ABOUT US

• Friends In Technology (FIT) was created to bring together executives, employees and recruiters from the “BIG” tech companies in an effort to expose under served and underrepresented students to careers in tech.  
• In 2017, the FIT Team hosted the first Tech + Talk + Tour at middle and high schools in Detroit during Black History Month.  The tour featured ERG leads from Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn and Amazon. 
• In addition, FIT serves as a collective voice for employees at big tech companies and helps establish a national  agenda for   policy and change.

We are committed to serving as a "connector" between students, employees and the big tech community.

Our Mission is simple:

1. Give under privileged and under-served populations access to information about careers in technology
2. Partner with employees from BIG Tech companies like  Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter, (and many more) to give them a united voice to bring about change within the tech space.   
3. Provide resources and engagement experiences for students through tech pop-ups, access to internships, job shadowing opportunities, hands-on tech sessions (Hour of code activities, LinkedIn Rock Your Profile, Microsoft Minority Student Day, etc.).

Host monthly Tech|Talk|Tour sessions with guest speakers and innovative topics.  Speakers also volunteer to mentor and strengthen participant skills.

As students and businesses professional enter the tech space, we provide leadership training and professional development session designed to help them become the leaders organization need.   

We serve as the bridge builder for employees of BIG TECH companies to help with facilitating dialogue and discussions that lead to change within the industry.