“The internship programme at Future Space was of interest to us because we needed specialist resources around data science and computer vision machine learning. In this respect Asifur was the perfect candidate”, explains XR Tech Founder Gurps Nijjar.
“Asifur came in, gelled well with the team, and started adding value really quickly. Working with him for three months gave us a really good idea of what his skills are and he got very familiar with the project and became very competent at the work he was doing.
“This is the second intern we’ve hired full-time over the last year from UWE and the team at Future Space have been instrumental in supporting this journey – and we need them to keep the momentum going for us as we’re a small business juggling a lot of plates.
“We’ve also done a lot of work through them with the Bristol Robotics Laboratory on joint tenders, it’s a very supportive culture for startups. Plus we love a good game of table tennis at lunchtime!”
Ferryx: Jenny & Micaela
Jenny Bailey, founder and CEO of Ferryx, explains. “What we were looking for from an internship was someone who understands how social media works and how to communicate and get people excited about Ferrocalm.
“These aren’t skills we have in the team. Initially we looked at outsourcing marketing, but we’ve never done this before. Then the opportunity for an intern came along. It’s appealing because it’s risk free – you get to give someone a trial to see whether they’re a good fit for you and vice versa.
“The Future Space scheme also pays a bit more than other schemes, so you get a good calibre of applicants. We don’t have the expertise in the team to guide someone on marketing, so we wanted someone who would be a self-starter, and we were lucky that we found Micaela.
“I knew from Micaela’s first day that I wanted to hire her. I asked her to spend the first week researching competitors and their content and she responded – oh yes, I’ve already done that! I knew we’d found someone special.”
