As part of our summer series, we’re introducing a few of the talented people who make up our team here at Xander. This week, meet Xander Consultant, Gene. Three years ago, Gene made a bold move to the UK, diving headfirst into a new challenge. Not only did he have to adapt to a new environment, but he also switched careers into the tech industry. Previously a Project Coordinator in Hong Kong, Gene's close collaboration with a tech team on a pivotal project ignited his passion for technology. Driven by curiosity, he taught himself web development and iOS programming, eventually creating two small apps during a software development bootcamp. Gene’s inspiring confidence and vision of success guided him through his journey, landing him roles at Xander - and from there a placement at Quantexa. Now, as an Academy Team Lead at Quantexa, Gene leverages his consulting and data engineering skills to help clients navigate and utilize big data, ultimately aiding in their decision-making. Outside of work, Gene is an avid F1 fan and a bouldering enthusiast. He thrives on solving climbing challenges, believing that the mental agility and resilience needed for bouldering translate into his programming and broader life skills. #meettheteam #summerseries #xanderconsultant #careerchange #opportunity
Xander Talent
IT Services and IT Consulting
London, England 8,788 followers
Certified B Corporation - we're enabling businesses to fill their digital skills gaps
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We help businesses build a talent solution that is diverse, scalable and resilient. We are a B Corporation: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/xander-talent Find out more about our social purpose: https://www.xandertalent.com/our-social-purpose/
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https://www.xandertalent.com/
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- IT Services and IT Consulting
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- 51-200 employees
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- London, England
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- Privately Held
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- 2020
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17 Bevis Marks
London, England EC3A 7LN, GB
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232 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016, US
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Neue Rothofstraße 13-19
WeWork Goetheplatz
Frankfurt am Main, 60313, DE
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Continuing our summer series, meet Xander Consultant Oliver Cadman ATL at Quantexa #summerseries #meettheteam #xanderconsultant #quantexa #educationpartner
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Xander Consultant Rayan kicks off our summer series with a fun fact on International Self-Care Day: his self-care secret is gaming!🎮 We're all about embracing different ways to unwind, because a happy mind fuels a happy team. Stay tuned each week as we spotlight a new team member #TeamXander #SelfCareSummer #WorkLifeBalance My favorite hobby is gaming, and usually, people see video games as a waste of time, however, I believe that depends on what you play! Growing up, the games I’ve been playing involve overcoming significant challenges, and are a test of skill, commitment, and focus. It’s these qualities that have stuck with me, and reinforced my personality and work ethic when it comes to working on projects or deadlines. That personal drive to overcome challenges, either by myself or with a team, push me forward; it helps me come up with a plan, and execute the plan to the best of my ability. I know my own limits thanks to it, and can give estimates for my own deadlines. These days, I play a team video game in my own time, and am leader of a team, scheduling sessions, organizing resources for fights, and making sure everyone is feeling well, which has lead me to clearing the 5 hardest fights in the game, some of which have clear rates as low as 4%, and with my personal performance sometimes falling within the top 150 players in the class I play! I firmly believe that my long-term experience with gaming has greatly influenced my work ethic, my teamwork skills, and aided in overcoming challenges in my personal and professional life. Sometimes, overcoming a challenge and proving your abilities to yourself is a great way to self-care and feel good, and will empower me now and into the future!
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On International Self-Care Day (24 July) we are thinking about the importance of looking after ourselves (and each other). We're also kicking off our summer series 'meet the team' later today, with a closer look at one of our Xander Consultants favourite ways to unwind! In the meantime, poll below - how do you relax?
