GitLab Early Career Professionals TMDG

Early Career Professionals Team Member Discussion Group (TMDG)

Welcome to the Early Career Professionals TMDG!

Mission Statement

The Early Career Professionals TMDG champions career growth, professional development and belonging for early career team members. The group promotes inclusion and engagement at GitLab through peer support, mentorship and continuous learning.

Vision

As the Early Career Professionals TMDG, our vision is to support GitLab team members who are entering their careers or entering new careers and educate the broader organization about how to productively work with these folks. This group was formed to champion career growth and facilitate belonging for early-career GitLab team members as well as folks who may be new to the tech space/transitioning from another industry and those who want to understand how to advocate for peers who belong to this group.

Leadership

Lead: @kpdoespr

Co-lead: @akulks

Executive sponsor: @cmestel

Advisors & allies: Could be you!

Responsibilities of the Group

Act as an ambassador for GitLab early career professionals and potential GitLab employees
Help encourage/promote the growth of those that are early career professionals at GitLab
Raise awareness of the barriers prohibiting a diverse and inclusive environment for those that are early in their career/in different generations than their leaders
Help provide education and awareness to GitLab in regards to challenges faced by early career professionals and their needs in the workplace
This group will also aim to advise management and PeopleOps on sourcing, empowering, and retaining early career professionals

Benefits

Community with peers
Increased engagement, empathy and belonging
Career development
Networking
Continued learning/education

Where to reach us

Join our Slack channel #early-career-tmdg
Issue label: Early-Career-TMDG
Email: earlycareertmdg@gitlab.com
Sign up to get meeting invites by joining the GitLab Early Career Professionals Google Group