Category: Big Tech
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Read more: 4 ways to gain experience (that work)There’s this meme out there which goes something like – “entry-level position, applicants must have 10 years experience”. It’s the chicken and egg scenario – you need a job to get experience, but you need the experience to get the job. So how do you get that experience without having the job first? Here are […]
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Read more: The original ‘big tech’Let’s set the scene, it’s 1997, I’m 18 years old and I’ve just started work in a high-tech industry, building military aeroplanes (I’m in the photo above). Before this, I was flipping burgers at McDonald’s. At that time you had a name badge, like the one below except my name wasn’t Vikky, and I never […]
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Read more: A simple way to improve your internal communicationA simple technique is the HPM. HPM stands for Highlights, People and Me. It’s a weekly email that is sent to your manager and/or team or cross-functional teams covering those three parts – Highlights, People and Me It does what it says on the tin, you write a couple of short bullet points and it […]
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Read more: My interview at LinkedInAt the start of the year I interviewed at LinkedIn for the position of Engineering Manager (Machine Learning), I thought it would be good to share with everyone how that experience went.