Career Changers: enabling the huge untapped potential in developers from different backgrounds
summary
Conference data and practice-focused prescriptions: 40% of software hires are by non‑tech companies, bootcamps run two to four months while apprenticeships run 18–24 months funded by the levy, and recent hiring shows parity between grads and career changers with 33% of grads female vs 66% of career changers female and Tech Switch at 77% female. Recruitment shifts from CS-heavy tests to assessing motivation and potential, set percentage targets, build provider relationships, offer protected technical time, cohorts and equal access to training and socials.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:43Career changes matter
- 2:47Talent war and potential
- 3:51Recruiting career changers
- 7:25Nurturing career changers
- 9:55Call to action
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