women in tech – SISTER

Your Resume Should Tell A Story

Chronological order. Sections for education and work experience. Name and address at the top. Fits on one page. For many years, these were the rules I was told about what a resume should look like.

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Be your own cheerleader

“Flattery feels a lot better than insults,” they say, but have you ever felt uncomfortable accepting praise?

How I Switched from the Humanities to STEM and Came Out OK

While I had my first job in technology, a good friend from high school came to visit. As I was describing my work scraping and analyzing Twitter data, a look of surprise came over her face. “That sounds like it involves coding.”