Category: Careers

  • Ada Lovelace Day 2023 – Resilience

    Ada Lovelace Day 2023 – Resilience

    To celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay this year, I was lucky enough to get to spend the day with the wonderful folks at @DigitalHer (part of Manchester Digital). In the morning the ran an Inspiration Breakfast event for women working within Tech with some lightening talks and break out sessions. Then in the afternoon they ran an Inspiration…

  • Starting your Career off strong

    Starting your Career off strong

    If you’re taking the first step into your career, where do you start? It’s that time of year, when companies like Deloitte get invited to speak to lots of University’s, and organise events to publicise their Graduate and career entry schemes. In the last month I’ve been lucky enough to speak to students at the…

  • Onwards and Upwards

    Onwards and Upwards

    Today I say goodbye to my work with Kainos, and begin my new role as a Director at Deloitte Digital. I’ve really enjoyed the last 18 months with Kainos; and the opportunity it gave me to step back and focus on delivering ”A thing” after I was left feeling rather burnt out and exhausted by…

  • Looking for the positives

    Looking for the positives

    We’re all skilled in many different ways; when it comes to our careers; why do we apologies for our weaknesses, rather than celebrate our strengths? Another slightly introspective blog from me today, but one I think worth writing, as I know I’m not the only one guilty of this. As we move through our careers,…

  • Reflecting on Career Pathways

    Reflecting on Career Pathways

    This week I’ve been thinking a lot about careers; what does a good career look like? What are my next steps? How do organisations retain their staff and over them career growth? Are career’s even a big thing anymore? Growing up it was always drummed into me how important it was to have a career.…