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Welcome to "The Spotlight Series – Don’t Just Survive, Thrive”. Season 1 was launched to help people through the pandemic by talking to a variety of experts about topics such as psychology, finance and health. Season 2 focused on more work related issues including HR, marketing and leadership. Now it is time for Season 3! Season 3 is centred on the IT industry, specifically tech startups. There are also Career Spotlights from senior IT people revealing the secrets to their impressive career trajectories.Your host is Nicola Steel, founder of JJP Talent Solutions, an Australian IT recruitment company. For over 20 years, she has helped tech startups and innovative SMEs to attract, recruit and retain technical talent.

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The Spotlight Series - Don’t just survive, thrive!

From a degree in Art to a career in Artificial Intelligence with Rosie Attwell

March 10, 2021 • Nicola Steel/ Rosie Attwell • Season 3 • Episode 12

How can you transition from a career in art to a career in AI?

In the latest podcast episode, Nicola Steel talks to Rosie Attwell. Until recently, Rosie was Artificial Intelligence Delivery Lead at CUA. Rosie puts the pivot into pivoting! She studied a degree in Fine Art then moved to marketing in digital agencies followed by innovation & AI.

They talk about how Rosie applied for over 60 roles at the start of her career. Eventually, she applied for a Director role at a Digital Agency. They were intrigued by her so invited her for interview & offered her an entry level role. This was her foot in the door! Basically, be bold!

Rosie talks about one of her achievements being the Robotics & AI Ethical Practice Policy at CUA. She also discusses the challenges of building trust with & between internal teams across AI, data, etc.

Rosie advises that you nurture your connections to progress in your career. She also believes in the importance of good habits & surrounding yourself with empathetic people.

As a woman in tech, Rosie has been discriminated against and even been told “you don’t belong here”. This has driven her to succeed & mentor young women in AI.