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This past week, 12 Thoughtworkers spent three very long days (and nights) at the National Society of Black Engineers Conference (NSBE) in Nashville, Tennessee. NSBE, the largest student-run organization in the US, focuses on improving the recruitment and retention of black engineering students.
Here are a few highlights:
Thoughtworks and the winners of the NSBE Hackathon
A lot of work went into planning this year’s conference to be sure that we made the biggest possible impact at such a great event. Planning started during the fall of 2013 and continued through the following months. We started by calling more than 100 students from the NSBE resume database and e-mailed more than 300 past NSBE National and regional NSBE attendees to invite them to connect with us during the show. The conference attracts college students of all levels, so during the career fair we look to meet not only recent graduates for our junior consulting program, but to make connections with like-minded technologists in all years of study.
Thoughtworks has partnered with NSBE for three years now as sponsors, and we are proud to be aligned with an organization dedicated as we are to changing the face of technology.
Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the positions of Thoughtworks.
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