From software developer to CIO, Eddie Jenkins has built a career harnessing technology to solve business problems. He knows, when you can’t do it alone, you partner with experts. He’s written plenty of RFPs, reviewed responses, interviewed top candidates, and worked in the trenches with the winners. But he’s always been on the buyer side…
Spring semester brought Mind Over Machines our second Baltimore Tracks intern. The program is a collaboration with YouthWorks, Code in the Schools, and Pass I.T. On that works to diversify Baltimore’s tech field. Diversity in all its forms (including age!) is critical to innovation because it challenges us to see the world differently, and that…
Amanda Milo listens to people and then fixes their problems. If it weren’t for a slight case of trypanophobia and a little too much empathy, she’d be Dr. Milo. We here at Mind Over Machines are glad Amanda is afraid of needles and overly identifies with people in need because now, instead of hustling down…
Each summer, Mind Over Machines offers internships to stand-out candidates from throughout the Mid-Atlantic. This year, thanks to a uniquely Baltimore partnership between Baltimore City Schools, YouthWorks, Code in the Schools, Pass I.T. On, and Baltimore Tracks, we hosted our youngest-ever intern. And we’re here to tell you: The kids are way better than alright.…
It’s been a whole year, and we’re still in the throes of double disruption: global pandemic and recession. Both forces catapulting us into a brave, new automated world. And now we have the data to prove it. Millions of jobs are gone, and they’re probably not coming back, screams The Washington Post. Anxious employees and employers alike all want to know, “What is…
Our professional lives look a lot different than they did 6 months ago. Mid-career disruption is certainly challenging, but imagine global pandemic disrupting your career before it even gets off the ground. College students and recent graduates all across the country are grappling with exactly that reality. No more job fairs. Summer internships either canceled or moved online. It’s hard enough to compete in a contracting job market, and now young professionals must sell themselves via Zoom interviews.
