How Did You Get That Job?
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How Did You Get That Job?
Explore the secrets of career success through insightful conversations with STEM leaders at the top of their game. In each episode, we meet senior professionals who have the coolest jobs in tech, life sciences and engineering and ask them to share how they’ve got to the top of their career. Expect c...
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Making AI successful (and ethical) for real business needs
The new mini-series of ‘How Did You Get That Job?’ sees host Shaun Cheatham, Chief Relationship Officer at Hays, explores the trends and technologies...

Building careers in an AI-disrupted workplace
‘How Did You Get That Job?’ is back – and we’re changing up the format a little bit!
In our new mini-series, host Shaun Cheatham, Chief Relation...

Why a direct path isn't always fastest to the top, with Duane Barnes (RapidScale)
Join Shaun Cheatham on ‘How Did You Get That Job?’ as he meets Duane Barnes, President at RapidScale, a managed cloud services platform. Duane’s appea...

How theatre training helped me be a better CTO, with Beatriz Barroso (Goparity)
Join Shaun Cheatham on ‘How Did You Get That Job?’ as he meets Beatriz Barroso, who’s the Chief Technology Officer for investment platform Goparity in...

Becoming an AI strategist for organisations worldwide, with Biju Krishnan
Series 4 of ‘How Did You Get That Job?’ resumes with our first guest of 2025, Biju Krishnan. Biju has worked across the globe, where he’s helped organ...

From big tech to helping others succeed, with Abigail Rappoport
Series 4 of the ‘How Did You Get That Job?’ podcast starts with guest Abigail Rappoport. Based in the UK, Abigail has led a diverse and exciting caree...

Supporting and championing other military veterans, with Fernando Tomlinson and Roy Rucker Sr.
In this special episode of ‘How Did You Get That Job?’, host Shaun Cheatham is joined by two former Chief Warrant Officers in the US Army. Having reti...

How authenticity can drive forward your career in tech, with Emily Cornock (Suncorp)
Joining us on the How Did You Get That Job? podcast this time is Emily Cornock. Based in Australia, Emily works at financial services company Suncorp...

Revealed: the top 5 in-demand tech roles for 2024
In this special episode of 'How Did You Get That Job?', host Shaun Cheatham looks at data from recruitment specialists Hays that reveals which tech ro...

How lifelong learning took me from a non-tech background to CIO, with Paul Smith (Amnesty International)
Paul Smith, CIO at Amnesty International, joins host Shaun Cheatham for another episode of the How Did You Get That Job? podcast. Based in the UK, Pau...

Taking the leap into tech leadership, with Kumar Parakala (GHD Digital)
In the latest episode of How Did You Get That Job?, host Shaun Cheatham meets Kumar Parakala. Currently based in the US as President of GHD Digital, K...

What it takes to lead the US Army Cyber Command, with Neil Khatod
How Did You Get That Job? is back and we’re starting by recognising Cyber Security Awareness Month this October. Shaun’s guest is Neil Khatod, who rec...

Revealed: how to develop the skills you need for a career in tech
The pace of change in the tech industry is very high, meaning you always need to be open to enhancing your skills. At Hays, we call this skills develo...

Why moving from finance to tech pays off, with Evangelina Avendano (EY GDS)
In this episode we meet Evangelina Avendano, Location Leader at EY GDS. We speak to her about her career and discover more about her path from the tec...

Revisiting International Women’s Day
In this special episode, originally released in 2022, we celebrate International Women’s Day by looking back at key moments from ‘How Did You Get That...

Embracing diversity in tech with Barbara Skerritt (ICON)
In this episode, Shaun Cheatham sits down with Barbara Skerritt, IT Director (EMEA) at ICON Plc. She shares insights from across her 30-year career, s...

Finding a tech job in 2023
In this special episode of How Did You Get That Job?, presenter Shaun Cheatham meets James Milligan, Global Head of Technology Solutions at Hays. They...

Pursuing a career in security with Julie Pearl Matira (CyberQ)
To celebrate Cyber Security Awareness Month we meet Julie Pearl Matira, who is the SOC Manager for the CyberQ Group. Based in the Philippines, Julie i...

Changing career path to “Tech for Good” with Seun Akindele (CALM)
Campaign Against Living Miserably (aka CALM) is a UK charity helping those struggling with their mental health, ultimately in order to prevent suicide...

