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Turning the tide in STEM career roadblocks at Synchrony

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This includes making course content more relevant, improving the educational and cultural climate in classrooms, and restructuring entry-level tech classes to make them more inclusive and less forbidding, notes the Association for Women in Science , a professional organization for women who work in STEM jobs.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

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During the pandemic, Chavarin began to build out the pedigree for a formal IT career path, getting multiple agile certifications and working toward a computer science degree. From a company standpoint, you minimize turnover and search and recruiting costs.”

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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The average woman professional exits the cybersecurity industry at age 30, notes Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS), a nonprofit devoted to advancing women in the field. This isn’t about certification — it’s designed to create a culture of teaching, which in turn creates a culture of learning,” Gupta says. That’s the real issue.”.

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Volkswagen drives the automotive industry cloud forward

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Luke’s Health Network, for example, opted to use Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare for its integration, given the nonprofit network’s existing use of several Microsoft products at its 300 locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The first challenge for us really was to bring the working cultures together,” he says.

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Scrum Spotlight: Saraounia Mboka-Boyer

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Scrum Spotlight: Saraounia Mboka-Boyer The Inspiring Intersection of Social Impact and Agility by the Scrum Inc. Team | July 27 , 2023 | Blog This month, we are thrilled to introduce Saraounia Mboka-Boyer, a true visionary and trailblazer at the remarkable intersection of social impact and agility.

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Forecasting 2023 Recruiting Trends With 6 Experts

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Mike: I wish I had the crystal ball for this, but I hope that when the market starts picking up again (rapidly I’m inclined to think) that companies will have to adopt more and higher levels of support for the employees as it relates to culture, DEI, and general happiness. Always be as prepared as possible for any situation to come.

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Gorilla Logic to Sponsor 2023 ‘Women Who Code Medellín’ Software Development Program

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ABOUT GORILLA LOGIC Gorilla Logic provides nearshore Agile teams to Fortune 500 and SMB companies, bringing unparalleled expertise in the delivery of full stack web, mobile, and enterprise applications. ABOUT WOMEN WHO CODE Women Who Code is a nonprofit with a set of programs for engineers focused on building their professional careers.