The journey from being on the Client Side across into Consultancy at a Microsoft Partner is a significant one.

It's also far more varied in the barriers to overcome than many see on the surface.

Especially when you're Women In Tech, who've already had successful first careers outside of the industry, looking to navigate what is seen as a male-dominated and highly-demanding landscape.

Join three women with very different back stories as they talk candidly through their real-life experiences on:

• What obstacles or barriers slowed us down from making the move
• What eventually drove each of us forward
• What our first 3 / 6 / 12 months were like and how our backgrounds on the Client Side experiences made them so different

And provide advice on:

• What benefits career-changers and Client-Side specialists bring across with them
• What Partner organizations can do to best support such transitioners
• Whether this could be the right journey for you

This jointly-presented session explored how very different the same roles can be on the Client Side and the critical impact this had on each speaker's individual journeys.

It is aimed at:
• Mentors and recruiters who might be looking to support those thinking about making the transition.
• Senior management and line managers in Partner organizations to educate them how they can successfully recruit, onboard, and then continuously enable those making the transition
• Functional Consultants and Solution Architects currently working on the Client Side who are thinking about applying for a position in Professional Services with a Microsoft Partner

In addition to the in-person attendees, the LinkedIn post concerning the session reached 2,300 members, who also had access to the slides from the session at: https://heuristicdev.co.uk/speaker-sessions.