Are you considering a career in tech sales but don’t know where to start? The Women in Tech Sales Bootcamp is still accepting applications for its October 2021 Bootcamp. Since 2019 the Women in Tech Sales Bootcamp has helped insert over 200 diverse, eager, and sales-ready talent into the Canadian Tech Ecosystem. During the […]
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Amazon Future Engineer Awards First University Scholarships to Canadian Students
Amazon today announced the first recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer Canada university scholarship program. Ten graduating high school students from across the country will each receive $30,000 to help cover university tuition over four years. They will also have the opportunity to complete a paid summer internship at one of Amazon’s Canadian Tech Hubs. […]
Panel Shines New Light on the Challenges BIPOC Women Face in Building Tech Careers
While companies with racial and gender diversity were associated with higher sales revenue, more customers, market share and profit, our tech industry continues to fall short when it comes to achieving its diversity goals. According to data from the National Center for Women and Information Technology, women make up a mere 25 percent of computing […]
Invest Vancouver Launches Cloud Workforce Training Initiative With AWS
Invest Vancouver has announced a new high tech workforce development initiative in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to prepare thousands of B.C. residents for well-paying jobs in the region’s growing tech sector. Metro Vancouver will be the first region in Canada to introduce the regional training initiative that is based on a successful AWS […]
B.C. Government Revamps Skills Training Program With $29 Million Investment
The B.C. government is expanding the Innovator Skills Initiative (ISI) thanks to an additional $14 million in funding from MITACS and the Information and Communication Technology Council. This new funding is in addition to the $15 million committed by the province in June, bringing the total investment into the Innovator Skills Initiative program to $29 […]
Women from BWOSS, Shopify and Google Explore the Colourful Side of Tech Sales
It’s a common understanding that women are disproportionately represented in tech. The Covid-19 pandemic has only further underscored the barriers and issues of inequality women and women of colour face as they build their careers in the technology industry. Regardless of educational background or training, women accounted for 63% of the 1 million jobs lost […]
Who Leads The Artificial Intelligence Race In Canada?
A new study by MiQ Digital, a digital intelligence company, has revealed that Canada has become one of the world’s leading hubs of activity for artificial intelligence companies, ranking 4th out of 62 countries for its AI ecosystem. This discovery was made by looking at what AI initiatives Canada ranks globally for, along with uncovering where Canada’s […]
Salary Survey Confirms Competition For Tech Talent In Western Canada Is Fierce
According to Clio’s George Psiharis, competition for tech talent in Canada is fierce and the HR Tech Group’s recently released 2021 Tech Salary Survey supports that claim. The BC-based non-profit association for HR, People and Culture professionals found that salary increases in 2021 blew past compensation budgets as tech companies increase salaries to attract and retain critical talent […]
The Secret Strategy for a Systematic Job Search
Earlier this summer Juno College’s Founder & CEO, Heather Payne, started an exciting new project: The Secret Strategy for a Systematic Job Search. The live online course was all about taking control of your job search and it was a hit. Heather and her team have decided to do it again and the next course […]
Save $8,000 On Juno’s New Data Analytics Bootcamp
Founded in 2012, Toronto-headquartered Juno College of Technology is on a mission to be the school of choice for people underrepresented in the tech industry looking to launch and grow their careers. To celebrate back-to-school, Juno announced today that they are launching a brand new Data Analytics Bootcamp starting in October. Designed to launch your new career […]