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QED Investors hires Gbenga Ajayi as partner to focus on investments in Africa

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In a move rarely made by Western venture capitalists, QED Investors announced today that it has hired an African partner, Gbenga Ajayi. On a call with TechCrunch, QED co-founder and managing partner Nigel Morris said that adding Africa is the final jigsaw puzzle that makes QED Investors a fully global fintech-specialist firm.

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Skills-first hiring has CIOs rethinking talent strategies

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Those changes include the decision to emphasize skills instead of job histories and college degrees when hiring. “We We thought this would broaden our talent pool, increase diversity, and reduce biases in hiring,” Snyder says. Maura Healey issued an executive order directing state agencies to institute skills-based hiring.

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TC Startup Battlefield master class with Blumberg Capital: Make the most of your investors’ expertise

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David Blumberg, founder and managing partner at Blumberg Ventures, explains how early-stage startups can look to their investors for help with solving problems, scaling, hiring, and strategic planning. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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Collaboration with external partners allows enterprises to enhance their IT prowess, drive innovation, and bridge skill gaps more effectively amid a swiftly evolving digital landscape,” says Arpita Dwivedi, practice director at Everest Group. Staff augmentation and outsourcing are nothing new.

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Success Story: Swiss Insurtech Company Hires a Remote CTO from Ukraine

Hiring top management resources is challenging for any organization no matter the size, and when the local job market is already overheated, companies need to become creative in attracting the top talent. Swiss Insurtech startup decided to go the 2nd way and found a trusted partner to build a dedicated development team in Ukraine.

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Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline

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Per Scholas leadership calls the approach “market-driven training,” because it is informed by the current hiring demands and needs of the technology industry. The team’s goal is to make meaningful pairings between learners and hiring businesses. We’re not asking for people to do us a favor and hire our learners.

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Landed tackles hospitality employee turnover with end-to-end recruitment matching tool

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Its matching and conversational AI technology connects candidates to employers based on custom criteria and more than 50 data points so that restaurants and hospitality companies can hire better candidates faster. On the employer side, they access the Landed Employer portal and put in their hiring goals and criteria.