I'll start off with the beginning the event which was the line to get inside with my friend. The line was a few piers long but it went fast (event was located at Pier 95). We went in and this event was huge. After we checked in, I entered the vast sea of companies.
There were three wings of the warehouse companies were at. Each representing certain industry such as technology, marketing, and various others. The crowd of companies seemed to be start-ups. Some of the companies I've encountered were Ghostery, Babble (language learning), and Digital Ocean. There were also Startup Incubators ready to support the next start-up company. A recurring pattern I ran into with many of the companies I visited was that they were not looking to hire or were looking for more experienced people. It seemed that TechDay was more of a platform companies used to showcase what their company was about and the services they provided. I still kept on trucking after every denial, and eventually ran into companies that were accepting resumes (Ill write another post on result of this with one company).
Time to chalk up TechDay as my first big networking event with many more to come. The experience was fun and informational. I got the opportunity to test out my networking skills while also learn about some cool companies (especially ones that can help with my job search, I.e. HIRED). In addition to networking, I got to fill my bag with goodies and swag as well as my stomach with some free snacks (FREE ICECREAM :) ). I'd recommend anybody to go since its free and you get some free swag. I would not say it's exclusive to just people with Tech backgrounds as I seen companies hiring for other positions. You might gain something valuable to go to some of these events.
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