Yesterday on our podcast, Pariss Chandler, the Founder and CEO of Black Tech Pipeline, came on and discussed her evolution throughout the tech industry with @saronyitbarek! Pariss also shared insights on her route to finding a community in tech and her company’s work to create more opportunities and support for Black programmers in the industry.

If you haven’t listened (which you definitely should), you can listen to the full episode below!

Upon finishing the episode, we pondered on a few key points/tips that we felt were worth emphasizing and sharing with all of you!

1. If you aren’t sure coding is for you, you can look into different careers inside the tech industry that may relate/resonate with you more. Though—make sure to look at the salary, benefits, and other requirements to make sure they line up with what you need too!
2. When you are looking for your first job in tech you do not have to work at a tech company! You can work at so many different types of companies, because tech jobs are universally needed.
3. Just having a diverse workplace is not enough, we also need to ensure employees from different backgrounds feel supported and included in their workplace.
4. Spend a lot of time learning Vanilla JS before jumping into new frameworks. Make sure you fully understand the fundamentals of a language before moving on!
5. We succeed when we use feedback as both a meaningful tool and an opportunity to advance and support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

If you listened— what did you learn?

Send us your thoughts below and don't forget to give it a listen here or wherever you listen to your podcasts! 💜