting and improving- 22:02 After Bootcamp- 25:54 Carrying on the UX journey- 32:12 Caron's new business helping Creatives- 36:13 Making money as a Creative- 39:24 Consulting services2021-05-0648 min
Ahead In TechWorking with Tech Recruiters - Henry Grover | Life Sciences Tech Recruitment- 00:00 Start- 01:01 What are Life Sciences and career opportunities- 01:58 Why move from pure Tech to Life Science Recruitment- 03:36 Booming Junior Developer/Engineer hiring in Life Sciences- 04:36 Required qualifications- 05:32 Competitiveness in the industry- 06:19 AI and Data Science- 08:34 Behind the scenes process as a Recruiter- 13:52 Shady practices in Recruitment- 17:54 Competitive and cynical nature of Recruitment- 19:04 Discussing salaries- 20:43 Good relationships between candidates and Recruiters- 21:46 LinkedIn reply rates- 22:28 Getting out of your comfort zone, risk vs reward...2021-05-0426 min
Ahead In TechTech Startup with no Tech Skills - Chris Hutchings | Founder @ eOpinion- 00:00 Start- 01:08 Side hustles- 02:56 The $100 Startup- 04:14 Replacing Developers with nocode/locode technologies- 05:03 Validating Business ideas- 08:49 Everything about eOpinion.org- 16:09 The Tech behind eOpinion.org- 19:29 Joys of Zapier- 20:57 Goals, metrics, measuring progression- 22:59 SEO and marketing- 25:56 Joke of the Show!Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sanjay-purswani/message2021-04-2927 min
Ahead In TechGetting to Senior Software Engineer - Denise Yu | Senior @ Github- 00:00 Start- 01:06 Reasons for going to Software Bootcamp- 03:57 Experience at Bootcamp- 05:48 Starting the journey to Senior Software Engineer- 11:45 Getting your first job vs getting promotions- 13:19 Obstacles in the way of promotion- 19:48 Being glue- 20:34 Self-advocating- 23:27 Importance and process of getting and giving feedback- 30:20 Being rejected for promotion- 32:22 Promotion vs leaving for another role- 34:58 Where does your Imposter Syndrome come from- 36:20 Progress beyond Senior Software Engineer- 37:51 Joke of the Show!Music from Uppbeat (free for...2021-04-2738 min
Ahead In TechBusiness and Developer Opportunities in VR/AR - Jeremy Dalton | Head of XR @ PwC- 00:00 Start- 01:03 The term XR- 02:17 Writing the book Reality Check- 04:11 Motivation for authoring Reality Check- 05:22 Business opportunities in VR/AR/XR- 10:27 Applications of business value- 11:51 A brief history of Virtual Reality- 18:04 Historical concepts of VR- 18:57 Opportunities to disrupt and break out- 21:46 Why Developers should be excited about XR- 22:43 Skillsets to pick up- 25:52 Software to use- 26:47 ImmerseUK.org- 28:26 Diversity and Social Mobility in XR- 31:15 Having fun in XR playing games- 32...2021-04-2234 min
Ahead In TechRobotics and Startups in Dubai, UAE - Ashish Panjabi | COOWith 25 years in the region, Ashish Panjabi tells us about how Dubai and the UAE continue to evolve to support investment, innovation, opportunities, and the Tech scene.The things I was really interested in were his involvement in hardware and robotics, a notoriously difficult area to work in compared to software, and his work with TiE Dubai and the Techstars Network to mentor and help bootstrap diverse and inclusive people founding their own businesses in the area.- 00:00 Start- 00:57 Continuing evolution of Dubai and UAE- 04:47 Establishing a Robotics business- 11:55 E...2021-04-2035 min
Ahead In TechJourney to Software Engineering Manager - Dilip Tanna @ ExperianFantastic chat with Dilip Tanna from Experian about his journey through virtually every Tech-team management role barring Tech Lead. We find out what motivates him and why he loves what he's doing now as a Software Engineering Manager. We cover mental wellbeing, which he's very passionate about. We also talk about the pandemic and the effect that's having on teams and individuals, and all the way he maintains an awesome culture.- 00:00 Start.- 00:55 Motivation to manage and lead Tech teams.- 02:23 Difference between Project/Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters and Engineering Managers.- 03:43 Are qualific...2021-04-1521 min
