General Assembly International Aid Hackathon Showcase

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General Assembly Outcomes is hosting an International Aid Hackathon Showcase Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 5:30-7 PM ET

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://generalassembly.zoom.us/j/98994170061?pwd=L09XQWg4ZzZUU3c2YUt2NmxuQjQ5Zz09Meeting ID: 989 9417 0061Passcode: 158797One tap mobile+13017158592,,98994170061#,,,,*158797# US (Washington DC)+13126266799,,98994170061#,,,,*158797# US (Chicago)-------------------------Please join us for the General Assembly International Aid Hackathon Showcase to see what graduates from GA&#x27;s UX Design, Data Science, and Software Engineering immersive programs can accomplish!The event is open to employers, the broader GA community of students, prospective students, alumni, and instructors, as well as guests such as family and friends.About the TeamsTeams are composed of graduates of GA’s UX design, data science, and software engineer programs. They are proactive, creative, collaborative, and motivated professionals ready to make a difference with their skills. Half of the teams are developing an application to support the non-profit, Unlocking Communities with the distribution and sales of water filtration systems in Haiti. The other teams are working on problems related to Ukraine, Climate, and Education.Are you Hiring?Attending this event will be way more fun than reading through 100 more resumes -- we guarantee that. The Hackathon participants are all looking for their next gig, and their projects will demonstrate the skills they can bring to your company. We welcome hiring managers, recruiters, and anyone hiring UX designers, data scientists, and software engineers. Candidate profiles and resumes will be shared with registered guests after the event.More than 19,000 employers across industries, sizes, and regions, from Fortune 500s to startups, have hired GA grads. We have a network of 100,000 global alumni from 39 campuses around the world leveraging the skills they learned at GA.GA alumni have previous experience that offers unique perspectives and complementary skills. Graduates have an average of six years of work experience prior to attending GA, and most carry Bachelor’s degrees as well. About a third of our graduates self-identify as women, and more than half of our graduates self-identify as non-white.Employer partners return to us to hire again, highlighting our candidates’ coachability, their loyalty to the company, and their rapid growth and skill development.Organizations that have hired GA graduates include Apple, Google, Salesforce, CapitalOne, WSJ, Johns Hopkins University, HP, and others.By submitting your email address, you agree to receive updates about news, programs, and special events from General Assembly. Please refer to General Assembly’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for more information.

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