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Posts by john.akkara :

  • IT Apprenticeship Programs: Building the Last Mile in Tech Education, Posted on Jan 31, 2020 by John Akkara in Universities
  • Military to Tech: How to Successfully Change Jobs, Posted on Feb 27, 2019 by John Akkara in Talent
  • The Best Tech Conferences to Attend in 2019, Posted on Feb 20, 2019 by John Akkara in Talent
  • How Do You Develop an Effective Leadership Style?, Posted on Feb 13, 2019 by John Akkara in News
  • Grow Your Professional Network: Facebook Edition, Posted on Feb 6, 2019 by John Akkara in Talent
  • 3 Ways to Connect Your Military Experience in Your Next Interview, Posted on Jan 23, 2019 by John Akkara in Talent
  • 4 Career-Boosting Podcasts You Should Subscribe To, Posted on Jan 16, 2019 by John Akkara in Talent
  • 2019 & Beyond: The Top Technologies Influencing the IT Industry, Posted on Jan 9, 2019 by John Akkara in Employers
  • 5 Easy Steps to Hiring Military Veterans, Posted on Dec 26, 2018 by John Akkara in News
  • How to Make a Great Impression During Your First Interview, Posted on Dec 19, 2018 by John Akkara in Talent
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Graduating out of a small mid-western university and with job opportunities few and far, I had given up hope of working at a Fortune 100 company before I found Smoothstack. Here, I trained on advanced programming languages and frameworks to give me the break I needed into corporate America.

– Leslie Cummings, University of Nebraska.

SmoothStack changed my career path by giving me the opportunity to get into application development by putting me through their talent incubator.

– Amir Hassan, University of Arizona

The first in my family to graduate college, I didn’t have the support network or connections that many of my friends did. SmoothStack helped me with the mentoring and platform to build my skills and connect with top companies in my area.

– Jennifer Ortiz, University of Miami

SmoothStack exposed me to technologies that I had only heard about on job interviews and helped bridge the gap between the theoretical knowledge I had gained in college to what was really required in the real world.

– David Brown, Ohio State University

I was looking for a gig where I could use open source technologies and work with AI and machine learning; the talent incubator at SmoothStack opened doors for me to land a job at a Fin-Tech organization in Silicon Valley.

– Ricardo Sanchez, University of Houston

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    Mar 20, 2019
    Putting yourself out there is never an easy feat, whether it's asking someone out on a date or requesting a …Read More »
  • Get Lucky Hiring: 4 Ways to Fill Your Tech Talent Pipeline

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    Mar 13, 2019
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