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Manhattan Partners are specialists in IT Recruitment, Consulting and Outsourcing. Thanks to our wider network and collaboration over the years, we are able to bring the best leaders from around the UK to talk about hot topics within the Digital and Technology space. If you want to talk on one of our podcasts, have a listen for contact information. Follow us and connect to our other channels to hear about new podcasts, articles, video interviews, events, webinars and more!

Parul, our JavaScript consultant welcomes Clare Sudbery, Lead Engineer at Made Tech as her next podcast guest.

Clare Sudbery is a lead engineer with Made Tech, and a maths graduate with 21 years of software experience.

In 2009 she abandoned IT to retrain as a high school maths teacher... but quickly returned to software, gaining a new lease of life via Extreme Programming. She now helps to run Made Tech’s academy programme and hosts the acclaimed Making Tech Better podcast.

She is also a published novelist.

Clare and Parul explore her slightly unusual journey intro tech. Clare started working in tech in the 90's, then left to spend some time as a teacher before returning into tech. Clare shares her honest experience navigating the industry and the lessons she learnt along the way.

Connect with Clare : https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-sudbery-35939540/

Parul welcomes Paul Aldred-Bann to her podcast to talk about "Learning to give and take criticism"

Paul is a Software Craftsperson at Codurance. Heconsiders himself an engineer rather than a developer, because his main focus is to solve problems. Sometimes he discovers those problems and he helps define and plan around how to solve that problem.

Paul and Parul explore :

What is criticism?
Is it always negative? How does it differ from feedback?
Criticism in code

Parul welcomes back James Wright, Senior Software Engineer to talk about DenoJS.

Deno is a secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript (https://deno.land/). Parul and James explore the similarities and differences between NodeJS and DenoJS, how he went about using it and some advice for people who would like to use it

A great video to watch linked to this would be Ryan Dahl - 10 things I regret about NodeJS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3BM9TB-8yA

Social links :

https://twitter.com/parulsingh1995

https://twitter.com/jamesseanwright

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecodingrecruiter1/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesseanwright/

Parul Singh, our JavaScript Consultant, welcomes Chris Cooney to the MP podcast to discuss "Why Companies Fail to Market Their Product to Engineers"

Chris began as a Java engineer and worked across the stack, all the way from front end with React to DevOps and cloud engineering. Now, in addition to his role as a senior cloud engineer for Sainsbury’s, he runs a small marketing company, aimed at helping companies create content to engage with developers.

Areas Parul and Chris explore :

What does "marketing to engineers" mean?
Why is this type of marketing so unique
Where do companies go wrong when marketing their products to engineers?
What are some classic mistakes?
Tips to do marketing right
What forms of media do engineers most commonly consume?

Connect with / Follow Chris :

https://twitter.com/chris_cooney

https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E2%9C%92%EF%B8%8F-chris-cooney-06751870/

Parul Singh, our JavaScript consultant sits down for an interview with Anna Holland-Smith, Director of Engineer Development at Automattic. You might have heard of Automattic, they're the people behing Wordpress and Tumblr, and they have had fully remote distributed teams since their inception (so way before it was cool!). In this podcast, Parul and Anna discuss :

The future of (remote) work and the need to promote flexibility and inclusion in Tech.
How Automattic, which has been remote from its inception, approaches and embraces the challenges of remote work.
The benefits of part time working options and what Automattic has done in this space.
Setting effective boundaries when working in a distributed team.

Parul, our javaScript Consultant sits down with Dave Mason, Head of Software Engineering at Lad Bible Group for a 2 part podcast series on Daves "12 Months Rebuilding All The Things"

Dave has been working in software engineering for almost 20 years now, starting out as a developer just as .NET was first released by Microsoft.He’s been responsible for building and running engineering teams for at least half of that, at businesses including leasing.com, Zuto and currently LADbible Group.

No longer in the Microsoft stack, Dave now specialises in fullstack JavaScript, cloud-native architecture and containerisation, as well as building high performing teams and engineer career development.

Just over a year ago, Dave was granted that rarest of opportunities: to completely rebuild a department and a technology stack at a world-renowned digital business. We'll be talking about how I went about this, and a few lessons I learned along the way.

