BE YOURSELF AT WORK

BYAW * DE&I * WELLBEING * WOMEN EMPOWERMENT * PRIDE * INDUSTRY INSIGHTS * THOUGHTS FROM OUR PEOPLE

WHAT DOES #BYAW MEAN?

Be Yourself At Work is a Capco philosophy. But what does it actually mean in practice?
Our Culture and Values

RESPECT, INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT, KNOWLEDGE. These five values define how we work with our employees and clients, are the foundation of our ongoing success, and are at the forefront of everything we do.
LBGTQ+ WORKERS RIGHTS STATEMENT

At Capco, we strongly believe that diversity & inclusion drive innovation. We want to ensure that the environment we create is one where all employees feel comfortable and encouraged being their authentic selves—regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
CAPCO COMMITS TO THE VALUABLE 500

At Capco, we believe that our employees do their best work when they can be themselves, which is why we are so proud to make this commitment to The Valuable 500.
CAREERS

Do things differently with a consulting career at Capco. Discover our latest career opportunities and begin your Capco journey.

DIGITAL ADVISORY: BREAKING DOWN INDUSTRY BARRIERS

Capco Consultants discuss their pro-bono work for a digital company in the Latin American agricultural industry through Bankers Without Borders.
BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

In this article, Capco London’s BAME lead, Nicole Nwasike shares why we all need to listen without prejudice or judgement to the experiences of others.

NOTES FROM THE TRAIL: THOUGHTS ON STAYING ACTIVE, MENTAL WELLBEING, AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

Alex McCollom reflects on the Ben Nevis hike Capco Scotland team completed in aid of Scotland’s national mental health charity and Capco Scotland charity partner SAMH.
ARE YOU ACCEPTED OR MERELY TOLERATED?

No one should have their ability questioned - especially as a result of a lack of understanding or misguided stigmas and stereotypes. Today is International Day of People with Disabilities, and Capco is going Purple on social media channels in support. A day for us to reflect on what can we do to ensure greater disability inclusion.
A MESSAGE ON ANTISEMITISM

In this blog, Isaac Halpern reflects on the recent surge of anti-Semitic attacks and harassment taking place in the US and shares how we can all support the Jewish community to drive positive change around the world.
WORK-LIFE PRIORITIES – ‘PARTNER TALK’ WITH BODO SCHAEFER

“Work-life balance is possible, even in our industry, but it will keep changing with priorities. That’s why I prefer to call it work-life priorities.” This was the topic of recent Partner Talks held by Bodo Schaefer, CEO of Capco Austria, Germany, Slovakia (AGS), whose key message was “don’t try to have it all at once - prioritize”.
WRAPPING UP CAPCO'S 2022 YEAR UP PROGRAM

Capco wrapped up its second successful Year Up internship program after partnering with four students from the nonprofit program.
HAVING DYSLEXIA HASNT HELD BACK MY CONSULTING CAREER

In her Friday Reflections, Hannah Cameron shares her experience coming to terms with her dyslexia and how difficulties you may face shouldn’t stop you from achieving your goals.
MANAGING THE REMOTE EMPLOYEE’S EXPERIENCE: TEN OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMOTE WORKING SUCCESS

As the world collectively deals with the challenges and disruption posed by COVID-19, Capco managing principal, Haleel Sarwar, shares his ten recommendations for transitioning to 100 percent remote work.
PUTTING THE FUN INTO FUNDRAISING FOR SPINAL RESEARCH

On Blue Monday, eight volunteers from Capco came together to fundraise for Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research. In this blog, Sydnie Beckman shares why she is encouraging others to support this charity.
CAPCO NEURODIVERSITY EVENT: BRIDGING THE GAP THROUGH EFFECTIVE CONVERSATIONS

The hurdles that neurodivergent individuals may have to overcome as they look to communicate their condition to employers and colleagues was the focus of an event held recently at Capco’s London offices, entitled ‘Bridging the Gap through Effective Conversations’.
REFLECTING ON INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY AT CAPCO

This year, Capco UK held its first International Men’s Day event. In this blog, Luis Lopes shares what happened on the night.
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS AT CAPCO UK

In this article we share the purpose of Capco UK’s Mental Health First Aiders and three tips for managing your mental health from Bhavik Shah, senior consultant and UK Mental Health Lead.