Ahead In TechTech Recruiting, how to hire and how to get hired - Nick Osborn | Talent Acquisition- 00:00 Start- 00:52 Moving from Agency Recruiter to Internal Recruiter at YLD- 01:24 The work at PaymentSense- 02:28 Optimising the stages of recruitment- 04:23 Handling recruiting for hypergrowth- 07:59 The true value good Recruiters can bring you- 09:54 Ideal tech tests/take-home-challenge- 10:56 A better approach to diversity and inclusion hiring- 17:02 Advice for your first developer/engineer role- 18:36 Constructing your CV/resume for your audience- 22:04 A better approach to the first screening call- 25:10 Joke of the Show!More info on https://aheadintech.com | Get Ahead in...2021-04-1325 min
Ahead In TechDisrupting the death industry, NLP, Imposter Syndrome - Nick Meredith | CTO- 00:00 Start- 01:11 About DeadHappy- 03:49 Lighthearted approach to death- 05:38 Removing hurdles writing wills, preparing for death- 07:54 Using large company experience to build startups- 11:14 Lean, AGILE processes- 13:04 Experience scaling- 14:37 Importance of building teams- 16:59 Diversity and Inclusion planning- 22:04 Inclusivity of all personality types- 25:24 NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming- 28:45 Hypnosis, hypnotherapy- 30:59 Analysis of Imposter Syndrome- 35:40 Dealing with your Imposter Syndrome- 37:27 Joke of the Show!More info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You G...2021-04-0837 min
Ahead In Tech25 Years in Web Development, SEO, Selling Performance - Robin Allport | Application Architect- 00:00 Start- 01:09 Established role vs startups- 01:51 Career progression into SEO specialization- 03:58 Importance of SEO to developers- 06:05 Seeing the bigger picture, solving business needs- 07:02 Diminishing need of individual Technical skills- 09:16 Leading Tech teams- 14:11 Changing face of Tech over 25 years- 17:00 Microaggressions- 18:05 Journey improving web performance- 23:13 Selling performance optimization to Business- 28:48 Future of performance- 30:40 Joke of the Show!More info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech!Music from Uppbeat (free...2021-04-0631 min
Ahead In TechSuccessful Software Bootcamps, Inclusivity, Executive Coaching - Evgeny Shadchnev- 00:00 Start- 00:55 Makers Academy - The first software bootcamp in Europe- 01:18 Inspiration for the bootcamp- 02:57 Ingredients of a successful bootcamp- 05:37 Optimising for what employers want- 06:59 Advice for bootcamp grads getting jobs- 08:45 Mid-pandemic lack of Junior hiring- 10:09 The business side of bootcamps- 11:55 Staff culture influencing student culture- 12:54 Diversity and Inclusion DNI- 15:25 Setting your own salary- 18:24 Scaling successfully- 19:58 Exit strategy for Makers Academy- 21:05 Listening to more experienced people as an exec- 23:10 Cha...2021-04-0132 min
Ahead In TechPublishing Tech, Imposter Syndrome, Mentors - Sara O'Connor | Developer- 00:00 Start- 00:57 Passion for books and publishing- 02:14 Getting into software development- 08:16 Embracing digital in the Publishing Industry- 11:41 First steps in Tech- 18:04 Working in Publishing Tech- 19:18 Developer careers in Publishing now- 23:01 Change in Publishing Tech- 28:16 Imposter Syndrome- 37:07 Sara's Mentors- 42:54 Joke of the Show!More info on https://aheadintech.com | Get Ahead in Tech!Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY--- Send in a voice messag2021-03-3043 min
Ahead In TechWorking at Microsoft China and USA, Recruiting Tech - Emre Demokan- 00:00 Start- 01:06 Moving to work in China- 02:50 Building up Microsoft in China- 06:30 Insider view on changing market and consumer opinions on Microsoft- 08:24 Not giving too much away to the competition when recruiting- 10:35 Diversity and Inclusion at Microsoft- 12:50 Moving on from Microsoft- 14:25 Bounds of Technical growth- 15:29 What https://www.smartrecruiters.com/ does- 17:44 AI and filtering of CVs/resumes- 19:35 AI and CV Match Scores- 20:30 Removal of recruitment/hiring bias with Tech- 23:24 Next frontier for Recruitment Tech- 2...2021-03-2525 min
Ahead In TechSuccessful careers after Bootcamp struggles - Maciej K | Software Developer- 00:00 Start- 00:20 Backstory- 01:00 When things start to go wrong in Bootcamp- 04:04 Being OK with imperfection- 05:00 Pairing strategies- 07:09 The first job hunt- 09:45 Spotting bad jobs- 13:39 Examples of good practices- 15:29 Levelling up technically, early days- 17:34 What you gain from bad jobs- 19:50 Confidence when getting a job- 21:00 What to say to employers if you have short gigs- 22:25 Passion for Software Development- 24:44 Staying positive when it's bad- 25:43 Advice for new Bootcamp students- 26:52...2021-03-2329 min
