Resources for Launching a Career in Tech
Resources for Launching a Career in Tech
Skills
- Washington’s community and technical colleges offer short certificates, associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and continuing education in a variety of technical topics. Find a technology program here.
- In-Demand Soft Skills for Technology Careers (PDF) (opens in a new window)
- LinkedIn Learning (opens in a new window) (many libraries offer free access)
- Top IT Skills in Demand in 2024 (Article) (opens in a new window)
- Transferable Skills: Leveraging your Non-Tech Experience for a Tech Job (Article) (opens in a new window)
- Transferable Skills: How to Use Them to Land Your Next Job (Article) (opens in a new window)
- Transferable Skills: 10 Skills that Work Across Industries (Article) (opens in a new window)
- Microsoft Learn (opens in a new window)
- AWS (opens in a new window)
- GitHub Open Source (opens in a new window)
- GeeksForGeeks (opens in a new window)
Resume Tips
- Jobscan (opens in a new window) – applicant tracking system (ATS) resume checker – free accounts get 5 scans per month
- 6 Resume Tips from a Tech Recruiter (Article) (opens in a new window)
- Tech Resume Writing Tips (Article) (opens in a new window)
- 10 Tips for College Graduates to Improve LinkedIn Visibility (Article) (opens in a new window)
- LinkedIn Tips from a Tech Recruiter (Article) (opens in a new window)
- LinkedIn Profiles for Technical Professionals (Article) (opens in a new window)
Interviewing
- Cracking the Coding Interview book (opens in a new window)
- Interviewing.io (opens in a new window) – mock interviews and interview resources
Networking & Events
- North Seattle Tech Talks Meetup (opens in a new window)
- DemocracyLab (opens in a new window) – tech-for-good hackathons
- Rewriting the Code (opens in a new window) – for undergraduate, graduate, and early career women in tech
- ColorStack (opens in a new window) – for Black and Latinx computer science graduates
- AnitaB.org (opens in a new window) – for women and non-binary technologists
- Tech Disability Project (opens in a new window) – elevating people with disabilities in the tech industry
- Out in Tech (opens in a new window) – networking and career growth for the LGBTQ+ tech community
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