"I immigrated to Canada from South Korea when I was in fourth grade, and then to the US in high school, and my parents didn't have firsthand experience with how the corporate world works here. My friends meant well, too, but we were all fresh out of college and figuring things out. None of us really knew how the industry worked yet, and we repeated what sounded "safe.""
"Since I didn't have a computer science degree or a traditional tech background, peers and college counselors questioned me: "How are you going to apply to a tech job when you don't have a tech background?" But by researching tech companies and their job listings, I realized that tech companies hire for more than just technical roles. I saw many roles that didn't require coding or computer science degrees, like project management, operations, and user experience."
A 26-year-old security program manager graduated with a biology degree in 2021 and initially planned for medical school. After working part-time as a project lab assistant, a preference for managing projects and finishing work emerged. The career path shifted into tech via contract project-manager roles at Google and Meta in 2022. Early guidance from family, friends, and counselors often recommended traditional or "safe" choices but lacked industry insight. Researching tech company job listings revealed many nontechnical roles. Project management, operations, and user-experience positions provided practical entry points into Big Tech.
Read at Business Insider
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