"Through the Technical Skills Share Group, I have continued to further my technical skills and gain valuable experience in Agile with the Scrum framework, including use of tools such as Confluence and JIRA on active software development projects. Attending weekly General Meetings on site and through virtual tools has given me exposure to new technologies and practices in Web Development, Mobile Development, Data Analytics and DevOps."
"I joined this group the end of October 2018 and went to a few Wednesday meetings in Acton. I had a job at the time with flex hours so I could attend. However, lost that job in mid-December and just started a new one where I am now mostly on-site. As a result I am unable to attend these meetings any more for the foreseeable future. Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the few I attended, and hope that sometime in the future I will be able to participate again. Wishing you all the best."
"For each of the TSSG meetings that I attended, it was always encouraging to get together with teams of like-minded professionals and work on a project together. The ability to learn new technology and get hands-on experience with people that were welcoming and knowledgeable was incredibly valuable to my state of mind during my job search."
"I was concerned about being out of work and how that would look on my resume. One of the interview questions that I was being asked was "What have you been doing since your last position?". Yes, Many say that it is OK to say that I have been looking for work. I didn’t feel good about responding this way. I had heard that volunteering is a better answer but it still didn’t feel like me. I joined the Technical Skill Share Group (TSSG) in 2009.
I had heard about the group from Acton Networkers. A group that allows you to help others while fine tuning your own skill was my answer. The group helped me refocus my goal for a new position. In 2011 I landed at a Health Care Insurance Company as a Project Coordinator. This is the role I practiced while at TSSG. I quickly advanced and became a Business Systems Analyst that worked out of the PMO."
"When I joined the Technical Skills Share Group I had only a basic understanding of Android development but I joined the Mobile group anyhow as that's where my interests lay. I resolved to engage in online education, research and development and dove into the code of the Mobile Group's current Android project to gain understanding and experience. Over time I gained insight and expertise with the help of many TSSG members and due to this I was able to secure a contract position building an Android application from scratch.
Although only my first opportunity for employment working on an Android project, I see this as a starting point of many other future opportunities all due to my involvement in TSSG."