Her title may be unremarkable—software engineer at a Chicago trading firm—but the journey she took to land it is a triumph that doesn’t fit neatly on a resume. Continue reading How Deja Baker overcame long odds and finally landed her dream job
Google Doodle Celebrates Mary G. Ross. Here’s What to Know About the First Native American Woman Engineer
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 110th birthday of Mary G. Ross, the first Native American woman engineer. Over the course of her five-decade career, Ross achieved many firsts and made major contributions to the aerospace industry. Continue reading Google Doodle Celebrates Mary G. Ross. Here’s What to Know About the First Native American Woman Engineer
The Best of Small Business Awards
The Best of Small Business Awards ™ is America’s most prestigious honor that recognizes and celebrates the BEST Small to Mid-Sized Business Visionaries. Continue reading The Best of Small Business Awards
24 Companies Hiring Like Crazy in August
The U.S. has approximately 6 million open jobs right now. That amounts to 6 million opportunities for you to land your dream job. Companies are desperate for top talent and are offering everything from free transportation to signing bonuses and even extra vacation days just to get your attention.
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Marie Tharp, The Woman Who Discovered The Backbone Of Earth
Marie Tharp was born July 30, 1920, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Already in early years she followed her father, a soil surveyor for the United States Department of Agriculture, into the field. Continue reading Marie Tharp, The Woman Who Discovered The Backbone Of Earth
How Shavone Charles Created Her Dream Job In Tech
Shavone Charles holds many titles. From being a musician and artist to her role as Head of Global Music and Youth Culture Communications at Instagram and recent founder of a passion project, Magic in Her Melanin, Charles is undoubtedly known to her peers and the surrounding tech and entertainment industries as being a renaissance woman and connoisseur of culture. Continue reading How Shavone Charles Created Her Dream Job In Tech
This Coder Wants You to Ignore the Techie Stereotypes
What is one thing Camilo Hurtado wants people to know? Coders are more than a stereotype. Picturing someone sitting in their cube, scowling at their screen and tapping furiously at the keyboard? Or perhaps surrounded by empty soda cans and pizza boxes, clad in oversize headphones? This couldn’t be further from the truth, Hurtado says. Continue reading This Coder Wants You to Ignore the Techie Stereotypes
30-year-old Mareena Robinson Snowden is the first black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT
When Mareena Robinson Snowden walked across the commencement stage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) on June 8th, she became the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the storied university. Continue reading 30-year-old Mareena Robinson Snowden is the first black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT
This app wants to bring banking to the unbanked
Growing up in Terry, Mississippi, Sheena Allen didn’t spend much time in banks. Continue reading This app wants to bring banking to the unbanked
Top 5 Highest Paying Government Jobs
Government jobs offer stability, reasonably normal hours, many benefits and retirement packages. But, many people don’t realize that it offers are many high-paying jobs. See below for the top 5 jobs that pay a high salary. Continue reading Top 5 Highest Paying Government Jobs
