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#ClouderaLife Spotlight: Kathleen Merto, Early Talent Program Manager

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But in 2011, just 3 years after the recession, she found it hard to get a job in her chosen path. But we don’t need to wait for specific months to pay tribute to the wonderful cultures, backgrounds and traditions that make up America.” . “I Once I was in school, I just wanted to get my degree and get out.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

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Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Business writer Gordon Pitts pinpoints 2011 as the game-changing year for the Atlantic startup scene. Soon, the region’s hard-luck narrative stuck.

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DEI that works: 5 companies reaping the benefits of IT diversity strategies

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Through internship programs, apprenticeships, returnships, and other unique talent and upskilling programs, these examples can help inspire the right DEI strategy for your organization. The company also recently launched an HBCU Scholars Program, providing up to 20 students with scholarships after completing a 9-week summer internship.

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What is transformational leadership? A model for motivating innovation

CIO

This is accomplished by setting an example at the executive level through authenticity, a strong sense of corporate culture, employee ownership, and independence in the workplace. 15 leadership certificate programs to boost your career 10 IT leadership development programs to help you level up The 9 new rules of IT leadership IT Leadership

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17 professional organizations for Black IT pros

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The BPDA also organizes community outreach programs for students, including the Student Information Technology Education and Scholarship (SITES), National High School Computer Competitions (HSCC), and Youth Technology Camp (YTC) to increase representation in tech and create pipelines for future talent. of all venture funding.

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Steve Wozniak Biography

The Crazy Programmer

After High School, Woz attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he was exposed to the burgeoning technology culture of the San Francisco Bay Area. His programming and design contributions significantly influenced personal computer development, thus making computing available to the masses.

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What do people want in a co-founder? YC has some answers

TechCrunch

When Y Combinator began Startup School as an in-person program for early-stage founders launching a company, it catered to the first set of privileged founders. But it then decided to level the playing field a bit by taking the program online so founders from other parts of the world could participate. and 60% from 145 countries.

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