ProgramEquity provides for those transitioning into tech to connect with mentors who will support them as they build their portfolio
About this Event

Hi Coders!

ProgramEquity provides a space for those transitioning into tech to connect with mentors who will support them as they build their portfolio. This workshop is part of Program Equity’s summer series.

🍎 This workshop will cover:

W hat engineering managgers and staff engineers look for in the interview process
H ow to use the STAR method to talk about your experience
3 0 minutes practice with Eng Managers and Staff

🤔 This is a great session for you if you:

Just graduated from a coding bootcamp or early career
Want to build your open source portfolio and technical writing
Looking for mentors who care about social causes

💼 Who's leading these workshops?

Each session will cover a technical or career related topic. Come join us as industry experts to talk about everything from breaking down GitHub contribution flows to how to stand out during interviews. Can’t make this one? Here’s a preview of the workshops we are hosting this summer

Containers and Actions with GitHub
Writing a technical blog with PlanetScale
What to highlight in a resume with TideLift and GitHub
Interview workshop with TideLift and GitHub
Web3 Demo Day with NEAR Foundation

💻 What's the stack?

Fullstack development stack uses Vue, Node, Express, and PostgreSQL.
QA uses Jest and Typescript

🌳 What is ProgramEquity?

If you actively contribute to open source, civic tech, or are passionate about closing the gap between tech and sustasinability. See our GitHub repo, Notion doc for resources and more information.

Logistics for the event:

To provide the most comfortable environment for attendees, we have set an attendee limit for our events to 20 attendees.

Requirements to participate: This is a virtual event, at a minimum, you will need a Zoom account. For the best experience, please aim to have a webcam, microphone. Also, if you like to draw and diagram, consider having a blank piece of paper and marker, or a whiteboard, that can be visible to your webcam. To share your code, be prepared to screen-share, or collaborate through a google doc.