CIO
opinion
CIO
OPINION
One of my most unusual hires started in a
petrol station. A young woman who had
struggled to get a job due to her background
– working-class with minimal education
and a lack of qualifications. But when given
a chance and left to her own devices, she
was able to build things on our platform
quicker than any of my existing employees.
Traditional recruitment routes just don’t find
these gems.
We also need to be careful judging the
younger generation on their education. If
you think back to when you were a teenager,
I’m sure you get the same nightmarish
flashbacks as me: stress, hormones, peer
pressure, girlfriends, boyfriends. Considering
all those factors, is it reasonable to write
someone off simply based on the results
they got as a teenager? Everyone has the
potential to achieve greatness if only given
the chance.
In my personal experience, formal
apprenticeship schemes that enable people
without degrees to experience all aspects
of business are a great opportunity to give
people that chance. Naturally, they can be a
slight drain on resources in the initial stages,
but the end results can be highly rewarding
for both the candidate and