

Tech careers adapt and change as fast as the technology itself in many cases. There are many opportunities for career path changes that will not move your back, but launch you forward. A key skill for your career development is to understand how to leverage your experience and transferable...
Tech careers adapt and change as fast as the technology itself in many cases. There are many opportunities for career path changes that will not move your back, but launch you forward. A key skill for your career development is to understand how to leverage your experience and transferable skills.
Whether you’re breaking into tech with other industry experience, starting as a recent grad or self-taught talent or ready to build upon the foundation you have and grow into a new role… you need a strategy and plan to make it happen!
Our expert speakers have made these moves personally and professionally. These women have carved their own niche in their tech careers and have helped thousands of talented people manage their own careers.
Join Kelly Kugler, Founder of Allora Collective, Chez Jennings, Senior Technical Recruiter at Reddit and Bedilia Ramirez, Talent Partner at NYC Tech Talent Pipeline for this insightful hour of Q&A.
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Kelly is the Founder of Allora Collective. Allora Collective connects people to an international team of coaches who have expertise with a career change, remote work transitions, and strategic relocations. They help people change their lives. Kelly’s work in global recruitment along with personal experience changing career paths, that included relocating across the U.S. and Europe, offers first-hand expertise when helping people navigate these opportunities. Kelly also provides leadership development coaching and curates workshops for hiring teams. Connect with her on LinkedIn, follow her on Instagram @kelly.alloracollective and book a free strategy session at AlloraCollective.com
Bedilia is a Technical Recruiter at NYC Tech Talent Pipeline, helping connect recent grads from college or coding bootcamps with entry-level roles. Previously, she worked in higher ed and pivoted to a role that intersects tech + education. Her experience includes recruiting in Silicon Valley, startups, and working in higher ed. She is excited about building equity and inclusion with tech, especially within the BIPOC community.
As a Computer Science grad student, is it better to specialise on a subject (for example Machine Learning) or to get surface level knowledge on multiple subjects?
How to explain a 1-year gap of unemployment on your resume.
What is the best way to showcase specific skills in UX research portfolios?
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I look forward to great advice.
My question is very similar to Michelle's. Prior experience was in non-tech except for the last position which was in a very small company. Would like to break into Customer Service or Community...
1. What are some tips for a former English teacher? How can I make myself more marketable? 2. Making connections is how you get the job, but I often feel uncomfortable networking. How can you...
Just looking forward to hearing your sage wisdom!
Most of my previous experience was at a small, non-tech company where we all wore multiple hats. I'm trying to break into tech, ideally as a copywriter/editor, but I also have separate resumes for...
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What is the best way to set yourself apart from other candidates when applying for jobs as a career changer / recent UX bootcamp grad?
I would like to get my foot into the specialized areas like machine learning and artificial intelligence without having a related master's degree. What is the best way to get this opportunity as...
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