Manc Web 20: "Intro to Accessibility" and "Why build a personal brand?"

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Hi Manc Webbers,

Welcome to Manc Web 20!

We're back after a short summer hiatus and we've got two great speakers lined up, Rob Precious from The Hut Group and Rachel Skelton from Covea Insurance

We'll end the event with an open Q&A session with 2 of our organisers Laura and Parul. Laura is the Head of Talent at Street Group and Parul is a JavaScript recruiter in Manchester. They're both in the talent space so this is an excellent opportunity to ask any questions around hiring, navigating the job market, salaries, tech etc.

More info below - we look forward to seeing you there!

Agenda :

6:45-7:00pm - Virtual networking
7:00-7:30pm - "Getting Started with Accessibility" by Rob Precious
7:30-7:40 - Break
7:40 - 8:10 "Why a techie needs a personal brand (and why now more than ever)" by Rachel Skelton
8:10-8:30 - Q&A with Parul Singh and Laura Whitworth

Our speakers this time

-Rob Precious, Lead Accessibility Specialist at The Hut Group
@RobPreciousA11y

"Getting Started with Accessibility"

-Defining the Accessibility challenge
-What are the tiggers that start accessibility work at an organisation
-How do you respond/get started?
-Breaking down the problem
-How to start testing, start fixing right away
-Where you could go from there
-Q&A

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Rachel Skelton, Engineering Experience and Community Lead at Covea Insurance
@Techyrey
https://techyrey.com

"Why a techie needs a personal brand (and why now more than ever)"

As a developer, finding new ways to stand out in a crowd of other devs is becoming more and more necessary. Whether it’s to land a role or leverage your opportunities, building your personal brand is the new CV. Sadly, though there are a lot of myths around personal branding, and how it might be just for extroverts, or those who have a personal brand might seem… stuck up. Join Rachel as she speaks about:

-Why it’s getting more important now more than ever to have a personal brand as a developer.
-Why a personal brand isn’t just for extroverts.
-Debunking personal brand myths.
-How you can use your personal brand to leverage your opportunities, get better pay and to ditch the CV.

Rachel develops and implements strategic large-scale people and tech opportunities around cultural growth, innovation, transformation, and employee experience.

With a background in computing and software development, Rachel is a tech speaker, mentor, DEI ally, STEM advocate and community builder. At Techyrey.com, Rachel speaks about tech career advice, leadership, self development & personal brand, and hosts TechyChats vlog series with inspiring guests and opening the door to tech.

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Parul Singh, JavaScript Recruiter at Manhattan Partners
@parulsingh1995
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecodingrecruiter1/

Laura Whitworth, Head of Talent at Street Group
@_lsummerfield
https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitworthl/

See you on the 20th!