Bite Digital Director in Guardian newspaper Career Blind Date
Date: 22.10.2007
Sam Atkinson is in his final year of a degree in computer science at the University of Manchester and wants to pursue a career in IT. "It's something I have always enjoyed," he says. "When I chose my degree I was mainly thinking about what I wanted to study, but realised it would probably be an area with a lot of job opportunities."... We asked Declan Cosgrove, managing director of Bite Digital, a web design, e-commerce and online marketing company, to mock interview Sam for an entry-level job. Then we asked him what he thought.
Declan says ...
The company is just over 10 years old. We started off building and marketing websites and we've recently expanded to offer that service to companies who have their own clients, like advertising agencies or telecoms companies. The digital sector is a huge growth area at the moment. We enable companies to offer a digital service to their clients that we then provide for them. Most people who work for us need to understand the type of work that we do, but that doesn't mean everyone has to be a highly skilled technical expert. We also employ talented people to work in sales or administration.
One of the key points I'd like Sam to think about is which precise area of IT he'd most like to work in. There's a big difference, for example, between being a programmer and using your knowledge of programming to be a project manager. Once he decides which direction to take, he'll be able to focus and package his skills more effectively.
Saturday Guardian 20.10.07
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