We're going to cover four things that Dave did, that he believes worked really well.

This episode covers:

Build a World Class Development Environment
Build a Culture

Part 1 covered :

Build Relationships
Build a Great Hiring Process

Parul, our javaScript Consultant sits down with Dave Mason, Head of Software Engineering at Lad Bible Group for a 2 part podcast series on Daves "12 Months Rebuilding All The Things"

Dave has been working in software engineering for almost 20 years now, starting out as a developer just as .NET was first released by Microsoft.He’s been responsible for building and running engineering teams for at least half of that, at businesses including leasing.com, Zuto and currently LADbible Group.

No longer in the Microsoft stack, Dave now specialises in fullstack JavaScript, cloud-native architecture and containerisation, as well as building high performing teams and engineer career development.

Just over a year ago, Dave was granted that rarest of opportunities: to completely rebuild a department and a technology stack at a world-renowned digital business. We'll be talking about how I went about this, and a few lessons I learned along the way.

We're going to cover four things that Dave did, that he believes worked really well.

Part 1 will cover :

Build Relationships
Build a Great Hiring Process

Part 2 will cover (to be released on 18th Dec) :

Build a World Class Development Environment
Build a Culture

"What's the future of the Tech Market for Junior Developers?" with Liam Bateman, Co-Founder & CTO at Silverchip and Duha Aziz, .NET Recruitment Consultant & Diversity and Inclusion Advocate at Manhattan Partners

Liam is the Co-founder and CTO at Silverchip – an award winning digital agency based in Manchester, and he’s talking to Duha Aziz on the first installment of the podcast series exploring new trends in the tech market and how we can support people from diverse backgrounds into a career in tech!

Tune in to hear about the amazing ‘School Meal Finder’ web application designed by Silverchip, inspired by Marcus Rashford. Liam shares with us the behind the scenes of the site, which saw nearly 3000 organizations band together and pledge to provide meals for children across the UK over the half-term who would have been without. #EndChildFoodPoverty

In this podcast you will also hear Duha and Liam discuss and analyze the current market, exploring what the future looks like for Junior level developers and Liam give’s lots of practical tips and advice.

Parul Singh, JavaScript Consultant, welcomes back James Heggs for the second part of their podcast collaboration to talk about "retaining tech talent".

Its a well known fact that retention in the tech sector is pretty poor, Parul and James explore :

Why is tech retention so poor?
Does being fully remote make it harder on retention?
What can you do to retain your tech talent in an ever increasinly competitive market.
Counter offers - should you ever take one?

Joe Iwanciw is making his third Manhattan Partners podcast installmentin this episode on Diversity in DevOps!
Joe is accompanied by Tina Howell, who is the Cloud Practice Lead at AND

Joe can be found on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-iwanciw-50822715b/
Tina can be found on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-h-2986855/

Joe Iwanciw is making his second Manhattan Partners podcast installmentin this episode on Diversity in DevOps!
Joe is accompanied by John Vines, who is a Platform Engineer at ao.com

Joe can be found on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-iwanciw-50822715b/
John can be found on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonvines/

Today we launch a new podcast from Aiden Bell a Consultant Software Engineering Manager who will talk to us about what its like to work with a “boring tech stack” Aiden Bell specialises in helping software teams be the best they can be and gives a lot of insight into what his 10+ years in this field has to offer.

Not every company can work on greenfield projects with the new shiny stuff, Parul and Aiden explore the effects of this on recruitment, retention, choosing the right tools for the job and the difference between a software developer and a software engineer.

If you’d like to be a part of our technical podcasts, please get in touch with Parul Singh, our JavaScript recruitment consultant.

Working with a Boring Tech Stack" with Robert Smith, Senior Software Engineer from Moonpig, and Parul Singh, Software Development Recruitment Consultant from Manhattan Partners

Robert is a software development engineer with Moonpig, and he's talking to our own Parul Singh about his journey from working in McDonalds to where he is now at Moonpig.

In this podcast you will hear about the challenges Robert had. How he had to learn javascript - and how he found it much more difficult than CCS!

Joe Iwanciw is making his Manhattan Partners podcast debut in this episode on Diversity in DevOps!
Joe is accompanied by Lauren Rodgers, who is a Platform Engineer at Peak.

