BE YOURSELF AT WORK #BYAW Be Yourself At Work (otherwise known as #BYAW) is a global campaign and movement at Capco. It’s about removing barriers and opening up new freedoms of self-expression in the workplace, because we know that diversity powers innovation. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2021 Capco is very proud to be celebrating International Women’s Day - a day dedicated to honoring the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women throughout history and across the globe. This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #ChooseToChallenge. CAPCO COMMITS TO THE VALUABLE 500 At Capco, we believe that our employees do their best work when they can be themselves, which is why we are so proud to make this commitment to The Valuable 500. WHAT DOES #BYAW MEAN? Be Yourself At Work is a Capco philosophy. But what does it actually mean in practice? OUR CULTURE AND VALUES RESPECT, INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT, KNOWLEDGE. These five values define how we work with our employees and clients, are the foundation of our ongoing success, and are at the forefront of everything we do. LBGTQ+ WORKERS RIGHTS STATEMENT At Capco, we strongly believe that diversity & inclusion drive innovation. We want to ensure that the environment we create is one where all employees feel comfortable and encouraged being their authentic selves—regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. CAREERS Do things differently with a consulting career at Capco. Begin your journey and discover our latest career opportunities. DON'T JUST CHANGE JOBS. TRANSFORM YOUR CAREER. CAREER SEARCH BEGIN YOUR CAPCO JOURNEY THOUGHTS FROM OUR PEOPLE WRAPPING UP CAPCO’S 2021 YEAR UP PROGRAM In August 2021, Capco wrapped up its first and successful Year Up internship program. A national nonprofit organization, Year Up’s mission is to “close the opportunity divide” in America by training and developing diverse young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 for entry-level corporate roles. RODOLFO SALAZAR: MY CAPCO CAREER JOURNEY FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO INTERN Rodolfo Salazar talks about his time working at Capco and his experience being part of the marketing team. In addition to the knowledge he has gained on the job, he’s focused on where he can go in the future. ALEXANDER MARTELL - FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO INTERN Capco digital intern Alex Martell talks about everything he’s learned during his internship after Year Up, including email etiquette and giving presentations. DATA CHAMPIONS: JERCIA ARAUJO In the first of our Data Champions series, we follow Jercia Araujo’s life journey from a small village in Angola to her “joyous adventure” as a member of Capco’s Associate Data Programme. A MESSAGE ON ANTISEMITISM In this blog, Isaac Halpern reflects on the recent surge of anti-Semitic attacks and harassment taking place in the US and shares how we can all support the Jewish community to drive positive change around the world. LUKE ISBEL: AGILE COACH & TOOLING OPTIMISATION GEEK “I enjoy working at Capco because my agile delivery and agile coaching work gives me the chance to continue sharing ways of working best practice.” In this blog, Luke Isbel shares his career journey so far and how this has shaped his role at Capco. MY CAPCO CAREER JOURNEY FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO INTERN Capco technology intern Zuberi Daley shares the story of how he became a Capco intern after Year Up, and the things he’s learned so far in his career. FROM T-SHIRTS TO HOODIES: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT In this blog, Capco’s Dave Cecil shares how being a solution architect became a true discipline and career and why the role will always be changing. DANIELLA CHRYSOCHOU: AGILE COACH In this blog, Capco Digital’s Daniella Chrysochou shares how she came to specialize in transformational coaching to combine agile and the psychology of change. HUSSAIN ALI: PRODUCT OWNER (PO) In this article, Capco’s Hussain Ali shares how he came to work for Capco and building best-in-class digital products. MARCELLA TURNER: AGILE BUSINESS ANALYST (BA) In this blog, Marcella Turner shares how her role as an agile business analyst is helping financial services firms today. MY JOURNEY FROM INSURANCE TO DATA SCIENCE CONSULTING “When I first came across Capco, I immediately knew it was a different kind of consulting firm.” In this blog, Abdi Timer shares why he took the leap from insurance to data science consulting. FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO INTERN - FIRUS HANOV Capco cybersecurity intern Firus Hanov shares the story of how he became a Capco intern after Year Up, and the things he’s learned so far in his career. WORK-LIFE PRIORITIES – A ‘PARTNER TALK’ WITH BODO SCHAEFER, CEO OF CAPCO AUSTRIA, GERMANY AND SLOVAKIA “Work-life balance is possible, even in our industry, but it will keep changing with priorities. That’s why I prefer to call it work-life priorities.” This was the topic of recent Partner Talks held by Bodo Schaefer, CEO of Capco Austria, Germany, Slovakia (AGS), whose key message was “don’t try to have it all at once - prioritize”. MY CAPCO CAREER JOURNEY: FROM INTERN TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEE Janira Rodriguez shares how her career journey at Capco started through the Year Up internship