Adzuna
Jamie Holding started working as a Data Scientist at Adzuna in May 2017. Prior to that, Jamie founded a small online music business called Classical Ukulele in 2008, selling ebooks of music arrangements for the ukulele. The business was successful, generating over $1,000 in annual revenue for many years. Jamie also worked part-time at Wot-A-Pullet, a free range pullet rearing company, from September 2016 to May 2017. In this role, Jamie developed a web application to collect, clean, archive, and analyze data from over 20 farm sites across the UK.
Jamie Holding completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Linguistics at the University of York from 2012 to 2015. Following this, Jamie pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Artificial Intelligence at The University of Edinburgh from 2015 to 2016.
Adzuna
Adzuna is a search engine for jobs ads used by over 10 million visitors per month that aims to list every job, everywhere. It searches thousands of websites so users don’t have to, bringing together millions of ads in one place. By providing smarter search options and powerful data about the job market, as well as unique tools like ValueMyCV,Adzuna gives jobseekers the information they need to take control of their careers. Adzuna’s data also powers the Number 10 Dashboard, used by the Prime Minister and senior officials to keep track of economic growth on a daily basis.Adzuna launched in the UK in July 2011 and now operates in 11 countries. It has a great team, top class investors, recently won an award for best crowdfunding round of the year, and have been recognized as one of the government’s Future Fifty and Sunday Times Tech Track 100 fastest-growing tech companies in Britain.Adzuna’s mission is to be the best place to start looking for a job. It loves using the awesome power of technology to help match people to better, more fulfilling jobs and keep Britain working.