Embedding sustainability into technology with Ellen Wu (Manulife)
In this episode we spend time with Ellen Wu, the CIO of Manulife China (or Manulife- SInochem), the JV in China. She shares how working on a UN think...

Mentorship – the foundations for a successful career in tech
This is a special episode dedicated to mentorship and how it can help your career. Since starting this podcast and talking to successful tech leaders,...

Defining and delivering success for clients with John deCraen (Kroll)
In this episode we meet John deCraen. He is the Associate Managing Director for Cyber at Kroll, a consultancy organisation who, among their services,...

Growing a tech company from local to global with Dave Messenger (LianLian)
The guest in this episode is Dave Messenger. He’s the Executive Chairman of LianLian, a Chinese-born FinTech company he’s helping to go global. Dave d...

Tech in the Public sector with Tariq Khan (Camden Council)
Shaun is joined in this episode by Tariq Khan, the Chief Digital & Information Officer at Camden Council. Tariq started his career in the private sect...

The journey to CIO with Ivan Woo (Qi Group)
In this episode Shaun is joined by Ivan Woo, who is the Chief Information Officer at the Qi Group. Ivan started his tech career as a programmer and he...

Speaking to Techies and Investors with Angie Zhu (Microsoft)
In this episode we meet Angie Zhu who is the General Manager of AI & IoT Insider Labs at Microsoft. In her career she has led over 100 innovation proj...

Leading Fintech Projects with Sean Jevens (Allied Irish Bank)
Through the episode Sean shares his observations from a career of over 30 years within the financial tech industry. He talks about how to lead project...

Life in Process Automation with Rebecca Keenan (Expleo)
To kick off series two, we meet Rebecca Keenan who is the Global Head of Process Automation at Expleo.
She shares with us her career journey to...

Introducing Series Two
We are back with series two of How Did You Get That Job!? by Hays Technology. Shaun Cheatham will be meeting more leaders from the tech space to uncov...

No degree, no problem: non-traditional career paths in tech
It is often thought that the most successful leaders in tech have degrees or PhDs. Sure, they help, but the tech industry is open to all backgrounds a...

14: Celebrating International Women’s Day
In this special episode, we celebrate International Women’s Day by looking back at key moments within series 1 of ‘How Did You Get That Job?’. We pick...

13: Daniel Shapero, Chief Operating Officer at LinkedIn
In this season finale episode we meet Daniel Shapero. He is the Chief Operating Officer at LinkedIn but after an entrepreneurial childhood selling his...

12: Arron Goolsbey, Global Head of Play Partnerships - Game Partnerships and Operations - at Meta
Arron Goolsbey joins us to talk about his two decades in the gaming industry. He tells us that a good game is a reflection on the team who put it toge...

11: Rod Boothby, Global Head of Identity, Santander
We meet Rod Boothby to discuss life as the Global Head of Identity at the bank Santander. Over the episode you will hear his enthusiasm to be an entre...

10: Jessica Chapplow, Head of Ecommerce, Havas Media
Jessica Chapplow sits down with our presenter, Shaun Cheatham, to discuss life as Head of Ecommerce. Jessica in 2018 was part of Media Week’s 30 under...

9: Kathy Chen, Vice President, Partner Sales of Asia Pacific and Japan for Citrix
In this episode we meet Kathy Chen, once MD of Twitter and now Vice President, Partner Sales of Asia Pacific and Japan, for tech leaders Citrix. We ch...

8: Thomas Wythe SVP Solutions, Go1
In this episode we meet Thomas Wythe, SVP Solutions at Go1. Based in Australia, Thomas takes the series in a different direction in looking at life in...

7: Alejandra D’Ippolito, Customer Engineer
In this episode we meet Customer Engineer, Alejandra D’Ippolito. Ale, as she likes to be known, talks about what life is like to work in big tech and...

6: Andrew Gould, Cyber Crime Programme Lead, National Police Chiefs Council
In this episode we meet Andrew Gould, Cyber Crime Programme Lead at the National Police Chiefs’ Council. Andrew has helped set the agenda for how the...

5: Charles Ewen, Director of Technology, The Met Office
In this episode we meet Charles Ewen, the Director of Technology at The Met Office – the national meteorological service for the UK. Charles talks abo...