The Momentum Blog
Expert advice, handy resources, and how-tos for career changers and tech teams.
Momentum Celebrates Corporate Sponsorship Success with Spencer Health Solutions
Momentum graduate Albany Prince just celebrated her one-year anniversary at Spencer Health Solutions, the same company that sponsored her during her time in the Momentum program.
Upskilling and Reskilling to Advance DEI at Work
In any company, the potential to grow and develop as an individual is an appealing recruitment and retention tool. Employees want to feel valued, respected, and worthy – and when companies take time to invest in their employees, they demonstrate a commitment to that growth and development.
The Most In-Demand Tech Skills for 2022
The tech job market has made a rapid recovery post pandemic seeing over 43,200 jobs added from March to May 2022. As job growth exceeds even pre-pandemic levels, firms are struggling to find qualified individuals to fill their IT roles.
Why Upskilling Employees Matters in Tech — Now More Than Ever
In this post, we outline five reasons why upskilling employees matters now more than ever.
Why Customer Service Reps Make Great Software Engineers
Changing career paths can be a daunting task. When making the switch from one career to another, individuals within and outside of the tech industry tend to overlook the multitude of transferable skills they already possess.
Momentum Announces Full Tuition Sponsorship Opportunity with insightsoftware
Momentum announces full tuition sponsorship opportunity with insightsoftware for the May 16, 2022 class.
Meet Jocelyn: Senior Technical Engineer at Pendo.io and Momentum Graduate
Jocelyn invested in herself by attending the Momentum software engineering course and has been thriving in her career at Pendo.io
Preparing to Search: Computer Science Bootcamp North Carolina?
If you are thinking about a career change to software engineering and searching for the right bootcamp, we outline all the things you need to consider.
How to Identify Employee Training and Development Needs
Companies that seek to identify employee training and development needs to develop in-house talent need to invest in cultivating talent in the surrounding community.
Confronting IT Talent Shortages
The tech industry continues to adjust to changes in the workplace, and the growing need for IT talent, labor shortages, and rising wages continues to create harsh competition in the industry.
Tech Talent Recruiting: Identifying Hidden Talent Sources during the Labor Shortage
Companies are closing the tech talent recruiting gap by closing the opportunity gap: tech talent recruiting leads are beginning to partner with software engineering bootcamps and other training organizations to cultivate net new tech talent.
Caktus Group Invests in Scholarships with Momentum to Build Net New Tech Talent
In 2021, Caktus made a commitment to partner with Momentum and train new software engineers by sponsoring a group of students through Momentum’s full-stack engineering program.