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Welcome to the Tech / Data / Gaming Interest Community!

Members of this community use their quantitative, design, and communication skills to tackle complex, multi-faceted problems in a wide range of disciplines.  Many careers in Tech, Gaming and Data start from a foundation in STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), and fluency in one or more of these areas is an asset.  However, many employers cite communication, collaboration, and lateral thinking skills as being as important as coding or data analysis.  Other key skills in these fields include self-advocacy, basic knowledge of business principles, fluency in foreign or computing languages, quantitative reasoning, and communicating ideas concisely and clearly.

These careers can be faced-paced, ever-changing, and unpredictable.  Examples of career pathways include (but are not limited to) analyst, designer, developer, coder, software / hardware engineer, specialist, and technician, often in companies that specialize in gaming, technology, mobile apps, business development, consulting robotics, hardware, data, and the web.

From Plan A to Plan Next: How to Pivot Your Career Plans

Students truly have a lot of factors working against them securing jobs right now. At the same time, there are 82,000 postings in Handshake and interesting, paid positions available in this region, across the nation, and around the globe. Do …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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Student Stories: Maggie O’Brien

Go to the Career Center!

Before I started my senior year, I was panicking. Most graduates from the Public Health – Global Health Major end up earning post-secondary degrees, and I knew that was not in the cards for me. I …

By Wendy Israel (She/Her)
Wendy Israel (She/Her) Career Technologies Manager
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Amazon: How we hire (Hiring Guides)

We do things a bit differently at Amazon, including our hiring process—and we want you to have all the info you need to apply with confidence and make a great impression. From details on loop interviews to Bar Raisers to …

By Sarah Boland (She/Her)
Sarah Boland (She/Her) Career Coach
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How to Get the Experience You *Need* to Get the Tech Job You *Want*

Original article written by Jeremy Schifeling on Break Into Tech

So you want to break into tech? But every tech job description says you need experience before you can apply.

Total Catch-22, right?

Well, here’s the way to break this …

By Sarah Boland (She/Her)
Sarah Boland (She/Her) Career Coach
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9 Tech Keywords that Should Be on Your Resume

Original article written by Jeremy Schifeling and published on Break into Tech blog

Introducing Your Tech Glossary

If you’re looking to land a tech job for the first time, you may be concerned that your resume doesn’t read as “techie” …

By Sarah Boland (She/Her)
Sarah Boland (She/Her) Career Coach
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Featured Classes

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Explore the integral relationship between big data and artificial intelligence in this comprehensive course. In this course, Barton Poulson—a professor,…

The Data Science of Healthcare, Medicine, and Public Health

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Data analytics plays an increasingly pivotal role in how we go about managing our healthcare systems and personal health. This…

Building and Maintaining Your UX Design Portfolio

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Tech Career Skills: Searching, Interviewing, and Landing a Job

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Too many engineers focus on building hard technical skills, but do not receive the guidance or coaching necessary to make…

Planning a Career in User Experience

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Successful UX professionals help improve technology so that it’s more efficient, effective, and satisfying for users. But where does a…

Student Stories & Advice

Cathy Tran

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  • Data Analyst Liberty Mutual Insurance
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Bella Boulter

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  • Systems Analyst / Programmer II University of Washington
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Ben Horton

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  • Hardware Development Engineer SpaceX
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Henok Assalif

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  • Combined BS/MS in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington (Seattle)
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Galen Hoffman

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  • Engineering Intern Janicki Industries
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Casey Logan

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  • Graduate Student in Statistics Oregon State University
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Malia Schomaker

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  • Master of Science in Biostatistics Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Maggie O’Brien

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  • Senior Government Healthcare Consulting Informatics Analyst Mercer
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Jill B

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  • Real Estate Analyst Microsoft
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Marthin Mandig

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  • M.S. Biomedical and Health Informatics University of Washington School of Medicine
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Darshil Shah

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  • Product Manager Microsoft
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