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Getting a start in the tech industry | Khia Johnson, PhD

Deciding to go into the tech industry from academic linguistics is a decision I made after trying the academic job market out for a year, getting nothing out of it, realizing that I really didn’t want to move, and learning about some really interesting jobs outside of the academy. I was never really against the idea, so my “leaving academia” story doesn’t come with much emotional baggage. A few months into my job, and I can already say that it feels like the right decision for me. This post is a mix of me telling my job-search story, the resources that helped me out a lot, and miscellaneous bits of information I learned throughout the process. I don’t claim to be an expert in get

https://khiajohnson.com/post/getting-a-start-in-tech/

[cmstewart]

This is really great! Thanks for gathering all of these resources in one place. :-)