Success story: Building opportunity for Ethiopian-Israelis in tech careers through access, network

Описание: Takala Mekonen, CEO of Tech Career, describes how the non-profit bridges the gap for Ethiopian-Israeli students who lack professional networks, providing intensive 8–10 month programs with dormitories and rigorous schedules of 12–13 hours a day, six to seven days a week. The program includes building connections, interview training, and industry exposure. Graduates return as mentors, sharing their success stories and guiding current students on job negotiations and career preparation. With exceptional staff, curriculum, and support, Tech Career empowers students to transform their lives and achieve success in high-tech.

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#TechCareer was established in 2002 with the goal of providing young Ethiopian-Israelis access to the high-tech world through quality technological training, thereby creating significant social mobility within the community. The unique program offers young people the opportunity to acquire knowledge, experience, and skills for integration into the Israeli high-tech industry, developing a quality career, and achieving economic independence. Learn more: https://www.tech-career.org/english

Takala speaks to #JudahTaub the managing partner at #HetzVentures in an interview discussing topics from Judah's new book: "How To Move Up When The Only Way Is Down: Lessons From Artificial Intelligence for Overcoming Your Local Maximum".

A Local Maximum is a situation in which we’ve reached a peak, but not the one that fulfills the highest potential. In order to move up in our pursuits, we must first move back down - a realization which can lead to frustration, decision-making paralysis and lost opportunity.

In How to Move Up When the Only Way Is Down: Lessons from Artificial Intelligence for Overcoming Your Local Maximum, Judah Taub draws from his perspective guiding early stage AI startups, his years serving in military intelligence where he developed a new kind of intelligence gathering, and his various experiences leading innovation throughout his career. Equipped with an off-the-beaten track perspective, Judah shares insights into how humans can achieve better decision-making to surpass expectations by learning from the way AI overcomes local maximums. Learn more at https://www.judahtaub.com/