Client Profile: Talent Attraction and Acquisition Manager at Footasylum

Hello, and thank you for letting us interview you for our Client Profiles. What is your main job role and responsibility within the business?
I am the Talent Attraction and Acquisition Manager for Footasylum. I head up the attraction of the best talent in the UK for the company and fundamentally my role encompasses Recruitment, Brand and Marketing of Footasylum as an employer.

What advice can you offer to someone who’s looking to start their analytics career?
The first thing I would advise is to have a solid think about what they want to get from their first role. Do they want exposure to new technologies? Do they want to get a better understanding of the business processes? What from your first employer will make you stand out? Do not allow yourself to go into an interview and be influenced by the person interviewing you and not the opportunity for you to develop.

Always consider three elements to any new career move - The Role, The Opportunity and The Environment. 

Within Footasylum, we like to consider the role of an analytics employee to be one of three things:  

• Someone who is excellent at data and development.
• Someone who is excellent at understanding the business process and the ‘How’.
• Sometimes we get someone who is fluid and can mix between both.

If you like puzzles, like maths, like logic and have the ability to take complex information and deliver it into a palatable format for people who don’t understand, you’ll be perfect for a role in Analytics.