VIEWPOINT: INSIGHTS & INSPIRATION AT WOMEN IN DATA'S FLAGSHIP EVENT

Medha Khurana shares her takeaways from Women in Data's recent flagship event, which included presentations from influential industry speakers, insights into the organization's journey, and networking opportunities with inspiring women.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2023

Capco celebrates International Women’s Day 2023. A day dedicated to honoring the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women throughout history and across the globe.
MY HUSBAND SACRIFICED HIS CAREER SO I COULD HAVE MY OWN

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EachforEqual, and challenging stereotypes is an important part of this. Madeleine Howard shares why she decided to take a job at Capco, and how she and her husband are raising their son their own way.
THE SHIFT TO A REMOTE WORKPLACE: HOW IT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS MOTHERS

Today, many women across the wealth industry are grappling with the new normal, brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Firms must embrace the move towards accommodating mothers who are unduly impacted to succeed in our current environment.
WHEN CAPCO MET THE GIRLS WHO CODE

Last month, Dallas women of Capco visited the Girls Who Code program at the Bishop Arts Theater Center (BATC). Find out what happened in our blog.
THE CAPCO EXPERIENCE: WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY

Four Capco consultants tell us about their day-to-day experiences and what it is like for a woman to build a career in technology.

PRIDE 2023

This year's theme, Pride Together, gives us all an opportunity to listen and learn, to show support for the LGBTQ+ community. At Capco, our #BeYourselfAtWork culture enables us to feel safe to bring our whole, authentic selves to work.
PRIDE 2022

This June, we will once again recognize Pride Month and celebrate its annual focus on uplifting LGBTQ+ voices, honoring LGBTQ+ culture, and supporting LGBTQ+ rights.
MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP

For Pride 2020, Capco Canada Consultant Vaibhav Sharma reflects on his journey, including his activism in his native India and his move to Canada.
WHY REPRESENTATION MATTERS

June marks pride month for many countries globally. Pride is a time to celebrate our diversity, whilst also taking time to reflect on the current challenges faced by society. With this year’s theme as ‘One Voice, Many Stories’, we’re focusing on highlighting the experiences of some of our employees globally.

HUSSAIN ALI: PRODUCT OWNER (PO)

In this article, Capco’s Hussain Ali shares how he came to work for Capco and building best-in-class digital products.
MARCELLA TURNER: AGILE BUSINESS ANALYST (BA)

In this blog, Marcella Turner shares how her role as an agile business analyst is helping financial services firms today.
FROM FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE TO FINTECH: WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE KIND OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER?

In this blog, an ATP alumnus and senior solution architect Stephen Harrison reflects on the transition from academia to consulting.

MY JOURNEY FROM THE YUPRO APPRENTICE PROGRAM TO CAPCO INTERN

Mengistu Desta shares the story of his experience with YUPRO & being a Capco Intern, as well as the things he has learned & advice for future interns.
COLLEAGUES, TEAMMATES AND FRIENDS

In this Q&A session, we talk to Consultant Recley Mazaza and Senior Consultant Jan Rutten from the Capco Belgium Digital Team about what brought them to Capco and their journey so far.
MY JOURNY FROM THE YUPRO APPRENTICE PROGRAM TO CAPCO INTERN

Ernestina Sasu shares her experience with Year Up, being an intern at Capco, and her biggest learnings thus far.
FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO ASSOCIATE: SHARIFUL ISLAM

Shariful Islam shares the story of his transition to a Capco Associate from being in Year Up and a Capco Intern, as well as the things he's learned so far in his career.
FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO ASSOCIATE: JEFFREY DIAZ

Jeffrey Diazvega shares the story of his transition to a Capco Associate from being in Year Up and a Capco Intern, as well as the things he's learned so far in his career.
THE JOURNEY FROM ACADEMIA AND A PHD TO TECH

