Life in the UK test Prep

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Written by Cristian Garcia

By now, I have cleared my Life in The UK exam. I used a mixed of sources to prep and by the end I was constantly hitting above 90%. My ‘go to’ content sources are the official book, the Life in the UK (2024) iPhone app and Youtube’s UK Life Prep.

Good luck!

Highlights from the evening

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  • 70+attendees
  • 10+Latin-American countries
  • 6global brands on stage
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On 20 November 2024, Publicis Sapient London hosted JUNTOS, HOLA’s first in-person event in EMEA. The idea: a safe space to celebrate the achievements of Latin talent working in UK technology, and the role models leading the way.

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Leading far from home

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Speakers from Snap, Meta, Scottish Widows, Mastercard, Publicis Sapient and Santander UK shared their challenges, wins and lessons on the path to leadership, far from their homeland and in a second language. Pedro Vallejo Ramirez of Snap gave the talk How to claim your space and thrive in UK tech as a Latino, and the panel, Succeeding in the competitive UK tech landscape as a Hispanic or Latino, was moderated by Cristian Garcia.

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More than 70 people came, from over 10 Latin-American countries. Latin Americans are a small community in the UK, but one of its fastest-growing, and with the wider Hispanic community we share a language across many different backgrounds and traditions.

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“Different points of view lead to better products that resonate better with customers.”
Owen LaFave, Senior Director, Product Management, Publicis Sapient · opening speaker
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JUNTOS opened Publicis Sapient’s doors to an outside audience of people working in technology, and it led straight to a second edition, hosted again by Publicis Sapient and HOLA in November 2025.

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PHOTOS

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Speakers

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Panel moderated by Cristian Garcia, founder of JUNTOS

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HOSTED BY

Publicis Sapient London, with HOLA, Publicis Groupe’s global network for Latino professionals.

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Host the next JUNTOS with us.

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