How These 5 Hiring Orgs Engage With Their Local Communities

For startups and growing companies, connecting with the local tech community can be a key factor in success.

Not only is it a way to keep employees up to date on the latest trends and developments, but it can also be part of a recruitment strategy. Speaking engagements and meetup group participation can raise the profiles of lead technologists as subject matter experts and show off what types of challenges the team addresses, attracting new talent interested in the work and culture of the organization. It can also be a vehicle for giving back, as more experienced professionals provide knowledge, mentoring and resources to those in more junior positions and help new founders keep their companies on track. In turn, this keeps the local tech ecosystem vibrant and active, feeding those orgs with a steady stream of talent and ideas to fuel growth.

For the month of May, Technical.ly’s reporting has explored the theme of The State of Local Tech for our editorial calendar. For some additional perspectives, we asked our Technical.ly Talent companies the following question:

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