program. MY COVID-19 CAREER CHANGE: FROM IN-HOUSE DATA SCIENTIST TO DATA SCIENCE CONSULTANT Capco’s Charles Shen joined us from a big corporate. In this blog, he shares why the switch to consulting was the right choice for him and his career. MY MOVE FROM THE UK TO CANADA In this BYAW blog, Usmaan Waheed discusses his move from the U.K. to Canada. BUILDING DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE TEAMS: A BUSINESS CASE Diversity – whether by age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, or culture – should be pursued and encouraged in the professional arena. It will be critical to the success of organizations and their workforce in a post-pandemic world, and here is why. FROM THE SWISS ALPS TO CAPCO LONDON: MY DATA SCIENCE JOURNEY Manuel Steiner said pursuing an MSc in Statistics was without a doubt, the best decision he’d made. In this blog, he shares how this decision helped him in becoming a data scientist at Capco. PAUL - DATA SCIENTIST Financial services often present complex analytical problems, which require navigating through business requirements, regulation, and existing technical infrastructure. While that can often be a challenging environment to work within, it is also the landscape for some exceptionally creative solutions. DIGITAL ADVISORY: BREAKING DOWN INDUSTRY BARRIERS Capco Consultants discuss their pro-bono work for a digital company in the Latin American agricultural industry through Bankers Without Borders. MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP For Pride 2020, Capco Canada Consultant Vaibhav Sharma reflects on his journey, including his activism in his native India and his move to Canada. BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? In this article, Capco London’s BAME lead, Nicole Nwasike shares why we all need to listen without prejudice or judgement to the experiences of others. WE ARE THE WORLD Deciding what to write for Pride month in 2020 felt a little strange this year. There is so much happening around us, and for some reason, my mind chose to draw inspiration from the lyrics of “We Are the World” - a charity single originally recorded by USA for Africa in 1985. WHY REPRESENTATION MATTERS June marks pride month for many countries globally. Pride is a time to celebrate our diversity, whilst also taking time to reflect on the current challenges faced by society. With this year’s theme as ‘One Voice, Many Stories’, we’re focusing on highlighting the experiences of some of our employees globally. HOW CAPCO UK CELEBRATED RAMADAN 2020 At Capco UK, the month of Ramadan is typically commemorated with social celebrations open to all colleagues in our London and Edinburgh offices. The implications of COVID-19 and social distancing have meant that this year’s celebrations would take a slightly different form. In this blog, we’ll be sharing what we learned from those who celebrated the holy month of Ramadan under lockdown. THE SHIFT TO A REMOTE WORKPLACE: HOW IT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS MOTHERS Today, many women across the wealth industry are grappling with the new normal, brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The plethora of demands they must face each day while working remotely is genuinely remarkable. Firms must embrace the move towards accommodating mothers who are unduly impacted to succeed in our current environment. MANAGING THE REMOTE EMPLOYEE’S EXPERIENCE: TEN OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMOTE WORKING SUCCESS As the world collectively deals with the challenges and disruption posed by COVID-19, Capco managing principal, Haleel Sarwar, shares his ten recommendations for transitioning to 100 percent remote work. ARMED FORCES 2 CAPCO The UK Armed Forces 2 Capco (AF2C) programme continues to go from strength to strength. Having received a Silver award under the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Employer Recognition Scheme in 2017, Capco now offers employees two weeks’ paid leave to serve as reservists, the key criteria to qualify for the Scheme’s top-tier Gold award. CAPCO LONDON GOES TO THE PICTURES & DISCUSSES ‘EACH FOR EQUAL’ On Thursday 5 March, our London community kicked off celebrations for this year’s International Women’s Day with a screening of four female-focused short films, accompanied by a gourmet selection of cinema treats. In this blog, we share how our people interpreted this year’s theme of ‘Each for Equal’ during the panel discussion which followed… MY HUSBAND SACRIFICED HIS CAREER SO I COULD HAVE MY OWN This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EachforEqual, and challenging stereotypes is an important part of this. Madeleine Howard shares why she decided to take a job at Capco, and how she and her husband are raising their son their own way. PUTTING THE FUN INTO FUNDRAISING FOR SPINAL RESEARCH On Blue Monday, eight volunteers from Capco came together to fundraise for Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research. In this blog, Sydnie Beckman shares why she is encouraging others to support this charity. CAPCO REFLECTIONS - JESS TAYENJAM Diversity lead for Capco Digital and Head of Product Capability, Jess Tayenjam, reflects on her experience and understanding of 'diversity', both inside and outside of Capco. WHAT I LEARNED FROM JUDGING LGBTQ+ STARTUPS AT STARTOUT DEMO DAY 2019 Senior Consultant, Torin Denniston, recaps his time at a judge for