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📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 Xander Talent are offering, in association with North Northamptonshire Council, a chance for residents who are lacking confidence working with technology to brush up on their digital skills with our top training team. 💠 These courses are free to residents of North Northamptonshire and you'll have the option to complete our 'Digital Skills for Work - Foundations of Success' course, before moving onto 'Digital Skills for Work - Embedding Success'. 💠 All courses will be held locally and in person. 💠 We're looking forward to helping grow participants confidence, skills and boost their employment prospects! 👇 Find out more by completing the form in the comments, dropping us an email or message on LinkedIn 👇
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𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 Humanitarian organisations like the Nepalese Earthquake Relief Fund (NERF) are vital in supporting communities after natural disasters. Success in these efforts often depends on effective communication and visibility. To enhance NERF’s digital presence, we partnered with them to implement a comprehensive search engine optimisation strategy. This involved keyword research and optimising website content with targeted keywords. NERF also focused on creating high-quality content to engage visitors and improve search rankings. This led to significant improvements in NERF’s online visibility and website traffic, increasing awareness and support for their initiatives. It also attracted broader media coverage and partnerships, amplifying NERF’s global reach. “𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘟𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘟𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 & 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯” David Morrall, Co-Founder & Programme Director That’s a wrap! Thanks for following this mini-series of highlights from our B-Corp Impact Report 2024. Our second year as a B-Corp continued to be one of learning and discovery. As a start-up we are dependent on our clients and partners to support us on this journey. We are privileged to be part of such a committed community and to be afforded the opportunity to make an impact on our people, clients and industry. To find out more download the full report at https://lnkd.in/gJMETv7H or contact us at [email protected]
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𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 Sharing another highlight today from our B Corp Impact report - Rayan embodies the Xander values and it's our mission to set Rayan (and all our Consultants) up for a successful career which is made of more than strong technical skills. We want to equip our consultants with critical human and business skills, building healthy habits and ways of working. After graduating, Rayan found it difficult to find a foothold to pursue a career working with data, especially in a tightening market where beginner roles have barriers to entry. “For the longest time, I wished there was a career path I could take where I could learn and upskill further, while at the same time helping people by applying my knowledge. After upskilling in a data bootcamp to try and help kickstart my career, I came across Xander, and uncovered the world and responsibilities of being a Technical Consultant. I realised that this was the perfect career path for me to take to both improve my own skills, and help people who want to leave lasting change, like charities and social enterprises. I would be able to learn new skills every day, and then apply my newfound skills and knowledge towards helping those that need assistance.” Discover more about Rayan and other inspiring stories from the Xander journey in our full report. Download it in the comments.
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𝐀 𝐗𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 This week, we’re sharing a highlight from our B Corp Impact Report each day. Our first post is dedicated to Mimi, who is one of Xander’s many success stories. It highlights why our mission to get more women into tech is so important. Prior to Xander, Mimi was at university completing a master’s degree in physics. Having previously self-taught Python and gained exposure to computational physics, she knew this was an area that she enjoyed and so decided to join Xander to explore a career in data engineering. Although her existing coding knowledge provided a solid starting position, the training provided by Xander allowed her to develop her skills in directions that she had never previously considered. Opportunities included participating in the Quantexa data engineering academy, which involved exciting challenges including learning Scala from scratch. However, as well as the technical development, the most significant benefit Mimi gained from Xander was the skills she has developed as a consultant. “Through the initial training and my client placement, I gained confidence in skills including presentation, interviewing, teaching, stakeholder management and more. As a result of the experiences and support provided by Xander, my previous weaknesses have transformed into key strengths.” Download our full report - link in comments
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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 It is time yet again (where did the time go) to share our Impact report, marking our second year in the B Corp community. As the first “Recruit, Train, Deploy” to certify, it is with great pride that we showcase our impact as a digital consultancy with a purpose: helping diverse people gain access to a career in technology and provide businesses with access to hard-to-find digital talent. The report reflects a year shaped by a challenging environment. As a people business, we need clients who invest in growth and in people. Amongst uncertainty, unrest and the rise of AI, we certainly felt the pressure. But we are pleased to be able to write a report that celebrates our achievements and points us to opportunities ahead. This includes: ⭐ Becoming Quantexa's first Education Partner and supporting their clients on the road to self sufficiency ⭐ Supporting 8 social enterprises with pro-bono work delivered by our consultants ⭐ Exceeding the industry average of female representation in tech roles (37% vs 19%) ⭐ Partnering with Power to Connect to donate over 50 laptops to help tackle digital exclusion for young residents in Wandsworth ⭐ Inspiring some of our Partners to explore B Corp certification Of course, we also recognise that we have areas to improve and challenges to overcome. That's why we are committed to: ➡ Continuing to increase our intake of individuals from non-degree and non-tech backgrounds ➡ Working alongside our clients and partners to support them with their own DE&I initiatives ➡ Growing our partnership and ecosystem to reach more clients – and securing more opportunities for our consultants We are grateful to be part of the B Corp community, a global movement using business as a force for good. We would like to thank all our clients, partners, and consultants for working with us over the past year, for inspiring us, and for leading positive change with us. To celebrate this milestone, we will be sharing stories and reflections from the report during this week. We hope you enjoy reading them, and if you'd like to know more about what we do, please get in touch. Download the full report - link in comments
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