Careers in Tech- Calling All Majors! (Humanities to Technical, There's a Place for You)
summary
Claims that majors do not limit careers get illustrated with concrete career paths and hires: math → QA → project manager, accounting → accounting information systems → data privacy manager, classical languages → CS master’s → software engineer. Details include BUILD community outreach to HBCUs, weekly virtual happy hours to sustain engagement, examples of nontraditional hires, and the specific call to apply at jobs.redhat.com. The focus is on actual role transitions, hiring signals, and ongoing community programs.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 0:16Clarence Clayton
- 2:16Community Outreach
- 2:39University Outreach
- 6:54Accounting
- 13:42Engineers Are Essential to Our Success
- 14:53Imposter Syndrome
- 18:03Final Words
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