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  • Women in Tech

  • Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories
  • By: Tarah Wheeler
  • Narrated by: Tarah Wheeler
  • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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Summary

Geared toward women who are considering getting into tech, or those already in a tech job who want to take their career to the next level, this book combines practical career advice and inspiring personal stories from successful female tech professionals Brianna Wu (founder, Giant Spacekat), Angie Chang (founder, Women 2.0), Keren Elazari (TED speaker and cybersecurity expert), Katie Cunningham (Python educator and developer), Miah Johnson (senior systems administrator), Kristin Toth Smith (tech executive and inventor), and Kamilah Taylor (mobile and social developer). Written by a female startup CEO and featuring a host of other successful contributors, this book will help dismantle the unconscious social bias against women in the tech industry. Listeners will learn:

  • The secrets of salary negotiation
  • The best format for tech resumes
  • How to ace a tech interview
  • The perks of both contracting (W-9) and salaried full-time work
  • The secrets of mentorship
  • How to start your own company
  • And much more

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©2016 Tarah Wheeler (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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INSPIRING, HILARIOUS, VALUBLE

Where does Women in Tech rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the best books I've ever read. So thought provoking, heart-swellingly awesome

What did you like best about this story?

This book was so awesome, hilarious anecdotes, strong messages of encouragement to follow your dreams and thought provoking tip bits of information from the tech world. I could not recommend it highly enough. A must read!

What about Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack’s performance did you like?

she is Hilarious

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Ovaries of Steel

Any additional comments?

I can't wait to see what else Tarah writes and follow her career. She is such a force for all things good!

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It's not a book for me

I am not standing for this kind of liberal feminism.
If your advice is to suck it up or not wear a dress to an interview, you're doing feminism wrong.

Also, narrator has this very annoying cheerful mannerism. It downplayed message of the stories.

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