StartOut 2019 Demo Day. StartOut is a non-profit organization that promotes LGBTQ+ equality and combats discrimination in the business world by researching the impacts of LGBTQ+ discrimination in the startup world and helping to give LGBTQ+ startups access to the same opportunities and resources as other startups. MY JOURNEY FROM BARTENDER TO LEAD DEVELOPER In this article, Capco’s Jenell Pizarro shares her journey to becoming a dev team leader and how she is supporting women developers in tech. REFLECTING ON INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY AT CAPCO This year, Capco UK held its first International Men’s Day event. In this blog, Luis Lopes shares what happened on the night. WHY I RETURNED TO CAPCO AFTER MY INTERNSHIP Ifeoluwa Aiyelabowo took part in Capco’s internship program during his summer vacation from college. In his blog, he shares why he chose to come back and work for Capco, and some of the opportunities he’s experienced whilst working here. CAPCO NEURODIVERSITY EVENT: BRIDGING THE GAP THROUGH EFFECTIVE CONVERSATIONS Encompassing a range of alternative thinking styles, neurodiversity is topic that remains poorly understood. The hurdles that neurodivergent individuals may have to overcome as they look to communicate their condition to employers and colleagues was the focus of an event held recently at Capco’s London offices, entitled ‘Bridging the Gap through Effective Conversations’. MY CAPCO INTERNSHIP AT METTLE Over the summer, our intern Robert Fraser spent eight weeks working at Mettle, a neobank for small businesses by Natwest, developed in part by Capco. Find out from Robert what a typical day at Mettle looks like. WHY I TEACH KIDS HOW TO CODE “Are you in the right room?” Those were the words that were uttered to me on my first day at University of Colorado, Boulder aged 19. While no ill-harm was meant by this remark, it certainly made me feel like an alien in my new coding and engineering class. In this blog, Sydnie shares her experiences as a woman in tech, and why she sees value in teaching kids how to code. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS AT CAPCO UK In this article we share the purpose of Capco UK’s Mental Health First Aiders and three tips for managing your mental health from Bhavik Shah, senior consultant and UK Mental Health Lead. CAPCO DOES NATIONAL CODING WEEK: P2P UPSKILLING FOR EVERYONE In this blog, Rachel Baugh shares why she took the chance to learn the basics of Python at Capco during National Coding Week. WHY I HAVE LEARNT TO GO WITH THE FLOW Ten years ago, Tom Keenan had an illness that could have killed him. In this blog, he shares why he wakes up each day happy just to be alive. HAVING DYSLEXIA HASN’T HELD BACK MY CONSULTING CAREER In her Friday Reflections, Hannah Cameron shares her experience coming to terms with her dyslexia and how difficulties you may face shouldn’t stop you from achieving your goals. CAPCO’S GLOBAL STEP CHALLENGE: NICK BROOKS STEPS TO IT In Nick Brooks’ Friday Reflections, he shares how he will be stepping up to the challenge, and his personal connection with our chosen charity, Room to Read. PRIDE 2019: THIS IS AN EMERGENCY On Tuesday 25th June, the London fintech community came together for a celebration of Pride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The Intertech LGBT+ event was hosted in the heart of Tech City, at London Rise, in collaboration with Capco and Flux. PRIDE 2019: THE REASON FOR THE SEASON In her Friday Reflections, Nicole Fitch shares a personal story about her transgender friend, to bring consciousness to the ‘T’ in LGBTQIA+, and to encourage others to make their social circles as diverse as they preach their work cultures to be. WHEN CAPCO MET THE GIRLS WHO CODE Last month, Dallas women of Capco visited the Girls Who Code program at the Bishop Arts Theater Center (BATC). Find out what happened in our blog. CAPCO HONORED AT THE 2019 BRITISH LGBT AWARDS AS ONE OF BRITAIN’S 10 MOST INCLUSIVE EMPLOYERS Capco was proud to attend last night’s British LGBT Awards ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House as one of 10 companies nominated in the most inclusive companies’ category. HOMELESSNESS: IT MATTERS TO ME, IT SHOULD MATTER TO YOU In December 2018, a group of Capco employees slept rough for Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park initiative in Edinburgh and raised over £6,000. As a thank you, Capco were invited to attend Social Bite’s Evening with Malala Yousafzai, the world’s youngest Nobel Prize winning laureate. In this blog, Capco’s Nicole Perry reflects on a very inspirational evening and how we can challenge social injustice and tackle homelessness. IWD 2019: SUZANNE MUIR ON #BALANCEFORBETTER The theme of balance is a gender-neutral topic, says Capco Partner Suzanne Muir. Read why in the latest blog from our 2019 International Women’s Day #BalanceforBetter series. HIGHLIGHTS FROM LONDON’S IWD PANEL EVENT The panel event at Capco London brought together inspirational leaders from across the UK business community, to discuss how we can achieve ‘balance for better’, this year’s IWD theme. In this blog, we share the candid highlights from the evening’s conversation. Terms of Use Data Privacy Notice Cookie Notice Imprint © Capco 2021, A Wipro Company Please be aware that Capco uses cookies to track your new and returning visits to our site. 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