TECH + TODAY’S WORKER: Upgrading Your Skills in Every Phase of LifeWILL BEGIN SHORTLY

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LARRY HARRIS, Chief Marketing O�cer of PubMatic @glarrisharris

CARMEN SCHEIDEL, Vice President of Learning + Development at Time, Inc. @scheidel

TOM KAMBER, founding executive director of Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) @thomaskamber

MANOUSH ZOMORODI, host + managing editor of WNYC’s New Tech City @manoushz and @newtechcity

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LARRY HARRISCARMEN SCHEIDELTOM KAMBER

“The darlings of the bubblicious tech boom — Twitter, Facebook, Zynga, LinkedIn and Google — employ roughly 58,000 people combined; in contrast the old-line tech firm Intel employ 85,000 people, half in the U.S., while ExxonMobil provides livelihoods to 80,000.”

— Chicago Tribune, Oct. 11, 2013

CASE STUDY #1 RECENT GRADMATTHEW

• Graduated in 2012 with Business Major• Former VP of French Club• Thinks he has a great startup idea • Working as a temp at Amex but worried about cost of school loans and Williamsburg rent

“For all the traditional talk about a skills gap in technical and computer skills, 44% of senior executives cited soft skills, such as communication, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration, as the area with the biggest gap.”

— Adecco Research, Sept 30, 2013

CASE STUDY #2MID-CAREERAMANDA

• Has worked at Time Inc. for 7 years as a copywriter/editor• Was an English major• Worried about losing job in next round of cuts• Interested in getting new skills but not sure where to get started• Just finished reading Lean In

WHERE TO BEGIN?

SkillshareGeneral Assembly

Flatiron SchoolDeCodeUdacity

MediabistroCode Academy

CourseraBig Think

Khan AcademyHacker School

“Senior Americans aged 65 and older in the workforce increased from 22% in 2010 to 25% in 2013.”

— Miami Herald, Nov. 3, 2013

CASE STUDY #3SENIORSLESTER

• Back office employee at a bank for25 years.• Has extensive administrative and computer skills, but all specific to former company• Tries finding work by answering online ads• City’s Workforce One Center for training “basically told me to go sit in a rocking chair for the rest of my life.”

ZACH LIEBERMAN, FOUNDERSCHOOL FOR POETIC COMPUTATION

Exploring the intersections of code, design, hardware and theory — focusing especially on artistic intervention. It's a 10-week program that’s a powerboost for creativity.

OUR MOTTO IS: more poetry, less demo.

Break into groups!