{"id":6922,"date":"2020-10-28t14:39:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-28t14:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/?p=6922"},"modified":"2020-10-28t14:39:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28t14:39:33","slug":"is-there-room-for-me-in-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/is-there-room-for-me-in-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"is there room for me in tech?"},"content":{"rendered":"

tech is an industry full of barriers to entry and the intersection of my identities makes me no stranger to those barriers. i am black, a woman, a first-generation college graduate\u2014and i embarked on my career believing that tech wasn’t meant for someone like me. i thought to get a job in tech, you\u2019d have to attend a top 10 school, meet every requirement on the job description (must-haves and nice-to-haves), and exceed the minimum years of experience by at least<\/em> 2-3 years to be competitive.<\/p>\n

getting a job in tech isn\u2019t easy\u2014especially if you come from a historically marginalized group, like me. i was acutely aware that biases, conscious and unconscious, can seep their way into every stage of a hiring process, starting from the resume review all the way through the final interview stages.<\/p>\n

the knowledge of these barriers made getting a job in this industry feel daunting. if your experience in job seeking has been anything like mine, i\u2019m here to share all the things i didn\u2019t know about interviewing for a job in tech. i want to try and lessen that nervousness and lower some of those barriers for you. <\/strong><\/p>\n

i will be your #1 cheerleader. you got this.<\/p>\n

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