In this blog, Ioana Martinas takes us through her journey into the tech world within financial services and shares her experiences at Capco.
MY TWO YEAR JOURNEY AT CAPCO

Penelope shares her fascinating career journey, and how she loves juggling being a full-time mum and a full-time senior data leader in a global consulting firm.
BEING YOURSEF AT WORK STARTS WITH ACCEPTING YOURSELF

Shannan shares insights on a illness she was diagnosed with as a young adult, and how Capco’s family-like culture instilled confidence in her.
FROM BUILDING BOTS TO A CAREER IN CONSULTING

Myles Lewis, a robotic process automation engineer, shares how meeting people with diverse backgrounds but similar interests allowed him to broaden his knowledge and discover areas he didn’t know existed prior to these interactions.
MENOPAUSE AND THE WORKPLACE: A PERSONAL JOURNEY

Emily Turner shares insights on her perimenopause journey, and why the silence around women’s health and wellbeing in mid-life and beyond must end.
CAPCO’S ASSOCIATE DATA PROGRAM WAS A GREAT STEPPINGSTONE TO MY FIRST PROJECT

Devin reflects on how he joined Capco through the Associate Data Program, which was a great introduction to the world of financial data.
IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT BABY LOSS

Paul Skelding shares a personal insight about his family’s experience of miscarriage, and why we must end the silence around the subject of baby loss.
MY LONG AND WINDING ROAD

Luc Batty reflects on how it took almost ten years for his professional goal to become clear, and how he finally found his place within Capco’s Data Science team.
EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND OPPORTUNITY

In this blog, Gabie Lang, senior consultant in the Insurance domain, shares her experience of working at Capco, including the variety of opportunities and the diverse and inclusive environment.
BUILDING STRONG CONNECTIONS THROUGH CONSULTING

Rachel Helman from Capco’s Insurance team, reflects on how she has worked with and built close relationships with her clients resulting in a fantastic personal network.
THRIVING IN A SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT

Tushar Shorma has learned about the importance of networking during his Capco internship as a software engineer.
FROM PARACHUTES TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Stuart Dalziel, Senior Consultant and project manager in Capco’s Capital Markets domain, reflects on the transferrable skills he acquired in the Armed Forces and on his transition into the world of financial services.
THREE LESSONS LEARNED FROM MY INTERNSHIP SO FAR

Caden Hong has had a pleasant transition from the Year Up program to becoming a Capco intern. He shares some of the things he’s learned from his first months of work at the consulting firm.
RETURN TO WORK: THE CAPCO EXPERIENCE

In this blog, Sumayya Akhtar reflects on her career journey and her experience of Capco’s Return to Work program.
BEYOND ACADEMIA: FROM PHD TO CONSULTING

In this blog Rebecca Kilmurray reflects on her post-PhD journey exploring a new career path as a solutions architect through Capco’s Next Generation Technology Fellowship.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM A YEAR OF YEAR UP

Zuberi Daley took part in Capco’s internship program during his summer vacation from college. In his blog, he shares why he chose to come back and work for Capco, and some of the opportunities he’s experienced whilst working here.
FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO INTERN

Capco digital intern Alex Martell talks about everything he’s learned during his internship after Year Up, including email etiquette and giving presentations.
MY CAPCO JOURNEY: FROM INTERN TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEE

Janira Rodriguez shares how her career journey at Capco started through the Year Up internship program.
MY MOVE FROM THE UK TO CANADA

In this BYAW blog, Usmaan Waheed discusses his move from the U.K. to Canada.
FROM T-SHIRTS TO HOODIES: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT

In this blog, Capco’s Dave Cecil shares how being a solution architect became a true discipline and career and why the role will always be changing.
MY COVID-19 CAREER CHANGE: FROM IN-HOUSE DATA SCIENTIST TO DATA SCIENCE CONSULTANT

Capco’s Charles Shen joined us from a big corporate. In this blog, he shares why the switch to consulting was the right choice for him and his career.
MY JOURNEY FROM INSURANCE TO DATA SCIENCE CONSULTING

“When I first came across Capco, I immediately knew it was a different kind of consulting firm.” In this blog, Abdi Timer shares why he took the leap from insurance to data science consulting.

