S2 | E46 | Attracting Great Talent to Build Great Teams with Paul French, Director of Data & Analytics at First Central

<p>In Episode 46 of Season 2, of Driven By Data: The Podcast our CEO Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Paul French, Director of Data &amp; Analytics at First Central, where they discuss how to attract great talent, to build great teams, which includes;</p><ul><li>Why First Central defines its business as an “innovator in data”</li><li>Why he decided to set up Data Culture &amp; Product Team</li><li>The 3 characteristics that made him join the business and how the business could articulate this clearly </li><li>Why he prioritised building the team in his first 6 months </li><li>Why you need a talent strategy just as you need a strategy for any business problem </li><li>How they amplified their story across the networks to drive inbound interest</li><li>How he worked with his internal TA team and figured out what role he needed to play</li><li>Why the team you recruit will be the reason you either succeed or fail</li><li>What Paul looked for as he built his team </li><li>Attracting new talent with apprenticeships and raising the profile of the industry </li><li>Retraining people from other business units through secondments and incubators </li><li>Importance of raising the profile of data internally through upskilling sessions and building communities </li><li>How to create that compelling narrative and what should go into it</li><li>Why people have turned down more money elsewhere to join Paul’s team </li><li>Some great tips on how to get the Diversity &amp; Inclusion balance right</li></ul><br/>