🙏🏾 Change & Gratitude - A Message to Tech by Choice Community


Hey Reader!

Valerie, here! The holidays, particularly Thanksgiving in the States, often bring a mix of conflict and gratitude, making this season complex for many of us. I've used this time to appreciate those who boldly paved the way for us, making us proud of our identities and journeys even as we continue to find our voices. It's inspiring stories like yours that have been the heartbeat of Tech by Choice over the last four years, and I am profoundly grateful for that.

Change is Coming

From day one, our vision for Tech by Choice has been to create a space free from code-switching, where you can find your first job, build leadership skills, or advance to senior roles. Is this doing the most? Yes, but we fully believe in the idea of go big or go home, and over the last few years, we've developed cohesive programming that will help us achieve it all.

By completing this survey, let us know what you want to see from the community!

Sneak Peek into What's Coming!

We're channeling our efforts into our three pillars; enter, stay, and thrive. Here's a glimpse of how it's unfolding:

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TBC Paid Source

We see the gap between post-bootcamp grads and self-learners and landing a job. Our open-source initiatives will provide the hands-on experience, mentorship, and team-based project work necessary for your next career leap. This is especially crucial for those looking for extra experience to land a promotion eligibility. Work with the community on projects to build your portfolio!

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Talent Choice

In early 2024, we'll open our Talent Choice program that uses community-driven recruitment, skill training, and post-placement support to help our community members land their next role. This program will operate on a commission-based model, empowering community recruiters to connect you with jobs and offering support throughout the job hunt. We've built a program where your community helps you win and get paid.

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Design & Dev Advocate

Our budding community of future design and developer advocates is looking for guidance to secure advocacy roles, enhance speaking skills, and develop online personal brands. We're forming a Tech Advocate committee focused on skill-building, training, and content feedback to support these ambitions. Are you interested in joining? Apply today to be part of this exciting initiative!

We want to hear from you

With these changes happening, we’re still focused on being a community-driven developer with several open roles we’re looking to fill. You can find details about all of them here.

Even if you’re not in a space to take on a role, we still would love your feedback! Please complete this survey to share your thoughts and ideas as we build this future together.

Thank you for being at the core of what makes Tech By Choice special.

Here’s to growing and thriving together in tech!

- Valerie Phoenix

Tech by Choice

We're a diversity focused tech nonprofit on a mission to help underestimated adults enter, stay, & thrive in tech. In other words, we're a tech community you don't have to code switch in.

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