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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO

They point to statistics that highlight challenges in IT workforce recruitment and diversity. According to The State of the Tech Workforce 2023 report from training and certification organization CompTIA , professionals identifying as Black or African American made up 8% of US tech occupations (compared to 12% across all US occupations).

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UI-licious gets $1.5M led by Monk’s Hill Ventures to simplify automated UI testing for web apps

TechCrunch

Founded in 2016 by Shi Ling Tai and Eugene Cheah, UI-licious serves companies of all sizes, and its current clients include Daimler, Jones Lang LaSalle and tech recruitment platform Glints. The problem is that most software testers are not trained programmers, sometimes they may be the marketing or sales team that owns the project.

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D&I lessons to learn from top global organizations

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Research shows that most facial recognition software can identify white faces quickly, but can’t consistently identify people with other skin tones. This is because those algorithms are trained on data that features primarily white faces. In 2016, a small crew of designers built the first prototype for the Xbox Adaptive Controller.

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Rethinking the IT talent pipeline

CIO

After stints as a call center representative and claims adjuster, Merola got wind of the HartCode Academy, an internal program designed to help nontechnical employees make the leap into software development. The goal is for staffers to complete 40 hours of training annually, and about 70% to 80% of IT staffers have complied, Soni says.

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Outsourcing Software Development Best Practices

Luis Goncalves

Cost Perhaps the biggest advantage of outsourcing software development is to minimise cost. Outsourcing reduces the cost associated with recruitment, training, and talent retention. Software development is an expensive process. Add the fact that you still have to train them. Hiring new employees often take time.

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Outsourcing Software Development Best Practices

Luis Goncalves

Perhaps the biggest advantage of outsourcing software development is to minimise cost. Outsourcing reduces the cost associated with recruitment, training, and talent retention. Software development is an expensive process. Add the fact that you still have to train them. Hiring new employees often take time.

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Why LAX TechRecruit 2019 is a recruiter’s paradise

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In today’s candidate-driven market, recruiters and HRs across the world are facing a tough time in hiring and retaining top talent, and sometimes even both. The conference brings together top industry veterans to discuss the best recruitment practices in the tech industry. Recruitment process and strategy. Nihal Solomon.