The Technology Jobs Landscape: An Overview and Panel Discussion

Our August meetup will focus on a topic everyone is talking about - JOBS.

Taylor Desseyn, VP of Global Community at Torc.dev, will deliver an overview of the current technology jobs landscape, then he'll moderate a panel discussion with hiring managers and employment thought leaders from Fidelity Investments and other regional and national companies.

Doors will officially open at 6:00 pm for networking and food and beverages, live programing begins at 6:30 pm ET sharp. We'll begin the evening with a few community announcements, then we'll quickly move to our speaker.

Registration and Government ID Required
Please note, security protocols onsite require everyone attending to register ahead of time using your first and last name as it appears on your government ID. *Note, by RSVP'ing for this meetup on [Meetup.com](http://meetup.com/) you are "registering" for the event.

You'll need to bring that ID with you to the event.
Upon entry you will be directed to a table where your id will be checked and you will be given your pre-registered nametag and you will be escorted into the event space. This will help speed you through the lobby and get you to the food, swag, and content without delay.

Venue Location & Directions:
Location: Fidelity Investments, Durham, NC
[https://goo.gl/maps/VGu89aYsn8qt5xqa6](https://goo.gl/maps/VGu89aYsn8qt5xqa6)
If you enter “Select Dr, Durham, NC” into your navigation it will take you to the parking lot access road and then just follow the signs to Visitor parking and then to the building we will be meeting in. Once you have arrived at the Guest Parking area, proceed to the large building on the left.

Parking: [https://goo.gl/maps/VGu89aYsn8qt5xqa6](https://goo.gl/maps/VGu89aYsn8qt5xqa6)

Speaker: Taylor Desseyn, VP of Global Community at Torc.dev
Talk Title: "Tech Hiring is not Dead"

Schedule for the Evening:
6:00 – Doors open/networking/food and beverages
6:30 – kick-off/welcome, a few announcements
6:40 – Fidelity Investments
6:45 – Taylor Desseyn/Torc.dev – “Tech hiring is not dead”
7:00 – Panel with prepared questions
7:30 – Q&A from audience
7:50 – Closing announcements and thank you’s
8:00 - Everything wrapped up

Moderator:
Taylor Desseyn, VP of Global Community at [Torc.dev](http://torc.dev,/)

Taylor is a veteran of the talent world who’s helped over 1,000 developers land game-changing roles and scaled engineering teams across the globe. Now VP of Global Community at Torc, he’s on a mission to make the internet feel like home for developers—one conversation at a time. A dynamic international speaker, he brings bold insights on the future of work, remote culture, and building community that actually connects.

Panelists:

Justin Rackliffe
VP, Engineering Excellence
Fidelity Investments

Hannah Baylock
Director of Global Recruiting
Bandwidth

Zachary Gillen
Executive Client Partner
Randstad

Questions? Contact us at info@allthingsopen.