Educator Melanie Young is behind Math Girl Movement, a curriculum aiming to get girls into STEM
After struggling with math as a young girl herself, the Philly teacher is now out to teach the subject in a more inclusive way for elementary schoolers.
In November 2021, How to Get a Tech Job Month, Technical.ly is focusing extra reporting on the state of tech employment across our five markets and nationally. That includes topics such as The Great Resignation, professional development for technologists, and skills and salary trends.
Some questions we'll seek to answer: What skills are needed to enter the tech workforce of 2021, and how does one obtain them? How can companies ensure an equitable hiring process? What effects of The Great Resignation will linger beyond the pandemic? What are the essential technical roles of tomorrow?
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For How to Get a Tech Job Month, we asked our Technical.ly Talent companies what candidate questions would impress them — and how they’d answer.
After struggling with math as a young girl herself, the Philly teacher is now out to teach the subject in a more inclusive way for elementary schoolers.
On-the-job learning programs are on the brink of becoming a major pathway to tech careers in Delaware and beyond. Here's how they benefit aspiring technologists and the companies training them alike — and when it could be time to launch such a program at your own workplace.
Attitude, aptitude, and critical thinking are the strongest traits you can onboard onto your technical team," writes ThinkNimble's Katie McKenzie. She shares four tips from the product studio's CTO William Huster.
DMV leaders offer a look at how they're building internships, and how programs help build the overall talent pipeline.
For the self-taught programmer, here are a few intro courses and channels to follow on the web.
From top programming languages to the technical skills employers are seeking, these bootcamp directors share career advice for new and budding technologists.
In a discussion about technical skills and hiring for culture, Global Head of Talent Jocelyn Lai shared how Duolingo has built a workforce that's enabled the company to excel.
With 1,400 new team members in 2021 and growing, VP of Engineering Alexei Czeskis breaks down the skills, culture and impact considerations that go into a hiring decision at the McLean, Virgina-based digital identity company.
The CTO of Baltimore's MindStand Technologies shared four tips and plenty of resources on the skills and mindset that can lead to a career building software.
Here's advice from hiring managers across Pittsburgh that will help you know what's needed to land a career in those fields. We talked to Argo AI, Seegrid, RE2 Robotics, Aurora, Gecko Robotics and more.
The defense tech giant wants to expand its efforts in the Northern Virginia corridor, which it said means hiring local talent.
Arzo Aryan writes on her apprenticeship experience with Accenture, and path "from a refugee to an immigrant to a job in cybersecurity, calling some of America’s largest corporations my clients."
The nonprofit is hoping the pilot apprenticeship program can help increase the overall amount of women in the tech workforce, and provide some answers about barriers to entry.
"I always believed in life as a journey, and careers are stepping stones in that journey," the applications engineer said. He joined us for a Veterans Day edition of the Technical.ly Slack AMA.
Plus, Herndon cyber firm Avint has a brand new COO and a number of other end-of-year hiring and promotion moves from DC-area tech companies.
A roundup of current resources for adults (and kids) who are interested in entering a career in tech or fine-tuning their existing skills.
Michigan-based MedCerts is teaming up with workforce development programs in the region to provide IT certification programs at no cost.
Technology had a bigger proportion of the professionals making over $200,000 in 2019 than it did a decade prior, Technical.ly data shows. See how industries stacked up in the latest from our reporting series on incomes and wealth.
The COO of Ecomap Technologies outlines his path in Baltimore's startup community, and the mix of tactics and storytelling that help get hired.
A review of Burning Glass data found that some bootcamps, including Tech Elevator, help graduates find employment in tech at a higher rate than well-regarded computer science programs.
From coding bootcamps to IT training programs, here's a look at the programs offering certifications and skills that are sought in tech jobs. No college degree required.
In a recent Technical.ly Slack AMA, Ledyard talked about the career path that led her to national computer science education nonprofit CodePath, and the importance of retention in growing a diverse workforce.
This November, look out for stories from Technical.ly about leveling up skills, pivoting within the industry (or entering it for the first time), and The Great Resignation. What do you need to get hired?
Looking to go after a tech job but don't know where to start? Coding schools aren't one size fits all.
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