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From psychology to technologyThe issue of diversity in tech… I’ve always had an interest in technology, my dad is really tecky so that rubbed off on me. But I’d always assumed I...
Read MoreApril 17, 2019
Trainees' blogs
What marketeers want from web developersIt was a big risk leaving my job to embark on a tech course I was becoming a little bored by marketing and feeling like it wasn’t challenging me anymore and...
Read MoreApril 15, 2019
Trainees' blogs
Some useful things to know before you startA new challenge Prior to launching my IT business I was a Personal Trainer. I’d been a fitness instructor and managed a gym before eventually setting up on...
Read MoreApril 12, 2019
After graduating, I worked as a graphic designer with the European Independent Film Festival. Shortly afterwards, I took up freelance work alongside my pub...
Read MoreApril 4, 2019
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Returning to tech after ten years of self-employmentWorking in finance at the time of the credit crunch was pretty scary Obviously working in London and in finance at that time was pretty scary. Ernst and...
Read MoreApril 3, 2019
Trainees' blogs
From finance to tech – and why combining the two is so excitingPrior to enrolling on _nology I worked in finance for ten years. The first five of those I was in currencies but then broadened out to stocks, bonds,...
Read MoreMarch 23, 2019