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Looking for a job, a degree, a collaborator or professional contacts? Find them all at… Vermont Tech Jam!
Exhibitors at the Jam make everything from microchips to motion sensors, robotics systems to charging stations, AI tools to electric aircraft. And all of them want to know if you can help them — or if they can help you.
Vermont Tech Jam is an annual career and tech expo, organized by Seven Days, that showcases some of Vermont’s most innovative companies. This year’s event takes place at Hula, a coworking campus on the Burlington waterfront.
Since 2008, each Tech Jam event has attracted hundreds of job seekers, career changers, tech professionals, college students, enthusiasts and anyone eager to learn from and connect with Vermont companies.
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BEFORE TECH JAM
Gear Up at Boot Camp
Pre-Jam Webinar: Friday, October 18, noon-1 p.m.
Tech Jam is a great opportunity to meet dozens of potential or future employers, but with more than 1200 attendees, how do you stand out from the crowd? It comes down to three things: preparation, networking and résumé. In this free webinar, Sue Schlom from The Targeted Resume will cover best practices for prepping for Tech Jam, networking tips to help you make an impact, and ways you can update your résumé to best communicate your skills and interest in a job or company. Don’t miss this free event the week before Tech Jam!
Can’t attend Boot Camp?
Sue will be offering free drop-in résumé reviews at the Tech Jam. Stop by and get some advice for your job search. Don’t forget your résumé!
Noon Talk: Unnecessary Inventions
In his Church Street studio, Unnecessary Inventions creator Matty Benedetto uses 3D printers to prototype peculiar products for global brands including Wendy’s, Captain Morgan and Apple. He explains his evolution from Saint Michael’s College grad to a content creator with more than 10 million followers (noon, free).
Keynote: OnLogic
South Burlington-based OnLogic generates more than $100 million in revenue annually designing and producing specialized computers. Cofounder Roland Groeneveld and VP of HR Lauren Lavallee discuss how the 21-year-old company got its start and the opportunities it offers for the next generation of Vermont workers. (3 p.m., includes happy hour snacks and cash bar).
Get a new profile pic.
Need a better headshot for social media or to share with potential employers? Storyworkz is on the job. The Montpelier-based photo service provides the backdrop and lighting equipment — all you need to bring is your smile! Get expert coaching to make you feel comfortable in front of the camera and 4-5 images uploaded to a private, personal gallery. Book by 10/23 to guarantee your $15 session. Limited walk-in sessions at Tech Jam are first-come, first-served for $25. Sponsored by Seven Days Jobs.
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We’re Full!
Sorry, we are sold out of exhibitor booth space for the 2024 Vermont Tech Jam. If you would like to be put on a list of alternates, please email [email protected]. We will notify alternates if our capacity changes.
Try to fly!
What’s it like to pilot Alia, Beta Technology’s battery-powered aircraft? Get behind the controls of Beta’s flight simulator, aka the MobileDome, located outside in the Airstream trailer parked between Building 44 and Building 50. Three interactive displays geared toward students teach the fundamentals of the science behind Beta’s all-electric aircraft. The displays demonstrate how electric propulsion works, the basics of flight controls and battery technology.
Learn about FIRST.
The nonprofit FIRST designs robotics programs that use a little friendly competition to motivate young people ages 6 to 18 to pursue careers in STEM. Members of Vermont’s FIRST teams are taking over the Isthmus conference room. See their creations and talk with coaches, students, parents and mentors about how you can participate or help train the next generation of Vermont’s technical workforce — and have fun doing it!
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Job Seekers
Looking for work? Speak with recruiters from dozens of local tech companies looking to expand their teams. Update that résumé and start researching the companies you want to connect with. It’s time to get back in the ring.
Techies
Step away from the computer and chat with humans IRL. It’s rare to find so many like-minded individuals under one roof, so come connect with them and learn what they’ve been up to. You could come away with an awesome new idea or some help for that next big project.
Teachers & Parents
Plumber, doctor, artist and chef are all great career choices, but what about inventor, scientist and engineer? Bring your students to Tech Jam to show them future career paths they may not have known existed — especially in Vermont.
College Students
Looking for a job? Internship? Get that résumé up to date because dozens of local companies working in tech will be at the Jam and are ready to meet you. So go iron that button-down shirt and practice — you’ve got this!
