PayPal launches second edition of Recharge; opens registrations


PayPal `today announced the launch of Recharge, a unique six-week program focused on empowering women technologists to get back to work after taking time off to explore their passions, develop interests and strengthen families. The program is a part of PayPal's commitment towards nurturing a culture of diversity and inclusion in the technology industry.
As with its successful pilot in 2016, Recharge aims to equip women technologists with skills and the confidence required to help them get back to work and jumpstart their careers after a break. The pilot Recharge program received over 300 applications from women with work experience of at least 5 years in product development and analytics, who had taken a career break.
Of this, 75 were invited to an event that helped them build their confidence and interview skills, followed by a boot camp that 30 shortlisted women attended. Finally, 10 participants were given the opportunity to join PayPal and continue their professional journey at the end of the initiative.
Recharge will be rolled out in three phases, starting with a launch in Chennai and Bangalore during the last week of March, giving around 100 women the opportunity to network with PayPal and industry leaders. They will also learn about various tools to get back into the workforce, such as updating their resumes, key skills required for a good interview and effective soft skills training.
A round of interviews will then narrow down the attendees to 30 Rechargers who will enter a three-week technology boot camp conducted by PayPal as well as key industry leaders. The boot camp will focus on technology and business-oriented training to help the participants get up to speed with the latest in the industry. This includes introduction to mobile app development and Node.js as well as mentorship sessions with PayPal technology leaders in the country. PayPal will then offer 10 participants the opportunity to work in its technology centers across Bangalore and Chennai in roles including Software Development Engineer, Software Development - Test Engineer, Software Development Manager, Release Engineer and Risk Analyst.
Recharge is open to women who have taken a personal career break for a period of 1-5 years, with at least 5 years of work experience in product development and analytics and with backgrounds in Java, J2EE, PEGA, test automation, release engineering, risk analytics

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Leaked: Xiaomi Mi 6 to sport Snapdragon 835 SoC

Image
There have been a lot of rumours and speculations surrounding the Xiaomi Mi 6 smartphone. The latest information now suggests that the device is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC and will officially be launched on April 16, 2017. According to a report published by , an undisclosed source has revealed that Xiaomi's next flagship will be released next month with the date likely to be April 16. The source also says that Mi 6 will still be the first domestic smartphone sporting the Snapdragon 835 chipset. The report further revealed that the smartphone is expected to sport a 5.2-inch LCD display with 2.5D glass and a ceramic variant. The camera, according to the tipster sourced in the report, will be similar to that of Sony Xperia XZ Premium. The Xperia XZ smartphone comes with a 19MP rear camera with Sony's new Motion Eye camera system. Previous leaks have suggested that the Xiaomi Mi 6 will come with 4GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, Qualcomm...
Read more

How to bypass blocked sites without using proxies or VPNs

Image
You may come across a situation where you might need to access sites, which are otherwise blocked by your system administrators. Normally, such sites are blocked because of its objectionable contents, virus affected page, or it may land you in some other irrelevant sites. To safeguard your system, such sites are blocked by admin or by the antivirus software used in your computer. Fortunately, there are various options to unblock such sites. You can turn to a proxy service or try a VPN, but both being difficult, users wish to have a simpler method to resolve this issue. Also Read:  How to enable ad-block feature on any Android phone Here are other simple methods to bypass blocked sites: This is a very simple and most effective method used to unblock any sites. It works in almost all cases. There are various sites such as  Bitly ,  TinyURL , or  goo.gl  which shorten the URL for free. Just copy the address of the site you want to unblock and past...
Read more

Facebook is testing a dislike button in Messenger

Image
For years, people have been requesting Facebook for a button to express a negative emotion. Facebook has finally bowed down to the pressure and has introduced the button, however, the button is available only in Facebook Messenger. Yes, the social media giant is testing feature to dislike conversations in Messenger, instead of introducing it next to the reactions feature. The feature will allow users to add reaction emojis next to text in conversations. Users simply have to hover over the message and choose from the list of available options. Users can also see a total count of reactions that message has. Facebook Finally Introduces A "Dislike" Button https://t.co/npKntD9wvW pic.twitter.com/M6h9NLb30q - kanyin Bhaseet (@kanyin_sbreed) March 5, 2017 As first noted by TechCrunch and later confirmed by Facebook, the new reactions feature in Messenger is similar to the expanded reactions that are available in response to posts in the Newsfeed. "We're ...
Read more