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Refer a friend – in action!

Recruitment is a company-wide effort. From diversifying our teams to bringing in high performing talent – we each play a role. So, how cool is it when you are rewarded for it too?! That’s what happened when our customer success team were seeking out a new member. Dawn, one of our senior customer success managers,…

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My First Six Months at Immersive Labs: Being Picky Paid Off!

We checked in with Erin Jones six months after she started with our sales team to see how her expectations of joining Immersive Labs met with reality. In this blog, she talks us through her first impressions, how she has settled in, and how she is impacting the growth of our business.   Why did…

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A Collaborative Approach for Improving System Performance

Immersive Labs has experienced rapid growth in recent years, and we work with some of the largest enterprise and government organizations in the world. As an engineering leader, one of the most interesting aspects of this growth has been managing the tension between the drive to deliver new and innovative products and features versus the…

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Part Three: Meet the Marketing Leadership team

Here at Immersive Labs, we’re focusing our priorities on the next phase of our scale-up journey: building out our marketing team. But what is it really like to work here? What does it take to be part of one of the most exciting marketing teams on the planet? This is part three of our Marketing…

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Before you apply to Immersive Labs

It’s important to approach your job search thoughtfully by being selective about what you apply for. Take this time to make sure that the job you end up in next is something you enjoy. Stop and think about the following questions: What should be the next step in my career path? What are my values?…

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What you can expect from application to decision

The interview process: we create an environment of connection for you to prove your contribution, character, and competence Every role is different. Every person is unique. We’re looking for driven individuals who are inclusive and customer obsessed to help us achieve our mission of Cyber Workforce Resilience. Our recruitment process has a specific framework that…

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Part Two: Meet the Marketing Leadership team

Here at Immersive Labs, we’re focusing our priorities on the next phase of our scale-up journey: building out our marketing team. But what is it really like to work here? What does it take to be part of one of the most exciting marketing teams on the planet? This is part two of our Marketing…

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First Rule of Breastfeeding Club: Talk about Breastfeeding Club.

Immersive Labs gives its employees two paid volunteering days a year. Amy Millard, Associate Cloud Engineer, tells us how she plans to spend them to support struggling parents in her local community. When my son was just a couple of weeks old, I needed some breastfeeding help. My midwife signposted me to Feeding Friends, a…

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Part One: Meet the Marketing Leadership team

Here at Immersive Labs, we’re focusing our priorities for the next phase of our scale-up journey: building out our marketing team. But what is it really like to work here? What does it take to be part of one of the most exciting marketing teams on the planet? This is part one of our Marketing…

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Preparing for an interview at Immersive Labs

What is the STAR technique and how do I apply it to my interview? You’ve received an email letting you know that your CV has been shortlisted for a role you’ve applied for. It’s a wonderful moment, but that joy can quickly be eclipsed by nerves as your focus turns to the next step: the…

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Kick Start My Heart

It’s March 2020 and we are being asked to leave the office and work from home for an unknown amount of time. I grab a few things from my desk and wonder if I need to take my plant or if I’ll be back before it gets too thirsty. With a naivety that, with hindsight,…

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Day in the life of Jason, Governance, Risk and Compliance Specialist

Hi, I’m Jason. I’m a junior governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) specialist. My team helps employees build their judgment, knowledge, and confidence in this complicated area. I first started using the Immersive Labs platform a few years ago when I was a student – I loved it so much that I got a job here….

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How to define and execute an engineering strategy

Most start-ups invest significant time and energy in defining their product strategy, and with good reason; after all, it’s the end product you’re hoping prospective customers will buy. However, as your product evolves and starts to achieve product-market fit, it’s essential that an equally important strategy is conceived. To ensure the success of your product…

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How we connect across the globe in sales

I joined Immersive Labs’ revenue operations team in February of 2020, just before the global COVID pandemic started. I spent two weeks onboarding in Bristol (Immersive’s UK headquarters) getting to know the go-to-market (GTM), operations, and finance teams. I got back to Boston (our US HQ) not knowing it would be one of the last…

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Flexible working: at home, visiting friends, working holiday, and the office!

What was flexible working like before the pandemic? [James] Flexible working has always been a part of the companies I’d worked for, but I always felt it was more for those who really needed it – to accommodate the school run, or take care of family. When I did use it, it was when the…

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Day in the life of Charlotte, Crisis Sim Content Specialist

It’s Monday morning in the Crisis Sim Content team at Immersive Labs. You’ve made a coffee and are ready to start the day. How do you proceed? Option 1: Jump on a call to check in on the status of your team’s projects – but a weekend catch-up and dad jokes are mandatory first. Option…

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International Women’s Day: break the bias

On Tuesday March 8, Immersive Labs, along with countless other organizations, celebrated women. We joined the conversation to #BreakTheBias (the theme for 2022) and were lucky to have some of our incredible leaders join us for an internal panel discussion. Our host and General Counsel Alice Dunn was joined by our VP of Customer Success…

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My career story: 18 months at Immersive Labs. What a ride!

