While unemployment has soared in most sectors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the tech industry is facing a significant need for qualified employees. There were 4.6 million open job postings in 2019, and the industry has ranked fourth for job…
In 2020, workers across Washington state have been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with many losing their jobs or working reduced hours. In April, more than 645,000 Washingtonians were out of work, and the state’s unemployment rate reached a…
I spoke with Ryan Comingdeer, Chief Technology Officer at Five Talent, about why his company became an Apprenti hiring partner and what makes the apprentices some of the strongest people on his team. Why did your company decide to participate…
On May 18th, we held our third annual Giving Gala to raise money to help underrepresented groups transition into the tech sector via the WTIA Apprenti Program. Approximately 350 people attended, among them were Apprenti hiring partners Microsoft and F5,…
When it comes to hiring great people, tech companies face a competitive market. There just aren’t enough candidates to fill all the job openings. Or, rather, that’s the conventional wisdom. The truth may be closer to this: There aren’t enough…
Last December we had our software developer apprentice cohort start its on-the-job training at Microsoft in the Windows Devices Group. This is the very first cohort we have placed with Microsoft and its a very lively cohort, filled with driven…
It's 2018 and Apprenti is set to double the number of apprentices by second quarter. 2017 witnessed a lot of firsts for the program, which is natural for Apprenti since it is the first and only registered tech apprenticeship program…