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In this episode, we discuss our personal discovery and how we stumbled into the tech industry! We casually chat about our career history, journey into tech, the roles we’ve held, and the underrepresentation of Blacks and Women in Tech…
Tips for anyone interested in working in the tech industry without coding, and “tech adjacent” roles such as:
Project/Program Managers
Product Managers
Scrum Masters
Design Thinkers
User Experience (UX)
Customer Success
The benefits and challenges of working in the tech industry
Call to action:
PLAN (RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH) Research programs or opportunities to expand your repertoire of skills to ensure you’re relevant
User your resources – Join a meetup group
START- Set a goal to accomplish to complete an online course and certification(s)
EXECUTE & FINISH -complete your goal (like Nike, “Just do it!”)
#LEVELUP
Statistics:
Women in the US earn more degrees and account for a higher percentage of the workforce
Black Women are the most educated!
Black and Hispanics are underrepresented in tech
Resources:
Meetup.com
LinkedIn Learning, Udemy.com, Lynda.com, Plural Sight
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