In support of Mental Health Awareness Month, Lori Eberly, LCSW is curating a panel to explore how collective trauma, oppressive systems, COVID grief, and layoffs threaten our wellbeing
At this month’s virtual Happy Hour, PDXWIT and sponsor First Tech celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Are you looking for a new role in tech? A new role in a tech-adjacent industry? If you answered yes, then join PDXWIT, AWS, and host Hydrolix for a mash-up of our two most popular events: Get Hired Up! and How to Prepare for a Technical Interview!
This month, join PDXWIT and Viewpoint for a happy hour event focused on what it means to normalize technology.
Are you a mentor, or looking for an opportunity to become one? Join us at Cambia Health as we dive into the PDXWIT Mentorship Program. You’ll hear from some of our current mentors about their experiences as part of the program, and our volunteer Mentor Team will explain what you can expect as you work with a mentee.
Interviewing for a new job can be a stressful proposition. A group of volunteers from Amazon Web Services (AWS, aws.amazon.com) created this training to demystify the interview process. This is tailored to job seekers seeking employment in tech.
In this virtual happy hour in collaboration with hosts First Tech Federal Credit Union and PixelSpoke, PDXWIT is celebrating Black voices.
PDXWIT and Blacks in Tech (BiT), along with host NV5 Geospatial, have teamed up to highlight Portland organizations working to provide access to tech to marginalized and underserved communities in our school system.
Join PDXWIT for a small and informal in-person dinner discussion where we share our experiences with diversity in the tech workplace.
Join us for a virtual Town Hall Happy Hour where you’ll hear from PDXWIT’s new Executive Director, Hazel Valdez!
Wondering how to break into the tech industry? We’re here to help you land that dream opportunity. In collaboration with our community partner Dress for Success and event host Zapproved, join us for an evening panel discussion where you’ll learn from folks who’ve successfully broken into the industry.
Interviewing for a new job can be a stressful proposition. A group of volunteers from Amazon Web Services (AWS, aws.amazon.com) created this training to demystify the tech interview process.
Hosted by First Tech Federal Credit Union, come together to network, learn, and build community with speakers from NW Veterans In Technology and learn about their professional certification scholarship for Oregon residents. Not a vet? Not an issue! Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Coming out stories in the LGBTQ+ community runs the gamut of experiences. In honor of National Coming Out Day (10/11/2022), join PDXWIT and hear from community members on how it has been for them navigating the deeply personal decision to come out at the office. Find out what it was like for them. Was it a good experience, a bad experience, or was it an indifferent experience.
Join PDXWIT for a small and informal in-person dinner discussion where we share our experiences with diversity in the tech workplace. If you identify as a tech professional from a marginalized* background, this opportunity is for you.
Join PDXWIT as we kick off Latinx Heritage Month with our friends at Nike! Come for the dynamic lightning talks, and stay for the networking and community building. ¡Hasta pronto!
Interviewing for a new job can be a stressful proposition. A group of volunteers from Amazon Web Services (AWS, aws.amazon.com) created this training to demystify the interview process. This is tailored to job seekers seeking employment in tech. In this virtual seminar, they’ll cover good and bad interviewing practices they’ve witnessed through their careers. They’ll also present helpful tips and resources to prepare for your next technical interviews.
Level up your tech career! Join PDXWIT and host Matrix Networks for our monthly happy hour where we will learn some tips and tricks that’ll help you land your next job. After hearing from expert lightning speakers, we’ll have volunteers available for review resumes, mock interviews, and networking.
Join PDXWIT for our State of the Community Survey 2022 launch party! In addition to data-focused lightning talks, you’ll learn about the impact this survey has had and why your feedback is important to us. We’re teaming up with Salesforce to bring this event to you.
Join PDXWIT for a panel discussion focusing on relevant needs and issues facing tech professionals in product management. ASL interpreters and closed captioning will be available.
PDXWIT Job Board Live: The networking event that comes to you!
Are you ready to get hired up?!? Then this virtual meetup is for you. PDXWIT’s Job Board LIVE is tailor-made to help you find the career of your dreams.
Join us during Pride Month for a special edition in-person Happy Hour hosted by Zapproved. Let’s get together and reminisce about the good times.
Meet face-to-face with PDXWIT staff, volunteers, and recruiters at this onsite networking event!
When we think about the queer community we think about those amazing people that bring us all together. From LGBTQ+centric organizations to leaders who love to create connections, we want to celebrate their work and continue to build an even broader community!
PRIDE is every day and we want you to join PDXWIT as we come together to celebrate how love will keep us together!
Are you job seeking? Then this in-person event is for you! PDXWIT has teamed up with Autodesk to get you hired up! Recruiters, hiring managers, and internal community leaders will be onsite to connect about open positions at the company. Get your resume and LinkedIn profiles ready and register today
This month we are exploring the theme of leadership through collaboration. Join PDXWIT volunteers, Zhou Fang and Anusha Neelam, as we dive further into this topic.
We’ll kick off the meetup with some lightning talks from our friends, Allie and Kim, from Apano and in the spirit of leadership through collaboration, we’ll be holding more space for community networking through breakout rooms after the talks – but you don’t have to wait until then to meet someone new! Connect with folks in the chat throughout the event as well.
PDXWIT Job Board Live: The networking event that comes to you! This time we’re partnering with Simple X to bring you even more amazing talks and employment opportunities.
Are you ready to get hired up?!? Then this event is for you. PDXWIT’s Job Board LIVE is tailor-made to help you find the career of your dreams.
Last year we came together to debunk the model minority myth. This year, join PDXWIT and AAPI in Tech to highlight powerful women who are leading us into the future.
Two Portland powerhouses are joining forces to humanize tech, create access and connect awesome people! PDXWIT + Cinder presents a panel discussion, moderated by Katy Byrtus, focused on tech leaders who come from backgrounds that have been systematically excluded from positions of power.
Get ready for PDXWIT Happy Hour with event host PixelSpoke!
This month’s Lightning Speakers will explore wellness and mental health as a social justice issue, as well as ways companies can better support their employees’ wellness. We will have ASL interpretation and closed captioning throughout.
Interviewing for a new job can be a stressful proposition. A group of volunteers from Amazon Web Services (AWS) created this training to demystify the interview process. This is tailored to job seekers seeking employment in tech.
