#birkbeckvoices

Welcome to the #FuturesPodcast, a podcast series created by the Birkbeck Futures team, here at Birkbeck, University of London. We will be sharing our conversations with industry leaders, hiring managers and Birkbeck Alumni to offer you an invaluable platform for industry knowledge and career support, from relevant and relatable sources. For this episode, we welcome Daniel McCoy, Birkbeck Alumnus & Head of Business Development at Photocert, a growing start-up, which has recently been selected to join an accelerator programme backed by Barclays. Daniel started his degree at Birkbeck, full-time alongside working 50-60 hours in a management role before graduating and joining a start-up. Daniel discusses how he developed his transferable skills from his earlier career and pitched his experience in applications & interviews. His advice is to be more explorative with your career earlier, take advantage of internships, volunteering and new opportunities and utilise the support & guidance you have available to you wh