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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for the pp who recommended attending lots of tech conferences as a path to finding a job. What does that mean exactly? Attend and cold-introduce yourself as a student interested in the field and looking for an entry level job? Or is it something else, or a more specific plan of approach?[/quote]

Yes, introduce yourself to people who attend the conference, strike up a conversation and just listen, especially during lunch and happy hour.  A lot of these people love to talk about what they do so just be a good listener.  Also let them know that you're interested in finding a job.  It comes down to the number of conferences you attend, the more you attend, the higher probability that you will get a job, regardless of your major.

I will say this, tech conferences are dominated by male nerds and if you happen to be a young good looking woman, they will trip over to find you a job in the tech world.  To those techies, being with a good looking woman is like a godsend to many of them.[/quote]

Where do you find out about these conferences? Are they free? Are there good and bad ones?[/quote]

PP, this recommendation  seems like something that a stay at home parent who imagines themselves a novelist might write.  I’m forced to attend tech conferences, and honestly I would have nothing to say to a random English major who attended.  Also, this “nerdy guys” trope seems like something PPP picked up watching Big Bang Theory reruns.  I’ve got a job, a spouse, a kid, and an aging dad.   I have no time for random attractive women, and showing prurient interest in them would be super cringey and gross.  [/quote]
I worked in tech for many years, and, I, too, find the advice for an English major to go to a tech conference a bit odd.  If I'm at a tech conference, I want to talk about tech stuff. What would an English major be able to contribute to a discussion about tech?[/quote]

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