The world we live in requires us to acquire new skills and absorb new knowledge in order to stay afloat. We must learn to SHIFT as things around us are changing. We see this on individual, team and organizational levels. However, we are leaving out one crucial piece of the puzzle: we are forgetting to forget, or rather, UNLEARN. Even though old habits are hard to break, the more we can unlearn the more likely we are to experience a sense of growth. In this interactive talk, Jessie will share learnings and unlearnings from her own career, stories from the companies she has worked with, and...
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Women Who Test is a full-day event on Friday, October 19 for women to network with other women who work in software testing. It is also a day to learn from and be inspired by each other. The program will cover testing topics and will support women’s personal and career journeys and include content like: reengineering your life, growing your personal brand, setting goals, discovering your career superpowers, and how to problem-solve when you are a female in the tech industry where your gender is out numbered 7:3.
Join women test engineers, managers, CEOs, and consultants for some truly inspiring talks and fascinating group work. Registration is free for conference attendees (simply "add-on" to any conference package), but you must reserve your seat in advance.
Read below for the overview of sessions and full descriptions.
...and Check Out the New Podcast Series—Women Who Change Tech!
Several of our favorite speakers from Women Who Test will be featured in the brand new Women Who Change Tech podcast series! In the very first episode, listen as hosts Alison Wade, founder of Women Who Test, and Jessie Cohen Shternshus, owner and founder of The Improv Effect, chat with Tania Katan, CEO of Creative Trespassing, an award-winning author, and keynote speaker who believes in storytelling at all costs. Hear her creative process and ways you can jump start your own creativity—plus learn a helpful game you can use to think outside of the box.
Available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, and more! Plus, meet some of the amazing women of this podcast LIVE at the Women Who Test event (part of the STARCANADA conference) in Toronto! Click here to listen now.