Technologist Talk

Technologist Talk


Chapter 14 -- IT-Ready in Action: Busting Diversity Myths

January 25, 2019

With half a million unfilled tech jobs at any given time in our economy, what prevents talented technologists in the workforce from launching tech careers? Several myths about who a technologist is, what one should look like and the type of education one should have. Lisa Fasold interviews Laura Beeth and Ann Gibson of Fairview Health Services at IT-Ready's Minneapolis employer panel about how Creating IT Futures’ IT-Ready program helps them bust those myths.


Music: C. Ezra Lange