I love Tech Jam!
Our growing company, Biocogniv, leverages artificial intelligence to tackle sepsis, the leading cause of in-hospital death in the United States, as well as other acute conditions before they become irreversible. Our offices are in Burlington’s Hula coworking campus and when we found out the 2021 Vermont Tech Jam was happening here, we knew we had to participate.
Exhibiting at the Tech Jam paid off. We were fortunate to meet Kylin Willis, a biomedical engineering student from the University of Vermont, who stopped by our office to learn about Biocogniv. Not long after, she started as an intern and is now our latest full-time hire. We are thrilled to have her on the team and glad we were able to keep a recent graduate turned young professional in Vermont.
Our team is looking forward to the next Tech Jam at Hula in October.
Jabez Boyd
COO, Biocogniv Inc
I’ve attended as a job seeker and as an exhibitor on behalf of my employer, VEIC.
At my first Tech Jam, I was considering a career change into data analytics. The event gave me a chance to chat with recruiters and professionals in the field. Everyone I met was more than happy to offer advice and encouraged me to apply for jobs once I felt ready. I still remember having some great conversations with people from two companies that I hadn’t even been aware of previously: Greensea and MicroStrain (now Parker LORD). A couple years after my first visit to a Tech Jam — and after taking much of the free advice I got there — I found a position with VEIC that has been more satisfying than I could have expected.
In the years since, I’ve attended on behalf of VEIC. The Tech Jam is a great way to connect with people from all different fields — it’s surprising how often people in very different industries are facing analogous problems in data analytics. This event is a rare opportunity to meet people from a wide range of local companies all under the same roof. I look forward to it every year.
Mike Fink
VEIC energy data analyst
Tech Jam 2023: The future is here.
Photos © Daria Bishop Photography
By the Numbers:
- Exhibitors: 50
- Attendees: 1200+
- Years since the first Tech Jam: 15
- Robot dogs: 1
The 2023 career and tech expo at Hula Lakeside in Burlington really rocked, from the FIRST in Vermont student robotics parades to the instant headshots by Montpelier’s Storyworkz, from BETA Technologies’ MobileDome flight simulator to the reception sponsored by KORE Power.
The Tech Jam concluded with a keynote presentation featuring Dr. Rachael Floreani & Irfan Tahir discussing the question: Will Vermont Go For Lab-Grown Meat?
Thank you to our hosts at Hula, to all of our community partners and to the exhibitors for a day of fascinating conversations and new local connections.
Tech Jam 2022: Let’s work together.
Photos © Daria Bishop Photography
The Vermont Tech Jam, Seven Days’ career and tech expo, returned to Hula Lakeside in Burlington on Saturday, October 22. More than 40 employers came to the tech campus with open jobs to fill.
They met with nearly 1,000 Jammers who wandered through the former factory to talk tech: job seekers, college students, entrepreneurs, FIRST robotics coaches, tech professionals, candidates and elected officials including Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger. Crowds congregated outdoors, too, in front of Beta Technologies’ MobileDome flight simulator.
The Tech Jam concluded with a keynote presentation featuring inventor, philanthropist and Boston Scientific cofounder John Abele and CoreMap CEO Sarah Kalil.
Thank you to our hosts at Hula, to all of our community partners and to the exhibitors for a day of fascinating conversations and new local connections.
Tech Jam 2021: Reboot. Reconnect. Reimagine.
Photos © James Buck
The Vermont Tech Jam career and tech expo, returned to Burlington on Saturday, October 23, 2021. The weather was perfect, and so was the timing. Dozens of employers came to Hula with open jobs to fill.
Roughly 1,000 mask-wearing Jammers wandered through the former oven factory to talk tech including job seekers, college students, entrepreneurs, FIRST robotics coaches and teachers — including Karen McCalla, the recently announced Vermont Teacher of the Year. Exhibitor space sold out; so did the afternoon session.
The Tech Jam concluded with a keynote presentation featuring Beta Technologies founder and CEO Kyle Clark and Beta’s first customer, Martine Rothblatt, CEO of United Therapeutics. They spoke to a standing-room-only crowd about their unique partnership, and where they see Beta going over the next few years.