{"id":936,"date":"2020-01-02T19:38:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/ship\/?p=936"},"modified":"2020-01-02T19:38:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:38:24","slug":"valerie-ponce-attends-grace-hopper-celebration-for-women-in-computing-2019-blog-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/ship\/2020\/01\/02\/valerie-ponce-attends-grace-hopper-celebration-for-women-in-computing-2019-blog-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Ponce Attends Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing 2019, Blog 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This\nyear I had the absolute honor of being able to go to the Grace Hopper\nCelebration for Women in Computing. I heard about this conference when I was on\nanother SHIP Grant sponsored competitive program called Summer of Code 2019\nwhich allowed me to explore the world of technology in San Francisco, one of\nthe largest focal points of technology in the nation. As soon as I heard about\nwhat this conference I immediately knew that this would be yet another great\nopportunity that would advance my career immensely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This conference was focused on women\nin computing meaning that it would be a great way to be able to meet high\nachieving women in the tech industry, something that is rare to find\nconsidering the gender imbalance in STEM. The amount of opportunities that are\navailable at this conference were amazing because they offered a variety of\nplatforms to get educated such as workshops, panels, career fairs, and resume\nreviews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            One of my favorite moments that I\nexperienced was when I was pitching myself to recruiters to companies that I\nwas genuinely interested like Groupon, Snapchat, and Eventbrite. It was great\ngetting practice networking with these amazing companies because it\u2019s an\nexperience that is rare to find on a regular basis. Additionally, I was able to\nmake true connections with these companies being that we even connected on\nLinkedin, creating future relationships that will allow me to flourish in the\nfield. Some of these companies like Activision, were able to actually offer me\nopportunities once I am eligible to apply as a junior in college. This was\nextremely exciting to hear because I truly am interested in working in that\ncompany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This experience allowed me to get in touch with some of the biggest companies and allowed for my name and face to be recognizable by the top recruiters of the nation. The most valuable feeling was that I was being seen as a technologist rather than a woman in technology, something I know is a common issue for several women in the tech industry. I gained so much empowerment due to being surrounded by amazing women and I left the conference inspired to make strides of my own to become a top technologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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