| | Abraham O. Tuyo | Besides providing experienced professionals with the tools and principles of the Agile Methodology, The Job Hackers' twice weekly (for six weeks) sessions goes beyond textbook information. Instead, it exchanges and challenges participants to think beyond the obvious. Counter to assumption, Agile is not confined to the Information Technology sector. Each week Larry Apke (Founder and CEO), Lecturer-in Chief, draws from over twenty years as practitioner of Agile in Scrum Master and Scrum Master Coach roles, to deliver practical and market-ready information. At the end of each session, participants take with them knowledge and skills they can use to further their career at current jobs or one they wish to secure.
The weekly sessions are well-structured, delivered with engaging and rich content inviting active assessment by participants. These 90-minute sessions tend to fly by quickly. A syllabus is provided weeks prior to the start of a new session; included are a list of published articles and textbooks by industry notables and practitioners, Agile practice exam questions and certification sites. Following each session, lecture materials are uploaded (on to Slack), where the interaction between teacher and participants continues, until the next session. The average session size is 30; this includes online and in-person attendance. Larry is never at loss of answers or energy; this is evidenced by the eight channels on Slack. No question is too small or irrelevant. Larry always responds in short order.
The Job Hackers is designed to support all types of job role and profession, and industry. As a founder of tech companies, I believe the start-ups should embrace and instill Agile Methodology and Principles, at the onset. The Job Hackers participants are a talent pool of experienced individuals, who upon completion of the program bring with them enhanced abilities to job - able to support many business situations and challenges. By engaging Recruiters (Placement Agencies), through orientation events (Meetups) individuals tasked with helping companies find experienced competent Human Capital are able to the hidden value proposition in every participant to prospective. Something that is not is short supply at The Job Hackers.
I recommend sending your employees to one of their sessions or consider graduates from this program for employment. You will not be disappointed. |
