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Interview with Kelly Kendall, Managing Director of Cordant People on Hiring and Recruiting

April 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

Location: United Kingdom

What’s your background?

I have worked in the recruitment industry since 1997. I started out as a Consultant and after 3 months in the role an opportunity arose to manage the branch that I was in. From there I went on to open new locations and became an Area Manager. I was then tasked with driving performance in existing locations and gained promotion to Operations Manager. I mastered the art of remote management and was then asked to take on the role of Operations Director managing 38 locations across the UK.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: UK, WomenInTech

Interview with Sam Boswell, CTO @ WorkGaps

January 3, 2018 Leave a Comment

Location: Berkshire, UK
Current Role: CTO @ WorkGaps

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

My background was primarily technical – my first roles were in bespoke software, and from there shifted to web-app development. I was recommended a role with a start-up company that led to me building and leading a development team. I’ve been making the transition from senior / lead engineer to a management role over the last year.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: UK

Interview with Dr. James Stanier, VP Engineering at Brandwatch

December 11, 2017 Leave a Comment

Location: Brighton, UK
Current role: VP Engineering, Brandwatch

What’s your background and how did you get into management?

I did Computer Science as an undergraduate and then took an interest in compilers, which became the subject of my Ph.D. After completing my thesis, I joined a fairly small company called Brandwatch in my university town, and 6 years and 3 rounds of VC funding later, I find myself as one of the senior engineering managers in the department.

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