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016: Unconventional ways to kickstart a career in tech (Interview with William A. Adams)

Ask an Engineering Manager

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Episode  ·  38:56  ·  Jan 23, 2022

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How can people without a traditional tech background get access to jobs in technology? As a manager, what can I do to find that kind of talent, and provide on-ramps to a career in tech? What roadblocks are there typically, and how to solve them? For this episode, rather than just me talking, I interviewed an expert in this field: William A. Adams, an engineering manager and advisor to the CTO at Microsoft, with a long history of succesful initiatives to increase diversity in tech hiring.  Find more info at aka.ms/leap and william-a-adams.com

38m 56s  ·  Jan 23, 2022

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