Escaping Lockdown with Professor J. Ignacio Canales

In the sixth episode of Escaping Lockdown, Professor J. Ignacio Canales interviews recent Business School graduate Emilia Davie.

Having recently graduated with a first joint honours degree in English and Business at the University of Aberdeen, Emilia has been using lockdown as an opportunity to volunteer with “Code Your Future”

Code your future is a non-profit organisation based in the UK with the mission to help disadvantaged adults who dream of working in tech.

Show Notes

In the sixth episode of Escaping Lockdown, Professor J. Ignacio Canales interviews recent Business School graduate Emilia Davie.

Initially planning to go travelling after graduation, once lockdown began Emilia took this as an opportunity to upskill and develop professionally.

Emilia began lockdown taking free online courses and began to reflect on the value of education, feeling incredibly grateful to have access to free educations whilst many others across the world don’t have this luxury.

That is when she began volunteering for “Code Your Future” as an ambassador, helping refugees, asylum seekers and underprivileged groups gain access to a full-stack web development 8-month course and helping others gain an education.

As an ambassador Emilia has now developed into the role of a personal development mentor for students on the course across England and Scotland, helping students learn soft skills, build confidence and spread awareness of the organisation.

Since volunteering Emilia has recognised the importance and need for soft skills to kickstart your career and balancing these between learning technical skills.

Emilia finishes the interview discussing how rewarding the opportunity has been with recent graduates from the course already finding great roles this gives her hope looking towards her own future and job search.

What is Escaping Lockdown with Professor J. Ignacio Canales?

Escaping Lockdown is a podcast series hosted by Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Aberdeen Business School. Join Professor J. Ignacio Canales as he interviews global business leaders and entrepreneurs on how the business community have used lockdown as an opportunity for positive change and innovation during these uncertain times.