A conversation with an Amsterdam-based coding academy for refugees, Hack Your Future, on the status of tech talent shortage, alternative hiring solutions with untapped potential, the impact of COVID-19 on the labor market and the importance of reinventing yourself (crisis or no crisis).
Hack Your Future
Wouter Kleijn is the Managing Director of Hack Your Future (HYF). HYF is a not-for-profit coding school for people that have limited access to education and the labor market. This helps companies to address the shortage of talent while making a positive impact on society. The organisation was founded in Amsterdam in 2016 and is now active in four countries. HYF has helped 120 graduates in the Netherlands, and more than 200 globally, to find high-quality employment as developers.
StartupAmsterdam
Alexandra is StartupAmsterdam’s Partnerships & Events Lead.