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Jefferson Silver Award Video

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 30, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Over three years ago, Larry Apke and Dave Rawlings, friends since childhood, founded The Job Hackers, a nonprofit dedicated to helping the unemployed, providing a free training program that would normally cost thousands of dollars per person. Since then, they have provided over $2 million of …

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Job Hackers Chief Agile Officer, Larry Apke, interviewed for US News and World Report article on Scrum Master certifications.

December 11, 2020. San Francisco. Scrum Master certifications are very popular these days. Becoming a scrum master ensures that one can get a well paid job, but which certification is the best for you? Bob Musinski breaks down the various options with the help of our CAO, Larry Apke. You can check it out on …

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Job Hackers Co-Founders Larry Apke and Dave Rawlings honored with Jefferson Award from KPIX TV.

October 28, 2020. San Francisco. For their work for the community, Job Hackers co-founders Larry Apke and Dave Rawlings were honored with the Jefferson Award from KPIX TV in San Francisco. The segment, which aired multiple times on KPIX TV and its radio affiliate KCBS beginning October 28, 2020, features, in addition to Larry and …

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Larry Apke, Chief Agile Officer, joins Snackwalls podcast with Michael Roberts

On August 31, Larry joined Michael Roberts for his Snackwalls podcast. Michael is the founder of San Diego Code School. On this particular episode, Michael and Larry talk about hiring a diverse workforce to an organization’s current systems and a resistance to change the methods of recruiting. Larry also shares personal experiences related to degree …

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Larry Apke, Chief Agile Officer, interviewed by Yahavy St Clair for The StclairSpeaksShow Ep. 09

On August 3, Larry Apke sat down with Yahavy St Clair to talk about a wide range of topics including the benefits of establishing community within a community, adapting to advanced Software technology, along with running a functional nonprofit organization while the pandemic around the world continues to affect the economy. You can watch the …

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Larry Apke, Chief Agile Officer, joins Agile Uprising Podcast with Chris Murman

In the episode, broadcast on July 12, 2020, Chris Murman chats with Job Hackers Founder & Chief Agile Officer, Larry Apke, as well as two Job Hackers alumni. Job Hackers is a grassroots 501 (C3) nonprofit with a mission to provide individuals with the knowledge and experience needed to navigate the complex world of knowledge …

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Larry Apke, Chief Agile Officer, Interviewed by Judy Dang

On June 29, Larry Apke sat down with Judy Dang to talk about “Surprising Ways Agile and Scrum Can Expand Your Career Possibilities”. Agile and Scrum are common in software development, but can they help other industries? Absolutely. Anywhere you have knowledge work, you have the opportunity to use the Agile philosophy and Scrum methodology …

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The Job Hackers Named One of the Top Ten Coding Bootcamps in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Job Hackers Agile MBA is pleased to announce it has recently been named as one of the top ten coding bootcamps in San Francisco by SwitchUp in their 5th annual rankings. “We are very excited to receive this recognition, especially due to our unique curriculum and the fact …

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Innovative Nonprofit “Pay It Forward” Program Celebrates One Year Anniversary

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On August 28, The Job Hackers, a nonprofit providing free training and workforce development, will celebrate the first-year anniversary of its ground-breaking Pay It Forward program which is responsible for adding over 1200 hours of community service for local nonprofits. The idea was the brainchild of Co-Founder and Chief …

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