Rebecca Garcia - Empowering and Coaching Women In Tech

What this episode covers

This conversation is with Rebecca Garcia. Rebecca is a technology sector career strategist as a career coach for women. She was an early adopter of technology as a teenager and has worked at many leading companies like Microsoft, Squarespace, and General Assembly. As a firm believer in using technology to solve real-world problems, Rebecca worked at many leading non-profits like DoSomething.Org and cofounded CoderDojo NYC. She is currently a Product Manager at Syndio, which is focused on fixing pay disparities in the workplace. In this episode, you will also learn about: 1) how a diverse group of skills and experiences is valuable 2) the benefits of transitioning to a new job 3) places and organizations to help you find freelance, contract, and non-profit work 4) how to reframe your experiences in your messaging to be concise and forward-looking; and 5) actionable insights on the interview process to gain more leverage in the process. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career with Rebecca!

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