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Hack Your Career Talk with Just Eat

23/7/2014

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This Summer is a busy one for CF:G and our Hack Your Career Talks are in full swing. Yesterday was our second event, kindly hosted by Just-Eat, one of the UK’s largest e-commerce sites.
 The event took the form of brief talks from 7 members of the Just Eat team, all from different departments. The aim is to demystify careers in tech, demonstrating that if you’re interested in the industry, a computer science degree isn't a nessesity.  

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After some networking and an abundance of Pizza, the evening kicked off with a talk from Kate Richardson, a software developer. Her own journey was a great example of how making the switch from non-tech to tech is perfectly possible, even after graduation.

After listening to Kate, we were given an insight into a number of roles at Just Eat, with talks from.. 

Olly Dobson- Product Manager.

Simone Basso- Head of Business and Restaurant Apps

Peter Mounce- Senior Developer

Mark Jenkins- UX Web Lead

Paul Pechy- Senior Product Manager

Daniel White- Head of UX





Given the vast array of backgrounds, each talk gave a different perspective on Careers in Tech, and how to break into the scene. Whilst the Just Eat team all had different experiences, there were a few useful tips which cropped up in many of the talks. So for those of you that missed it, here’s a quick summary :

Working with great people is important and makes work exciting.

Experiment to find out what you love.

You do better at what you love doing.

Try to say yes to everything.

Start-ups are exciting places to work- they are flexible and creative spaces.

If you are not learning, it’s time for a change.


Thank you so much to Just-Eat for hosting this event and a huge thank you to the speakers for sharing their advice and experience with us.

To keep up to date with our latest courses and events, please sign up to our mailing list.

We have two Hack Your Career Talks to go, so keep your eyes peeled for more information.

The CF:G Team.


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