💻 ABOUT EVENT:

Whether you're a job seeker, an industry expert, or higher education professional, Tech Talent Fest has something for you. Immerse yourself in interactive workshops, engaging panel discussions, and captivating presentations with a focus on tech recruitment, workforce development, and job placement. Don't miss out on this incredible event!

Here's a link with directions to the venue.

✨ FREE for all Job Seekers!! ✨

💻 WHAT TO EXPECT:

🔵 Keynote Speaker: Donna Serdula (see below)

🔵 Exhibiting Companies Hiring in Tech

🔵 Panel Discussions and Workshops

🔵 Opportunities for Onsite Interviews

🔵 Resources for Job Seekers and Hiring Companies

🔵 Open Discussions Between Industry and Higher Education

🔵 Lite Bites & Drinks Provided for All Attendees

💻 OUR KEYNOTE:

"Leveraging LinkedIn at the Start of Your Career"

As universities, colleges and bootcamps prepare students for a life and career, understanding LinkedIn is a must. As the preferred Social Network for recruiting, it’s imperative that students forge a strong presence on LinkedIn. Donna Serdula will explain how students with limited experience can stand out on LinkedIn. She’ll also cover how to begin building that professional brand and network along with leveraging LinkedIn to find opportunities.

You will learn:

• How to craft a profile that boosts their brand and builds credibility and trust
• Creating a “network” that delivers
• The etiquette on how to behave on LinkedIn
• And more!

ABOUT KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Donna Serdula spent the first 10 years of her career in sales, operations, and training. She joined LinkedIn’s social network in 2005 where she promptly copied and pasted her resume and wondered what all the fuss was about. A job change in 2006 led her back to LinkedIn as she looked for tools to help her build a sales territory. It was during this time she had her LinkedIn epiphany and forged her LinkedIn 4 point methodology. By integrating LinkedIn into her sales process, she found amazing success.

In 2009, she walked away from her successful sales career and founded Vision Board Media and LinkedIn-Makeover.com. Her mission: To help people realize their Internet identity and shape one that makes an impact and leads to opportunity.

From that day on, Donna became the chief influencer, advocating and evangelizing the importance of taking control of your Internet identity. By presenting yourself in a way that inspires and builds confidence in your abilities, products, and services, you are shaping your future.

Let Donna help you build an online brand hiring managers and clients will notice, trust and want to engage with!

💻 OUR OBJECTIVES:

🔵 Build Academic & Industry Partnerships

🔵 Discuss Industry Trends & Higher Education Needs

🔵 Strengthen Talent Initiatives

🔵 Get Job Seekers Hired!

TOGETHER, we are #BuildingSoFlo to compete in a High Tech Future!

💻 AREAS OF FOCUS:

This year's talent fest and conference will focus on four main industry skillsets that are necessary for advancement and support of our growing South Florida tech hub.

🔵 Artificial Intelligence

🔵 Cybersecurity

🔵 Cloud Computing

🔵 Software Development

Exhibiting companies hiring for ANY roles in tech are welcome!

💻 OUR VENUE HOST:

FIU College of Engineering & Computing’s mission is to explore and introduce new frontiers in engineering and computer science and reach preeminence in the classroom, laboratory and industry:

• Classroom: Prepare students for future careers by offering degree programs that address our nation’s most urgent and emerging needs.
• Laboratory: Explore and introduce new frontiers in engineering and computing, and foster innovation and interdisciplinary research that leads to entrepreneurial pursuits, primarily by providing engineering and computing solutions in grand challenge areas.
• Industry: Partner with industry to support tech transfer and innovations, enhance post-graduation opportunities for our students.

FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing’s vision is to be a top 50 public Engineering and Computing College in the nation and a global leader in educational innovation, research, and entrepreneurship.

We are a new-era University offering new degrees and programs to prepare our students for lifelong learning and advancing South Florida’s and the nation’s economic growth during the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We are committed to serve our students, pursue their dreams, enrich their lives and make them proud of their Panther heritage.

Graham Center

10955 Southwest 15th Terrace Miami, FL 33199 United States

Monday, November 18 · 10am - 4pm EDT

Miami Tech Works, energized by a significant $10 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge initiative, drives the Miami Tech Talent Coalition. The mission is to actively engage a diverse group of stakeholders – including employers. This groundbreaking initiative is set to transform Miami’s tech landscape by training over 1,000 residents by 2025, equipping them with advanced tech skills, and ensuring that at least 500 transition into high-quality tech jobs.