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HackerRank, a platform for recruiters to test coders and coders to hone their skills, raises $60M at a $500M valuation

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Susquehanna Growth Equity is leading the round, with JMI, Khosla Ventures and strategic backers Randstad Innovation Fund and Recruit Holdings also participating. Susquehanna Growth Equity is leading the round, with JMI, Khosla Ventures and strategic backers Randstad Innovation Fund and Recruit Holdings also participating.

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5 hot IT hiring trends — and 5 going cold

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Recruiters are opening the door for so much talent of different genders, education, nationalities, and beliefs,” Barley says. More and more companies are now walking the walk when it comes to inclusivity, not only during recruiting but in focusing on retention and working with employees on their career pathways,” she says.

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Singapore-based e-commerce platform Carousell lays off 10% of staff

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Carousell , a Singaporean consumer-to-consumer (C2C) service platform operating across Southeast Asia, is letting go of about 110 employees, or 10% of its total headcount, in an effort to reduce costs amid a challenging market condition for the tech industry. . But that was “far from enough,” it said. .

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Bain’s Sarah Smith, former head of HR at Quora, will share the recruiting playbook at Early Stage

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The current Bain Capital Ventures partner who invests in early to mid-stage companies saw what it was like to grow a startup business firsthand as the vice president of human resources at Quora, a position she held from 2012 to 2016. Market analysis. An Extra Crunch membership includes: Weekly investor surveys. Late-stage deep dives.

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The PR boss behind Groupon, Lemonade and Squarespace shares how to land press coverage at TechCrunch Early Stage

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Earned media can translate into funding, but it can also translate into more recruiting options for folks who have just fundraised. Media coverage in credible outlets can shift your startup’s trajectory in the right direction without using any of your marketing dollars. Tomaeno founded ASTRSK, a NYC-based PR firm, in 2012.

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CIO as enabler: Building an ecosystem of innovation partners

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The good news, says Bev White, CEO at recruitment specialist Nash Squared, is that the rest of the business is increasingly aware of the benefits that an effective CIO can enable. It’s crucial CIOs are curious about change and the broad range of IT systems and services on the market.

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Nigerian digital bank Carbon hit $240M in payments processed last year, up 89% from 2019

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Posting audited financials can prove detrimental for a private African company for several reasons ranging from bad marketing and PR if huge losses are incurred to regulatory clampdown if the company performs well. million VC-backed company, Carbon was founded by Chijioke Dozie and Ngozi Dozie in 2012.

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