May 23, 2019 in Learn
Tech Jobs: An Explainer
Did you know? 1.3 million new developer jobs will be created in the next 10 years. No matter your background or previous experience, there’s never been a better time to start your journey toward one of these high-paying careers. But…
May 21, 2019 in Business Resources
10 of My Best Tips on How to Start a Tech Apprenticeship Program
If you haven’t yet read the IWSI America report on Modern Apprentices, then I suggest you do. It talks about how to get started with apprenticeship and gives a list of key tasks to tackle. Here’s my list of what…
April 18, 2019 in Learn
Meet the Dribbble + Treehouse UX Techdegree Scholarship Winners
In early March, Treehouse and Dribbble announced a partnership to create job-ready designers through the User Experience (UX) Techdegree program. Considering that design is one of the most in-demand skills in today’s workforce, this partnership pairs the essence and ambition…
January 2, 2019 in Business Resources
LaSean Smith Q&A
We recently had a chat with LaSean Smith from Microsoft. We asked him a few questions around the topic of diversity and inclusion and why it’s important to create diverse teams. Q. What can companies do to get more people…
December 20, 2018 in Business Resources
Shari’s Story
Let us introduce you to Shari. She is one of 12 women working toward an entry-level engineering job made possible by Dress for Success Oregon (DFSO) and our TalentPath program, a training solution for hiring and retaining engineers from underrepresented groups….
December 13, 2018 in Business Resources
Interview with Chris Bennett at AfroTech
While at AfroTech, we fired off a few questions to Chris Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Wonderschool – a company that makes it easy for individuals to create early-learning programs out of their homes. We asked him the question on…
December 10, 2018 in Business Resources
The Real Issues Behind Diversity in Tech
We recently attended AfroTech and had the chance to catch up with Michael Ellison from CodePath.org. He works tirelessly to address the problem of diversity in tech and so we asked him: What are the misconceptions that companies have about diversity?…
December 6, 2018 in Business Resources
Amber’s Story
This is Amber. After navigating a particularly tough time in her life, she was living in transitional housing with her son Liam and trying to figure out her next step. She turned to Dress for Success in Portland, OR to…
December 3, 2018 in Business Resources
Joy’s Story
Meet Joy. She is one of 12 women working toward an entry-level engineering job made possible by Dress for Success Oregon (DFSO) and our TalentPath program, a training solution for hiring and retaining engineers from underrepresented groups. Her path to technology, however, has…
November 11, 2018 in Community
Operation Code: Helping Veterans in Tech
Happy Veteran’s Day to all who have served our country! We are very proud to be able to partner with Operation Code who help veterans move into new careers in tech. Operation Code supports veterans who want to transition by…
October 24, 2018 in Business Resources
Change Wave 008: Laine Campbell
Laine Campbell is SVP of Engineering at Fastly. Over her 19 year career, she has specialized in distributed and high traffic databases, operations and reliability and building large distributed teams for some of the largest infrastructures in the world. Highlights…
October 24, 2018 in Engineering People Podcast
Engineering People Podcast: Raghu Konka
Raghu Konka is the Vice President of Engineering at iPass Inc. an industry pioneer in global Wi-Fi and Intelligent mobile connectivity platform.