

A career change into tech is a big decision, and it can yield big rewards. This Chat and Learn will help you plan your transition to tech without previous experience.
General Assembly’s Admissions Advisor, Joseph Wetherington, will join us to answer common questions about tech boot...
A career change into tech is a big decision, and it can yield big rewards. This Chat and Learn will help you plan your transition to tech without previous experience.
General Assembly’s Admissions Advisor, Joseph Wetherington, will join us to answer common questions about tech boot camps and will share the best recommendations for making a successful and strategic career change.
In this chat, Joseph will thoroughly cover how you can realistically transition into a tech career with no previous background or experience. He’ll also discuss:
Joseph has been an admissions advisor at General Assembly since April 2022. He has been in admissions for 4 years at some level.
He has helped hundreds of individuals start their career change journey to land their first job in a tech role, specifically in data, coding, and UX design.
No questions currently. I'd like to just listen in.
How to educate yourself on tech terminology?
As someone just transitioning into TECH with no prior experience but has 3 years of marketing experience and has only worked in two startups, how does this affect their acceptance rate during job...
Career path suggestions for someone who is questioning current role?
What advice do you have for someone with a career gap?
I've been trying to land a software development/engineer job for over a year since graduating with a Computer Science degree. How do I explain this gap?
I'm interested in pursuing my career as a key account manager looking after international/global client accounts in the tech industry (e.g. looking at Moody's which provide data, analytical...
Is it possible to make a career change into IT without investment? How to be sure which IT direction to chose?
Is It possible for Millennials to enter the Tech field?
Why is it so difficult to land a full-time job in the remote tech field despite having years of work experience? It is so discouraging.
How do you choose what area of Tech
How can you stand out?
How do you demonstrate previous business development experience in a software engineer role application?
I do not have a quesiton
Do tech employers consider age a factor in hiring career changers? Ageism?
how do you get a foot in the door?
What qualifications make you stand out over other candidates when you apply for a tech position?
I've been searching for a job in tech for over a year. How do I explain why I haven't found a job yet?
Is a portfolio recommended? Tips for building an effective portfolio? What areas should one focus on upskilling?
What do you do you have transferrable skills but don't know how to articulate them on paper or on LinkedIn profile
When writing cover letters, do you have any tips for someone pivoting into tech?
what types of jobs are available with some experience with software testing?
Are jobs readily available in this field?
What to expet at the first month of working in Tech?
Can you expand on transferable skills.
Will I really be “no experience required” - ready? What can I do to prepare (for free) so I am not complete overwhelmed and set up for success??
how to get a jr data science job or jr machine learning engineer job
Transitioning into mid career
Does a Ph.D. degree in a STEM field favor the application of a Data Scientist position?
What role/position is the best one to enter in first when getting started in tech?
No experience necessary?
Best way to get in contact with companies that are hiring no experience.
What is the next step for someone like myself who’s in frontline support? I have dreams of being a project or product manager or breaking into UX/UI Design but I don’t know how to up-level without...
What is the best area to look into? What areas are there?
How do you make a career change?
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