The Future of Tech Careers: Jobs, Internships & AI

Eric Spiegel, (IS '88) Friday, October 9th | 2pm | 130 N. Bellefield, 5th Floor | REGISTER HERE Eric Spiegel has spent 35+ years in technology. He started as a software developer, moved into leadership, and went on to build and lead teams at startups and Fortune 100 companies. He spent 6 years at Amazon Web Services, where he led a global partner team and conducted 250+ interviews as a hiring manager. Today, Eric is the Life Design Educator for Computer Science students at Johns Hopkins University, where he advises undergraduates on internships, first jobs, and career strategy in a market reshaped by AI. He also runs First Move Advisory, an independent career advisory practice for early-career students and professionals. Students advised by Eric have landed internships and full-time roles at OpenAI, Google, Amazon, and other leading employers. He has also seen a growing number of new grads choose startups over big tech, and he can explain what is driving that shift. Eric is a Pitt alumnus (BS, Information Science, '88), has MS from Johns Hopkins, and has mentored Pitt students for decades. Join this roundtable to learn: How AI is changing entry-level software engineering hiring, and which skills employers screen for now What separates candidates who get offers from those who apply into the void Why more graduates are joining startups, and how to evaluate one before you accept What to build, publish, and practice this year to stand out to recruiters and hiring managers