Angela Andrews, a systems administrator and teacher’s assistant for Girl Develop It, is nearing the end of the University of Pennsylvania’s LPS Coding Boot Camp.

“Companies really need to look at each person as a whole,” she told Technical.ly on Wednesday, in between rounds of bowling at Turn5’s new Paoli headquarters. “There are a lot of people here now that are career changers, and it’s imperative for companies to start taking into account their experiences before being web developers.”

Andrews was one of a couple hundred attendees at Technical.ly’s NET/WORK Suburbs, which matched 21 companies with both passive and active jobseekers at the ecommerce company’s headquarters. Along with the usual dose of eye-catching swag, networking and professional headshots, the event offered a chance to hear from folks looking to get connected to their next moves in tech.

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