“We found that college was way too late—we needed to catch them earlier to have the right skills…and have the first shot to get them—like scouting and pre-signing a great pitcher… in little league (college is just too late).”
Kishen SridharanRaymond James
Problem
As a high-tech employer trying to stay on top and hire the BEST talent, you’re faced with a mountain of problems
Robot Programmers
Recent grads know how to “robo” code, but seldom know how to create profitable products
No Passion
You can test for coding, but it’s hard to find PASSION that creates products that sell
Third Stringers
You get stuck with the third stringers–the “proven” achievers are snagged in advance
College Clones
Students come indoctrinated with bad practices or have the creativity beat out of them
Massive Expense
Your cost for screening, interviewing, travel and hiring mistakes—is disturbing
ALTERNATIVES
You could find the next generation of talent through
Coding Programs
But they only teach coding–not the business case, or the dollar value.
Magnet School Programs
But they teach theory and not practical application. Students lack an understanding of the customer and market needs.
Most schools focus on a fragment of the skills needed to create commercially viable products. Students need to learn how to create market-based products, and be agile and fail FAST to compete.
So, how do you find the highest achievers for your teams, the ones with proven initiative, extreme passion that can create profitable products, with the fewest bad habits… before competitors lock them up?
All while reducing the expense and risk of a bad hire?
Perhaps you should consider…
Bridging the Skills Gap
There are five MAIN reasons to consider Next Generation Tech
1 GET THE SKILLS YOU NEED
Don’t wait and hope, decide what you want, and influence the right skills (no victims here) at the “stem cell” stage where molding is easy. The key…get them early (young)—not old and set. Typical skills student’s learn:
Product Development
Students learn real-world techniques, not just theory. Plus, they learn to develop their own ideas and test proven methods taught by industry experts.
Project Management
They understand the discipline of time management by using prioritization and scoping techniques allowing them to tightly manage the milestones of the project deliverables. Plus, they incorporate customer feedback, maneuver product failures and technology limitations.
Market-Based
Students focus on the customer value proposition, the competition, and solving a gap and problem, ensuring the product meets the customer needs.
Collaboration
The team learns to increase their emotional intelligence by adapting to the market and different people’s styles. They learn to set aside differences and drive to a common goal while leveraging each other’s strengths.
Digital literacy
Students learn how to use technology to “MacGyver” real problems—not just to play with the tech. This early innovative thinking develops the Bills Gates and Steve Jobs—versus the thousands of coding drones.
2 LESS DE-TRAINING
Students often pick up bad habits in school, along with bad coding approaches, often diving into code without knowing the problem (and whether it is profitable to solve)—they become coding robots, versus problem solvers. NGT solves the following:
Market-Driven
Students learn to create “market-driven” development habits, so you create profitable first-release
Firsthand Experience
Students become more effective starting day one with the required skills to be effective immediately. They have real-world application, not just theory!
Thought leaders
They understand there are many different ways to solve a problem and are willing to try new things to determine potential
Adaptable to change
They know how to effectively fail (fail fast) and use it to improve the quality and value to the customer
3 LESS RISK – PICK THE “WINNERS”
You can tell early who “gets it,” the leaders, the innovators—not the drones (you can outsource that). You can determine who is:
More Passionate & Engaged
The winners show confidence in their abilities and skills, they go all in and they are easy to recognize—with a “can do” attitude!
More industrious
Your winners also go beyond the minimal—they stay after school, show up early—outperform the rest of the team by shear will and effort.
Higher Emotional Intelligence
They zig and zag to adjust to any discoveries, don’t get discouraged—but adapt to changes in customer requirements, changes in tech…inventing a way to meet the objective.
More competitive
They work as a team—but are driven to win, producing results faster, with more detail and energy.
More proven
Through the rigor of NGT, they have learned what it takes to produce not just a product but one of quality and marketability. These are the students that rise to the top and win the awards. No guessing needed.
4 GET FIRST SHOT AT THEM
Like in sports, it is important to find the winners early, and get them under agreement early–before they get sucked away by your competitors. You can give THEM the internships and have the first choice advantage.
5 SAVES YOU MONEY
Takes you less time to find the Top Guns
Through the NGT program it is easy to find and select your team—it’s an early pool of talent to choose from.
Less Cost to Train
Because they have the skills you need, they will not take as much time to train and ramp up to be productive within your organization.
Reduced Recruiting Costs
It costs an estimated 40% of salaries to find the right candidate. With NGT, there is less need to go to job fairs or elsewhere, allowing you to reduce your recruiting costs.
Testimonials
GET INVOLVED!
Be a Mentor, or Speaker. Most are from diverse disciplines among varying vertical markets including Project Manager, Business Analysis, Design, Developer, Architect, Product Manager, QA, etc.
Mentor
Work hands-on with students at the workshops and virtually, through the use of a secured online application. Time commitment is 2 hours a month during the 7-month program (14-20 hours total).
Speaker
Share your expertise and story to both teach and motivate the students.
Sponsor
Donate by sponsoring a workshop, awards, tools, materials and/or grant.
- Ability to influence and develop future talent
- Fulfill Corporate social responsibility commitments including diversity and inclusion
- Pipeline of skilled talent
- Insight to the needs for future products and services allowing your business to be competitive in the new economy
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Don't have time
It’s like not having the time to find the best athletes at the early stages—but having to make a LOT more time to interview a LOT more (with greater risk) later.
Teenagers are too difficult to handle
Several have felt the same, until they realize that teens are MUCH more moldable—and excited. It’s like you’re molding “stem cells” instead of hardened plastic.
Teenagers need more training before we work with them
Yep… but that’s what we do at NGT—you don’t start from scratch. But it is easier to identify the brightest, most passionate and engaged of the bunch as part of the NGT program.
We don't have any talent in this community
Silicon Valley talent isn’t there to start—it’s imported. You have a chance to snag them before they leave.
We donate to other programs
It’s all about ROI. With talent, you either invest now—or much more later (relocation, bad selection, incorrect skills (need more training). You can better mold your own using this approach—it cuts expenses, not increases it.