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Tech Career Discovery Series

Start – and grow! – your tech career

Join us for a fireside chat-style panel discussion with area tech professionals.

Are you considering a career change? Are you a student interested in tech? Do you simply want to learn about emerging hot jobs? Hear tech professionals’ career stories and consider if a digital career path might be right for you.

The Tech Career Discovery Series features local tech experts working in various specialties such as coding, cybersecurity, data analytics, and artificial intelligence. Through in-person panel discussions, the panelists will share their experiences and career journeys, as well as answer your questions.

These events are free and open to the public. Anyone who is interested in learning about how to enter or advance in a tech career is welcome to attend.

You will learn

  • What is it like to work in a “tech job”
  • How to have a tech career and live anywhere – including right here in Northern Michigan!
  • What are the in-demand and critical skills for successful tech careers
  • How to get started and pursue your tech career path
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Upcoming Events

Demystifying Tech Careers

20Fathoms created the Tech Career Discovery Series as a way to showcase those in our region working in the tech sector in order to inspire those considering a career change or those pondering their educational future opportunities. The events leverage national research from the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) and the best practices from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Career Readiness Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) academy,