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Food for thought in New York

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As a growing in-house agency, we are willing to travel far and wide to keep up to date with the latest in the digital world, which is why we sent our Data Science lead, Chris, and Senior Data Scientist, Jon, to The Big Apple for a whole 51 hours! Chris shares with us his insights from the ‘New York R Conference’ and more importantly, the all-American lunch menu. “Senior Data Scientist, Jon Stott, and I had the chance to travel to New York in May to attend the New York R Conference. As Data Scientists, R is a statistical programming language we use for much of our work here at MAG-O and having the opportunity to get involved with the event allowed us to get up close (and personal) with some of the leading lights of the #rstats community. After arriving at the Conference, we were met with quite the array of food. The variety and quality, with a particular focus on traditional New Yorker cuisine, was definitely one of the best things about the whole event! A
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An Inspirational Story of Determination and Recovery

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It’s important to understand when a colleague may be going through a turbulent journey with mental health, which is why Pete spoke out about his experience and how his self-taught approach to becoming a developer helped him through some testing times.  Fuelled by his determination for success and recovery, Pete adopted a proactive attitude to shift his focus within departments from Meet and Greet to our tech teams at MAG-O. He made the bold decision to share his experiences with us in the hope of helping others in the same position. How did your journey with MAGO begin? I started my career with MAG back in 2016 in the Meet & Greet team at Manchester Airport. I knew I wanted to get into development, and I was already developing my skills in app and web development through online courses. It was around that time that, whilst browsing YouTube, that I found out there were plans to open a new department at MAG – MAG-O. I saw it as a brilliant opportunity to get some d
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Why Andy chose MAG-O to kick start his career.

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MAG-O are reinventing traditional graduate schemes by pushing individuals even further to develop their talent, interests and future employability. We offer graduates a scheme that operates on a six-month rotational basis, providing experience from various sectors of the business. Andy, a recent graduate In Business Studies from Liverpool John Moores University, accepted the offer for a place on our Customer Insights Graduate Scheme. I asked Andy what sets MAG-O apart from other graduate schemes; ‘The Customer Insights role has given me exposure to many areas of the wider MAG business. I was really impressed by the layout of the office space and the opportunities on offer. The scheme also allows me to apply for the secondment at the Manchester China Forum, a team based in Manchester setup by local businesses.’        Andy’s first placement was with our growing Data Science team; ‘What have you taken from your time with Data Science?’, ‘During my time with the tea
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