Ahead In TechProject and Delivery Management Deep Dive - Colin Swan | Snr Agile Delivery Manager00:00 Start01:00 Getting that first Project Management role03:25 Why it went well in Project Management04:30 Knowing when to move on from Agencies06:58 Project Manager vs Delivery Manager vs Scrum Master07:56 Agile 09:36 Qualifications11:49 Where PMs/DMs sit in the business15:39 What motivates us17:30 Passionate about individuals20:37 Inspired by Developers25:48 Picking up Technical knowledge29:05 Progression for PMs/DMs30:28 Joke of the Show!More info on aheadintech.comMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https...2021-03-1830 min
Ahead In TechSwitching from Web to Data, Demotions, Mentors and more! - Francois Greeff | Tech Team Lead- 00:00 Start- 00:45 Tech working culture in South Africa vs United Kingdom- 02:20 Lack of investing in learning and development- 03:56 Racial discrimination- 04:41 Gender discrimination against Women in Tech in United Kingdom- 05:30 Moving from Web Dev to Data- 06:50 Taking demotions- 08:52 Payoff of taking demotions- 11:06 First mentor Tech Lead- 12:29 Finding a mentor and mentoring others- 14:42 Failing probation- 18:06 Success for Leaders and Engineering Managers- 22:46 Joke of the show!More info on aheadintech.comMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creato...2021-03-1623 min
Ahead In TechThriving with Dyslexia and ADHD, remote challenges, female founders - Abi Travers | Software Engineer- 00:00 Start- 01:02 Career start- 02:17 Effects of ADHD and Dyslexia- 03:46 Channeling the energy of ADHD- 04:38 Stigma attached to mental issues and neurodiversity- 06:08 Advice for staying productive with neurodiverse issues- 07:56 Discrimination with mental issues at work- 09:18 Staying positive and hopeful- 10:50 Discrimination as a Woman in Tech- 12:45 Female founders- 14:25 What's exciting about the future of tech- 15:59 Joke of the showMore info on aheadintech.comMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-go...2021-03-1116 min
Ahead In TechTop-tier tech companies, inclusivity, mentoring others - Danielle Vass | Android Developer- 00:00 Start- 00:50 Danielle's career overview- 04:40 Difference between being an engineer and creating tools for engineers- 06:06 Rejecting Twitter, accepting Facebook, then leaving Facebook!- 08:20 Staying connected to the industry during lockdown- 10:14 Dealing with challenges as a woman in Tech- 11:24 Staying motivated with others- 12:30 Lessons learned mentoring other developers- 13:58 Passion for mentoring- 14:58 Effect of lockdown on developers, lack of seniors in pipeline- 16:10 The Joke of the Show!Offers from top tier FAANG tech companies, building SDKs, being a Woman in Tech, lessons lear...2021-03-0917 min
Ahead In TechProgression, Empowerment Coaching, Being an Author - James Freeman | Solutions Architect- 00:00 Start- 00:42 Career history- 02:03 Key to promotion- 04:12 Avoiding imposter syndrome- 06:26 Becoming an empowerment coach- 09:10 How you become a published Tech author- 12:34 What do you realize after your first book is released- 14:35 The Ansible books James has written- 18:00 Lesson learned from not communicating needs- 19:00 Favourite career highlight- 20:05 Joke of the Show!Interview with James Freeman on his career in hardware, infrastructure architecture, authoring books on Ansible, and being an empowerment coach!You can find James' books on Ans...2021-03-0422 min
Ahead In TechDeveloper to Manager to FoodTech Startup - Shabbir Mookhtiar | Co-Founder- 00:00 Start- 00:38 Career journey as a developer and manager- 05:36 Managing the Tech build of Peacock TV- 08:04 Productivity working remotely from home- 08:42 Co-founding his startup CookMyGrub- 12:58 Being mentioned on the BBC- 14:11 Funding and crowd-funding- 15:50 Success of FoodTech startups- 17:10 Passion for startups and technology- 18:37 Exit strategy- 19:47 Advice for startup entrepreneurs- 21:25 Lessons from career lowlights- 22:25 Lessons from career highlights- 23:45 Joke of the showInterview with Shabbir Mookhtiar on his career journey from working...2021-02-2524 min