Maggie Berry

April 27, 2012 By Viv Oyolu 2 Comments

Merry Berry and Viv

Apart from the weather, I had a brilliant day today; and it started with meeting and interviewing the ever so fabulous and passionate Maggie! She was amazing! I love that I get to see things from different perspectives and thanks to Maggie’s passion I understand these issues a whole lot more – I could have talked for at least another hour. Hard not to see why Women in Technology has grown to be force that it is. Another interview you will LOVE listening to – Interview with Maggie Berry

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More about Maggie
Maggie is the Managing Director of Women in Technology; and they work with companies to put diversity at the forefront of their recruitment and employment policies, in part by helping them recruit more female technologists. They also provide a complete recruitment service, offer a dedicated online IT job board, regularly host and co-host networking events, run personal development and career orientated training courses and provide in-depth news and information about key matters affecting the IT industry and the people who work within it. Find out more here – www.womenintechnology.co.uk

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Lois Ireson says:

May 1, 2012 at 3:06 pm

What a great interview. Great that women like Maggie are out there encouraging more women into such an important industry. I’ve just run a graduate training course for an IT company and there were only 3 girls in a group of 14, I think this group could really be useful to them.
Viv Oyolu says:

May 1, 2012 at 3:23 pm

Thanks Lois! It really was a lovely interview and Maggie is such a fantastic ambassador for women – not only in IT! Interviewing her made me realise how much work has to be done with the next generation.

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