Career Transition Conference: Is It Time to Quit Tech?
Recent tech layoffs have impacted over 500,000 workers, impacting major urban cores and disrupting careers. Though AI remains hot, overall venture funding remains low while the unemployed compete for fewer roles. No longer is this the industry of loyalty, cushy roles, or high salaries.
Join Albert's List and GeoBrowser/Workforce DAO for a career transition conference where we ask whether it is time to quit tech. This event will feature three distinguished panels that will share hot careers, strategies to transition, and whether the trades are worth looking into. Non-tech organizations can also purchase a table to share their resources and pursue technology talent.
Join us to network, learn, and start your transition into a new career ahead of 2025.
Here are our panelists so far. More will be added in the coming days:
Is It Time to Quit Tech? Discover Other Careers Worth a Look (10:30 AM - Noon)
Jerry Wilburn, Social Worker, ILS
Anthony Lee, Founder, Heroic Voice
Patrick Sedillo, Real Estate Broker
Wesley Engers, Founder, Connection Math
Josie Li, Owner, La Boutique - Lifestyle Beauty
Cheryl Lee, Library Services Manager, Santa Clara County Library District
Gretchen Hellman, Career Coach, Outside of the Box Coaching & Former Tech Product Manager
Sandy McClenehan, Founder and Hat Maker, Hampui Hats, ex-Customer Success Manager
How to Transition Careers (1-2:30 PM)
Ha Tran, Executive Coach, The Inner Fire
April Starlight, Founder & Recruiter, Tangerine Search
Monica Jacqueline, Writer & Career Coach, NextGen Resumes
Andrea F. Salinas Vasquez, Client Sucess Director, Degreed
Christopher Love, Mentor and Counselor
Brian Kwa, Founder & Career Coach, MPH Tech Academy, Ex-Recruiter
Julian Sproul, CEO, Talent for Good
Is It Time to Get Into the Trades? (2:30-4 PM)
Morgan Haines, Founder, Haines Custom Coatings
Rickey Dunbar, Founder, Rick's Enterprise Electric
Lanchi Pham, Plumber, ACCO & Member of Local 393 San Jose
Nick Goyhenetche, Owner, Nick's Tree and Landscaping Services
ABOUT ALBERT'S LIST
Albert’s List is a job search community connecting 45,900+ technology professionals, hiring managers, recruiters, and career coaches in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 2013, we organize hiring fairs, educational workshops, sponsored events, and job search boot camps that help technology professionals find fulfilling jobs in eight weeks or less.
ABOUT WORKFORCE DAO / Geo Browser
Our DAO exists to empower individuals to find fulfilling employment with a living wage in the context of ending homelessness. We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to rebuild their lives and thrive, irrespective of their past challenges. By focusing on job information and workforce development training resources, we aim to address one of the root causes of homelessness and contribute to holistic solutions for societal well-being.
Our primary function is to build relationships with San Francisco's various job training providers and centers and help unhoused people find the best program for their needs. We hope that the information you find here on the subspace of the Workforce Development DAO is both timely and useful for job seekers and training providers. Please connect with us on Discord if you have any questions or suggestions for this subspace: https://discord.gg/8NCMAPsQ
If you’re interested in securing an exhibitor table, please email albert@ajobslist.com.