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I am extremely proud to share that we’ve now helped our 423rd Black person get a new job in Tech!

This was an interesting

“Me and my big mouth” is a sentence I have said to myself countless times in life.

A lot of those times came when

Read this with the Ether or Euphoria beats playing in your head.

When the Universe is sending you signs, read them.

When the link on the Job posting takes you to a Workday site.

Don't stay in a toxic work environment longer than necessary. Do whatever you need to do to find another job as soon as

I keep seeing and speaking to people who have jumped through hoops, gone through multiple interviews and were all but certain they were

This goes to everyone, but I want to especially direct this to Black people.

Do not lie on your résumé.

They will fire you immediately

If you're looking for a Remote Job that allows you to work ANYWHERE in the world. Here's a list of 60+ Fully Remote

WE HAVE HELPED OUR 425th BLACK PERSON GET A JOB IN TECH.

WE HELPED ANOTHER BLACK PERSON GET A JOB IN TECH.

WE

Indeed and LinkedIn currently seem heavily saturated. Here are some job search sites that are slept on:

Wellfound
Remotive
SkiptheDrive
BlackTechPipeline
RemoteOk

Just to name a few - don’t

Sending love to all the first born Sons who became the Men of their household far sooner than they should have.

You’re doing

Stop me if you’ve heard this before.

You’re pursuing a promotion and you’ve done everything asked of you and everything not asked.

You’ve consistently

Ageism is ridiculous.

There are a lot of “isms” rooted in ignorance, but ageism is the one that enrages me the most.

In Jamaican culture,

Why have we normalized forcing people to make a 1hr-2hr commute to come into an office to sit on Zoom/Teams meetings with people

God is so good. Messages like this keep me going.

I WOKE UP TODAY AND FOUND OUT WE HELPED ANOTHER BLACK PERSON GET A

The most effective action verbs for your resume:

Achieved
Improved
Trained/Mentored
Managed
Created
Influenced
Increased/Decreased
Negotiated
Launched
Under budget
Authored

Action Verbs that will get you noticed but are hard to pull off:

Summoned
Dethroned
Conjured
Deposed
Guillotine

And a couple

Nothing is sweeter than getting an offer letter on a Friday just before you start the workday at a place you hate.

If this

A major reason I advocate for people to consider jobs in tech is the high salaries. I emphasize salaries because of how expensive

I genuinely want to ask, why is it that an “Employer’s market” has to be one so vile and hostile to job seekers?

When

When you get the 6 figure remote Tech job without having to use a cover letter or apply on Workday.