Techhire



TechHire aims to level the playing field for tech jobs by providing opportunities for underrepresented and low- to moderate-income job seekers. The San Diego Workforce Partnership is leading the program to match talent with a paid work experience and/or employment opportunities for those who have training or skills in the following areas:

  • Computer programming (e.g., web development, software development)
  • Multimedia and design (e.g., web design, graphic design, digital marketing)
  • Network and support (e.g., IT systems, network administration, cyber security)
  • Analytics (e.g., data analysis, business intelligence, database administration)

In addition to a paid work experience, this program provides:

  • A career navigator who supports with resume building, interview preparation, career readiness assessment, and other employment resources
  • Exclusive access to TechHire hiring and networking events

To learn more about TechHire contact hello@workforce.org or watch our virtual information session to learn more about all Information Communication & Technologies programs offered by the San Diego Workforce Partnership. 

Who It's For

  • Ages 18 or older
  • Have education and/or training in an information & communications technology field
  • Live in San Diego County 

This program offers help:

  • Finding a temporary job or internship
  • Finding a long-term job
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Made possible by:

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Read about participants’ experiences with TechHire:

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Participant reenters the workforce with the help of tech programs

Rebecca Beyene is completing a user experience (UX) design certificate through an ISA. She shared her experience with us–what she liked, learned and what advice she has for others who are considering TechHire.  

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TechHire gives college student real-world work experience

Natalie Hickey is a current student who was looking for work experience. She joined the TechHire program and was placed as a digital marketing support intern with the San Diego Parks Foundation. Here Natalie tells us about her experience and what advice she has for others who are interested in finding a job.

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Student gains valuable experience with TechHire

JakeBryan Bonifacio is a full-time student who was looking for experience in the tech field. He discovered TechHire and was placed in an internship. Through his internship, JakeBryan was able to gain valuable experience that set him on a more defined career path. Here he tells us his story and shares advice for other job seekers.

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Virtual Microsoft training lands former project manager job in San Diego’s tech industry

Simon Eisinger was a participant in TechHire, a movement that aims to level the playing field for tech jobs. Here he tells us about how one of the training programs helped him prepare for employment. 

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Breaking into tech a welcomed breakthrough for this college student

Karen Castro was a participant of TechHire, a movement that aims to level the playing field for tech jobs. Here she tells her story of how the program helped her achieve her employment goals. 

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TechHire helps aspiring designer land internship in her dream field of work

Mariia Sirenko knows firsthand the challenges of finding quality work as a creative. After applying for many entry level graphic design opportunities and not getting any responses through sites like Indeed.com, Facebook and Internship.com, she began to feel discouraged.

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Former marketing intern tells how the experience shaped her, one year later

Jasmin Hernandez Santacruz was a second-year student at UC San Diego when she was selected to work as an intern for the Social Venture Digital Marketing Internship Program with City Heights Coffee House (CHCH) in the fall of 2017.

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Tech internship puts the ‘IT’ in priority sector

TechHire focuses on areas like digital marketing, software development and robotics. As the program has grown, a gap began to show in the form of an overabundance of TechHire candidates with IT (e.g. IT systems and network support) backgrounds and a relatively low demand for technicians, support specialists and other similar roles in San Diego caused by outsourcing. It was clear something needed to be done to help job seeking San Diegans get their foot in the revolving tech door. 

TechHire brings together intern and edtech company in a perfect match

Roberto Solis Rodriguez had the ideal situation—he scored a paid internship while in school and the company where he interned liked him so much he got hired on full time at the end of his internship, before he even completed

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From Osun State to the Golden State

With the help of the TechHire team at the San Diego Workforce Partnership, Michael started in a paid internship at Journeys Map, an application that helps users land their dream job or career by charting career paths and sharing new occupations based on users’ interests. This internship was Michael’s first job in the U.S. that aligns closely with his interest in information assurance, the practice of assuring information and managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes.

College student shadows entrepreneur in internship

“I never thought I would know anyone from Microsoft,” said Desjonae Hixon, who spoke at Opportunity Summit 2018: Initiate alongside Carmen Summers, the Southwest Region Technical Sales Director for Microsoft Public Cloud. The panel brought together youth who shared their personal experiences alongside