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Learning & Development Specialist | Diversity & Inclusion Advocate | Inspiring 'Future CodeHers' | Organiser of 'CodeHers in London' | Organiser of 'Diversity in London'
It's been tough finding Tech work experience for students...but I'd argue it's one of the most valuable experiences a 16-18 year old could have. (Especially if we want to see more girls getting into tech and improve the gender balance in the long run.) Having said that, last year I only had 6 girls out for WEX (with R3); this year it has increased to 17 girls 🙌🏼 . This may not seem a lot in the grand scheme but it's almost tripled so I'm happy with that. Diya Menon Amelia Rumjon Temiya tabassum, Sahana Begum Douad Syed Anzuman Islam Maysanne Mokhtari Saira Ali Shayma I. Deborah Kwofie Tsz Yan Lee Valerie Blankson Helena Sitch Mithraa Sudhakar Sophia Huang Mariam Jahan and Maisha Haque are all #aspiring comp science students who were welcomed into the offices of GlobalLogic, R3, Flock and AllSaints for a week. Here's what they got up to: 🤟🏽 Explored different careers in technology ⛓️ Delved into Blockchain; they created a use case in a real-world setting for blockchain; Sophia Huang and her team went for a pharmaceutical option where blockchain can be used to maintain the integrity of prescriptions as well as easy-use and quicker transactions. 🛒 Built an e-commerce website called ‘SportingLogic’, using Python, Flask, HTML, CSS. They gained familiarity with Jira, Bitbucket and working collaboratively using Agile methodologies. 🔄 Learnt about the Product Lifecycle 👩🏽💻 Designed and pair programmed a system gaining familiarity with tools they'd never used before like Snowflake and Github 👀 Attended Employability Workshops on interview techniques, LinkedIn and career paths. 🤝 Met some wonderful people in the tech/product and TA industry It's great to see that startups and large companies alike are opening their doors proving any size company can find the time to inspire the next generation of tech leaders if they want to; and I know how rewarding it will make your tech teams feel 👏 Thank you to all the companies for making this happen, shoutouts to Grace Sandford Lee White Tom Chapman Sam Baillie Jen F. and everyone at GlobalLogic. Sylwia Blonska Nadine Loepfe Noshin Begum and the R3 team. Adam Grant Lauren Trent Ben Brown and the Flock team. Krystyna K. Wood Cassandra Nicholson Sara Duxbury (MSc OccPsych, GMBPsS) Victoria Pursey and everyone at AllSaints. ✨ Remember that one week a year at your company can create a lifelong passion for tech in these girls ✨ So, please reach out if your company could support work experience 🙏 Future CodeHers Oliver Bernard
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