2025-05-02 –, Ballroom (track sponsored by Checkmarx)
How can a person with limited professional experience attain success in the corporate world? What are the tools and strategies that help convert a technical education into a 9-5 career? How do you turn a foot in the door into job security? How do you transform a non-traditional background into an asset?
An outsider is someone who has supported themselves in some other context, but hasn't ever held down a corporate job. A newb is someone who is still at the beginning of their technical career. A person can be both! This talk will detail the things either can focus on to maximize their chances of success while navigating what may be a very different environment than what they are used too.
I'm an Austin native who successfully transitioned from a former body modification artist and stay at home dad to Sr Engineer at a global tech company. Learning to navigate the corporate world was a huge challenge for me and I would like to share some of the practices that helped me to succeed.