Joe can be found on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-iwanciw-50822715b/
Lauren can be found on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-c-rodgers/

Aug 22, 2020 | "Diversity, Inclusion and Best Practice" with MAG, ComputerLove, Tech Returners, and 101 Ways

Recruitment Consultant from Manhattan Partners

We will be exploring 3 areas: Diversity, Inclusion, and Best Practice. This event is for everyone. If you want to learn more about the imposter syndrome, neurodiversity and tangible practices businesses can put in place to create an inclusive workplace, join us on the 13th.

"Inclusivity means not ‘just we’re allowed to be there,’ but we are valued. I’ve always said: smart teams will do amazing things, but truly diverse teams will do impossible things." ~Claudia Brind-Woody

00:00 00:10 Introduction
00:10-00:25 Diversity
00:25-00:40 Inclusion
00:40-00:55 Best practice
00:55-01:00 Close

Helen Bett, IT Service Director at Manchester Airport Group:
Holding a French literature degree Helen fell into a role in IT almost by accident. She was a translator for an organisation when she was asked to join the IT department to help with the service desk. From this point, she never looked back. She is a firm advocate of customer service, getting things right the first time and making time for her team.
Having spent the last 6 years at Manchester Airport group as a service director and lately as the group resilience lead during the Covid-19 pandemic she is used to a fast-paced and 24/7 work environment.

Salma-Alam Naylor, Software Development Lead at Code Computer Love:
Salma is a Leader, Engineer, Human Being, and Activist. As a professional musician, qualified music teacher, and musical comedian in a past life, she uses her diverse experience in working with groups of people of all ages to bring tech teams together, empower them, and nurture their organic growth.

From previous tech leadership roles at a range of start-ups and global eCommerce companies, Salma joined Code Computerlove in 2019 as their first Front End Specialist Software Development Lead, with a bold mission to empower every single person at the heart of the technology discipline to deliver brilliant digital products and experiences.”

Beckie Taylor, CEO at Tech Returners and Organiser of Women in Technology North:
Tech Returners CEO and Co-Founder, Beckie is an executive coach with over 18 years of HR and people development experience. She has a focus on talent, management, team effectiveness, building a diverse workforce, and flexible working. Beckie is a Co-Founder of WIT North and has been voted one of the Top 30 Women in Tech for Greater Manchester 2018 and named one of Computer Weekly's Most Influential Women in Tech 2019.

Emma Hopkinson-Spark, Chief of Staff at 101 Ways:
Emma has been a director at 101 Ways since they first began growing in 2015. She is an award-winning agile professional, with around 20 years experience in development, delivery, consulting, training, and coaching; and broad industry experience across public and private sectors

Emma has also been involved with a number of the tech community’s industry bodies and organisations, helping to further develop and improve professional standards. She worked with the Scrum Alliance to develop certification standards and examinations for the Certified Scrum Professional programme and served on the

Today we launch a new podcast from Aiden Bell a Consultant Software Lead and Engineering Manager who will talk to us about "managing the mental health of your engineering team".

Aiden Bell specialises in helping software teams be the best they can be and gives a lot of insight into what his 10+ years in this field has to offer. Discussing what has and hasn't and where you can begin to make a difference to your teams.

Want to find out what else you could be doing to be more inclusive in tech recruitment? Tomorrow we are releasing a new podcast featuring James Heggs from Tech Returners - Empowering skilled individuals to return to mid-senior level technology careers alongside of Parul Singh from Manhattan Partners who discuss "Inclusive Tech Recruitment".

We are delighted to collaborate with TechReturners who enable tech based individuals with who've had a career break to get back into work, supporting them with free training and putting individuals in the right direction. "Inclusive Tech Recruitment" is a super hot topic as the reliance on technology is growing and businesses adapt to new techniques that are changing all the time.

If you'd like to collaborate with Manhattan Partners, get in touch here; https://zcu.io/u7pt

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#ManhattanPartners #Recruitment #HR #InclusiveRecruitment #JobAdverts #GenderBias #tools

"The Differences between #Motivation and #Discipline". What makes this podcast brilliant is that Laura Cannnon, Founder and Personal Trainer from MindfulMusclePT is dedicated to supporting people enjoy the process of becoming both #mentally and #physically stronger.