BE YOURSELF AT WORK

#BYAW

WHAT DOES #BYAW MEAN?

Our Culture and Values

LBGTQ+ WORKERS RIGHTS STATEMENT

CAPCO COMMITS TO THE VALUABLE 500

CAREERS

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

DIGITAL ADVISORY: BREAKING DOWN INDUSTRY BARRIERS

BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

WELLBEING

NOTES FROM THE TRAIL: THOUGHTS ON STAYING ACTIVE, MENTAL WELLBEING, AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

ARE YOU ACCEPTED OR MERELY TOLERATED?

A MESSAGE ON ANTISEMITISM

WORK-LIFE PRIORITIES – ‘PARTNER TALK’ WITH BODO SCHAEFER

WRAPPING UP CAPCO'S 2022 YEAR UP PROGRAM

HAVING DYSLEXIA HASNT HELD BACK MY CONSULTING CAREER

MANAGING THE REMOTE EMPLOYEE’S EXPERIENCE: TEN OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMOTE WORKING SUCCESS

PUTTING THE FUN INTO FUNDRAISING FOR SPINAL RESEARCH

CAPCO NEURODIVERSITY EVENT: BRIDGING THE GAP THROUGH EFFECTIVE CONVERSATIONS

REFLECTING ON INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY AT CAPCO

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS AT CAPCO UK

women empowerment

VIEWPOINT: INSIGHTS & INSPIRATION AT WOMEN IN DATA'S FLAGSHIP EVENT

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2023

MY HUSBAND SACRIFICED HIS CAREER SO I COULD HAVE MY OWN

THE SHIFT TO A REMOTE WORKPLACE: HOW IT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS MOTHERS

WHEN CAPCO MET THE GIRLS WHO CODE

THE CAPCO EXPERIENCE: WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY

pride

PRIDE 2023

PRIDE 2022

MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP

WHY REPRESENTATION MATTERS

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

HUSSAIN ALI: PRODUCT OWNER (PO)

MARCELLA TURNER: AGILE BUSINESS ANALYST (BA)

FROM FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE TO FINTECH: WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE KIND OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER?

THOUGHTS FROM OUR PEOPLE

MY JOURNEY FROM THE YUPRO APPRENTICE PROGRAM TO CAPCO INTERN

COLLEAGUES, TEAMMATES AND FRIENDS

MY JOURNY FROM THE YUPRO APPRENTICE PROGRAM TO CAPCO INTERN

FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO ASSOCIATE: SHARIFUL ISLAM

FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO ASSOCIATE: JEFFREY DIAZ

THE JOURNEY FROM ACADEMIA AND A PHD TO TECH

MY TWO YEAR JOURNEY AT CAPCO

BEING YOURSEF AT WORK STARTS WITH ACCEPTING YOURSELF

FROM BUILDING BOTS TO A CAREER IN CONSULTING

MENOPAUSE AND THE WORKPLACE: A PERSONAL JOURNEY

CAPCO’S ASSOCIATE DATA PROGRAM WAS A GREAT STEPPINGSTONE TO MY FIRST PROJECT

IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT BABY LOSS

MY LONG AND WINDING ROAD

EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND OPPORTUNITY

BUILDING STRONG CONNECTIONS THROUGH CONSULTING

THRIVING IN A SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT

FROM PARACHUTES TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

THREE LESSONS LEARNED FROM MY INTERNSHIP SO FAR

RETURN TO WORK: THE CAPCO EXPERIENCE

BEYOND ACADEMIA: FROM PHD TO CONSULTING

LESSONS LEARNED FROM A YEAR OF YEAR UP

FROM YEAR UP TO CAPCO INTERN

MY CAPCO JOURNEY: FROM INTERN TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEE

MY MOVE FROM THE UK TO CANADA

FROM T-SHIRTS TO HOODIES: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT

MY COVID-19 CAREER CHANGE: FROM IN-HOUSE DATA SCIENTIST TO DATA SCIENCE CONSULTANT

MY JOURNEY FROM INSURANCE TO DATA SCIENCE CONSULTING