The Delivery Manager Daily

Ep 57 Speaking to a Head of IT from South Africa,

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Show Notes

I was put in touch with Mark Oakes, a great Head of IT from South Africa. You can find him on Linkedin here

We spoke about him coming over from South Africa, the UK Job market, what he thinks are technology trends he's seeing here in the UK compared to overseas & we get to find out a little more about a great guy. Follow Mario De’Cristofano: 🔗 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariodecristofano 🐦 Twitter/X:https://twitter.com/mariodc 📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mariodc ✍️ Medium: https://medium.com/@mariodecristofano 🧠 Blog:https://www.mariosblog.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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