Laura Cannon and Parul Singh talk about the body and mind, tips on how to stay motivated and disciplined.

A big thank you to Laura Cannon for this collaboration. It's really important to stay motivated and healthy and I'm sure many will enjoy the listen and take away some great tips. We look forward to more collaborations!

If you'd like to get involved in creating great content and supporting our communities, register your interest here. https://zcu.io/Wy1L

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An interesting podcast on “The power of saying no” featuring Graham Hansen, Consultant Legal Director; Data Compliance Specialist; Integrative Psychotherapist at CUBE Thinking and Manhattan Partners.

A lot of key points are raised covering current Covid19 situations, saying no in your workplace, the impact of saying no and communicating it the right way.

A huge thanks to Cube Thinking and Graham Hansen for collaborating and supporting the wider community. We have more fantastic podcasts coming up with Cube Thinking and look forward to releasing them in the next coming months.

ManhattanPartners #Thepowerofsayingno #Remoteworking #Covid19 #HappyMP #MentalHealth

Engineering Manager, Mike Brits from booking.com and Parul Singh from Manhattan Partners discuss the pluses and minuses of running a remote team.

The impact of coronavirus has been unprecedented across the UK, forcing organisations to change how they operate at short notice. The disruption of this has been huge for many, with the sudden change to remote working interrupting team dynamic, delivery, collaboration and more.

A huge thanks to Mike Brits and Parul Singh for putting this podcast together! And for supporting other teams and organisations by sharing some tips, tools and processes.

ManhattanPartners #SoftwareDevelopment #Remoteworking #Covid19

It's John Gaskell in the hot-seat this week, talking to his old friend and colleague Lee Harding from #TalentedCloud about #COBOL today and their new approach to modernising. It's an interesting one this, delving into the use cases, but it's not overly technical.
It's one of the best we've done!

If you want to find out more about our services or would like to get involved in creating fantastic content, drop us an email at info@manhattanpartners.co.uk or if you want to talk to Lee Harding about their offerings, then please connect with him on LinkedIn Lee Harding - or contact him directly on Lee.Harding@talentedCloud.com

ManhattanPartners #TalentCloud #COBOL #Podcast #Learning

Manhattan Partners disrupted the IT recruitment and IT consultancy sector within the UK. For the first time in recruitment history "we are listening to the key challenges of hiring manager", and our unique model reflects this!
"Old School, With A Unique Modern Twist"

John Gaskell talks with Julie Mombielova about how the traditional approach to Disaster Recovery is not helping your current cloud solution if you don't evolve with the technology.
Disaster Recovery Has Changed!

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Manhattan Partners disrupted the IT recruitment and IT consultancy sector within the UK. For the first time in recruitment history "we are listening to the key challenges of hiring manager", and our unique model reflects this!
"Old School, With A Unique Modern Twist"

The HMRC has declared war on the self-employed contractors.

The government has reaffirmed plans to make changes to Off-Payroll working (IR35) rules effective from 6th April 2020. This will affect any contractors working through a Personal Service Company, Recruitment Agencies, and all Large and Medium-sized end clients.

We at Manhattan Partners have solutions in place to help you mitigate that risk and ensure you attract the best contractor talent.
www.manhattanpartners.co.uk

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Manhattan Partners disrupted the IT recruitment and IT consultancy sector within the UK. For the first time in recruitment history "we are listening to the key challenges of hiring manager", and our unique model reflects this!
"Old School, With A Unique Modern Twist"

Joe craven, the youngest Test Manager and Senior Test Lead from Connex One, talks about the ongoing challenges faced by developers and testers. In today's day and age, we thankfully see a huge improvement when it comes to the "dev and test mindset". More businesses are opting to be more employee-centric which has aided the mindset between developers and testers.

It's thanks to absolute superstars like Joe Craven, that the test community is so close and unique in its ways.

It no new news, however, it does continue to be an ongoing challenge for hiring managers, product quality and the teams.

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Manhattan Partners has disrupted the IT recruitment and IT consultancy sector within the UK. For the first time in recruitment history "we are listening to the key challenges of hiring manager", and our unique model reflects this!
"Old School, With A Unique Modern Twist"

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