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Rising Star in Technology Award
Early in a tech career and already shipping.
About this category
This award recognises an engineer, analyst, designer, apprentice or graduate in their first three years in technology whose contribution and learning stand out. Judges look for impact relative to experience and the potential shown.
Eligibility
- Open to people in their first three years in a technology role
- Including apprentices
- Bootcamp graduates and career changers
Judging criteria
- Impact relative to experience
- Learning
- Initiative
- Collaboration
- Potential
Qualitative criteria
Curiosity and the confidence to take on hard problems.
Metrics
- Work shipped
- Responsibilities taken on
- Skills gained and manager feedback
Additional criteria
Entries should include a concise case study, supporting figures such as users, uptime, performance, revenue or time saved, and, where possible, feedback from customers or users. Commercially sensitive figures can be given as ranges or percentages, and nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Never include credentials, security vulnerabilities that are not yet fixed, or personal data about users. Judges consider the size and stage of the business, so a start up competes on equal terms with an established technology company.
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