I only ever wanted to be a sports reporter. I played sports growing up, it’s how I bonded with friends and family, and it was all I knew. But I also knew I needed a change. I needed a career that would give me a better quality of life. When I transitioned out of the…

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A day in the life of Evander, Web Developer

Starting a new job remotely is pretty much the norm these days. In March of 2020, I couldn’t have imagined I would work at home for over two years. Back then, I was accustomed to mostly working in the office, so switching to five days a week at home took some getting used to. While…

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Parental Leave Adventures in a Campervan

Hi, I’m James. I look after our Talent Acquisition team here at Immersive Labs. I joined the company back in September 2019 when we had fewer than 100 people. Since, I’ve had the opportunity to help develop the business with some exceptional people – and we’re now past the 300 mark! The last few years…

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My hidden disability

When I discovered that UK Disability History Month ran from 18th November to 18th December, I felt impelled to write about the impact that a hidden disability can have on the structure of a work day. I am type 1 diabetic and have been since I was 12 years old. It’s not something I acknowledged…

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A day in the life of Rob, Product Designer

Hello! I’m Rob Pezet, Associate Product Designer in the Experience Design (XD) team at Immersive Labs. In a nutshell, my role is to make sure that digital products – in this case, certain parts of the Immersive Labs platform – look and feel the best they can to help people achieve their goals.  Now, I’m…

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My transition into tech: an unconventional career journey

Hi, I’m Jodie, an Associate Cloud Security Engineer at Immersive Labs. My journey to this role wasn’t a typical one, but has been very enjoyable and has given me a breadth of experience to draw from in the few months I’ve been here. In this post, I’ll share my journey to date and the skills…

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What does Black History Month mean to you?

I’ll be honest and say that in the past, I didn’t give it much thought. My initial impression was that it was an initiative that was mainly American – it was a time when everyone focused on black achievements and issues for one month of the year. October would roll around each year, LinkedIn profiles…

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We’re ecstatic to be one of Comparably’s Top 25 Happiest workplaces!

We are incredibly humbled and proud to be featured as one of Comparably’s top 25 small and midsize companies with the happiest employees. This award is extra special as it was assessed by anonymous employee reviews over the last 12 months, covering feedback around our work environment, pay, benefits, mental health, investment in company goals,…

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A day in the life of Katie, Associate Data Analyst

It’s difficult to pin down the daily routine of someone in the data team as it’s so new and we’re growing so fast, but I’ll give it my best shot! I normally turn up to the office at about 8:30, very breathless from my frantic cycle to work after leaving home 10 minutes later than…

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Understanding privilege

Fuelled by powerful global movements, the concept of white privilege has exploded into the mainstream over the past few years. I want to share my journey towards understanding the meaning of privilege, and how I am trying to turn this understanding into positive action. First, a little about me. I am a white, middle-aged, heterosexual…

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The secret to Immersive Labs’ explosive growth? Employee happiness.

Since the beginnings of the tech boom, the equation for success has always been closely tied with working long hours, hustle culture and the expectation that people never fully untangle their personal and work lives. Isn’t it time that the formula for tech glory was rewritten? The leaders of Immersive Labs would say so. The company, which…

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Post Pandemic Life – Are you there yet?

As with pretty much every other organization, we’ve spent the past year carefully maneuvering through a unique situation. Thankfully, with the guidance of a few core principles, we’ve been able to stay unified, connected and supported. We’ve learned a few lessons along the way about what we want to take with us into the post-pandemic…

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Neurodiversity is my superpower!

2020 didn’t bring much positivity to the world, but if lockdown had a silver lining, it’s that it enabled me to learn much more about myself. Hey, I’m Nye and I’m a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer here at Immersive Labs, and I consider myself “neurodiverse”. Approximately 15% of the UK population is thought to also come…

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A day in the life of Mike, Lead Front End Developer

Friday morning. It’s been a busy week, and there’s a lot on today’s agenda. I start the day by checking my calendar and daily to-do list. As a Lead Developer on one of Immersive Labs’ Engineering teams my work is varied, and I find it helpful to break the day up into little chunks to…

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The Art of Belonging

Starting a new job is always a daunting prospect. New people to get to know, a new office to find your way around, a new commute to perfect the timings of. Having offered you the job in the first place, the new company must be relatively confident that you can provide what they will be…

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International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to Challenge

Those who know me will know that I am not a shy and retiring person – I share what’s on my mind, and some would say I wear my heart on my sleeve.  It all began back in the 1960’s: my two sisters and I were brought up in a household with a strong mother…

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A day in the Life of Rae, Associate Cyber Security Engineer

It’s mad to think that I’ve been working here for nearly a year now! I still get super excited whenever someone asks me to explain what I do for a living: ‘I hack things, and teach other people how to hack things’ – and I bloody love it! …

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