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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

TECHNOLOGY

The technology industry encompasses businesses that are committed to the research, development, and distribution of technologically-based goods and services. These can include those specializing in software and hardware engineering, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, telecommunications, and cloud computing. It is considered perhaps the most rapidly evolving and innovative industry, offering various products and services for consumers and businesses.

 

Consumer goods like personal computers, mobile devices, wearable technology, appliances, and more are always improving and being sold to consumers with new features. And on the business side, companies utilize innovations from the technology sector to create their software, manage their logistics systems, and generally provide services that allow them to make strategic decisions.

 

More recently, breakthroughs in artificial intelligence have transformed the tech industry and lives of billions globally. AI technologies are being incorporated into existing applications to enhance the user experience, and millions of jobs are projected to be both created and destroyed by its dissemination.

Information Technology

RECRUITING TIMELINE

STEP ONE

FRESHMAN YEAR

Get involved in relevant extracurriculars such as tech or coding clubs. Begin learning coding languages (Python, Java, C++, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, R, SQL) through courses or online resources. Participating in hackathons or robotics competitions can help build foundational skills. 

STEP TWO

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Apply to pre-internship or exploratory programs early in the year. Build a portfolio of personal projects to demonstrate technical ability. Continue learning coding languages and attend info sessions and networking events. 

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INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT

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"Everything is AI right now. there will be opportunities of how to use ai tools productively but there will be challenges in figuring out how to do it well."

Brian Xu

What drew you to the tech industry, and how did you discover your specific area of interest (e.g., software, data, product, AI)?

Working in tech was super glamorized since I went to Stanford, which feeds many grads into tech in the Bay Area. And I just ended up being a sheep who went along with it. I first joined tech by working a summer internship at LinkedIn after my junior year in a sales enablement team that worked to make salespeople more effective. That parlayed into a full-time offer in a sales rotation program where I did rotations in recruiting and customer service. At that time I became more interested in data science and did side projects. One of those side projects fed into a larger project that gained more visibility with the CEO at the time. The CEO didn't know I existed but I got lucky and that data science & economic research team used that to hire me full-time. I'm still on the same team 8 years later.

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