Alabama HBCU Students Network With Birmingham-Area Businesses

By Erica Wright – The Birmingham Times

The Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) and TechBirmingham hosted a Code the Classic Tech Career Expo for more than 100 students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and institutions of higher learning at Innovation Depot in downtown Birmingham.

The expo was held in conjunction with the Magic City Classic football game weekend between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University at Legion Field.

More than 20 Birmingham companies were at the expo recruiting college students and area tech professionals with three or more years of experience. Businesses in attendance included Altec, Daxko, McLeod Software, Protective Life and Shipt.

Organizers said the expo showcased Birmingham’s willingness to cultivate diverse talent to strengthen the community and also created space and opportunity for students to network and find potential employers.

Brittney Smith, Manager of Workforce Development for the BBA, said her company has partnered with local companies to bring top students from HBCUs and state universities to the Expo.

“Recently we’ve decided to partner with TechBirmingham because the feedback we’re receiving from companies is ‘we need top tech talent,’” Smith said. “In the past, it [the expo] focused on insurance, finance and the other major industries, but this year we wanted to have a more strategic approach to connecting companies to talent.”

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