Outreach & Networking

Below are both resources and outlined steps for taking on outreach and networking for your job search.

Research Your Contacts

• Start with LinkedIn
  • Check out this write-up from Ian on asking for Turing staff introductions to LinkedIn connections
• Then, look for personal sites, blogs, Twitter, etc. to find out additional information
• Take time to read and understand who you’re contacting and analyzing what your ask is
  • HINT: You’re not asking for a job

Craft a Message

• Introduce Yourself
• Why are you reaching out? Connect to research
• Suggest meeting times

Finding Emails

• Start by searching the person’s GitHub!
• Email Hunter
• Find That Lead
• Find That Email
• MatterMark
• Skrapp.io
• Quickmail.io
• Snov.io
• Go Pin Leads
• Check the person’s GitHub profile or look for their personal website

Prepare for Coffee Meetings

• Using your research, prepare some questions to ask your contact
• Start here:
  • Research Converation Questions
  • Culture Queries Generator
  • LOTS of Additional Questions
  • End the conversation by asking, “who else from your network could you introduce me to?”

Networking Groups for Underrepresented People in Tech

• BeVisible is a career network for Latinx.
• Black Data Processing Associates is an international organization for Black professionals in tech.
• CodeNewbie is a community for newcomers to code.
• Diversify Tech is a community built to share upcoming conference scholarships, events, education scholarships, job opportunities, and more for people who are underrepresented in tech.
• Lesbians Who Tech is a career network for lesbians.
• MAES was founded in Los Angeles in 1974 to increase the number of Mexican Americans and other Hispanics in the technical and scientific fields.
• National Society of Black Engineers is one of the largest student-governed organizations with the aim to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers.
• Out in Tech is a community to connect LGBTQ+ in tech.
• TechLatino is an organization to empower Latino technological and scientific engagement.
• Tech Ladies is a community for women and non-binary folks. You have to apply to join, but once accepted, you’ll have access to jobs from partnering companies.
• Trans Tech Social Enterprises is an incubator for LGBTQ Talent with a focus on economically empowering transgender people.