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Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline

CIO

To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits. Today, the once technology recycling program is now a robust nonprofit focused on offering tuition-free IT training to help diversify the tech talent pipeline.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

CIO

Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies. Such issues have played a large role in the rise of organizations focused on empowering and supporting women in tech roles. Black Girls Code.

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

CIO

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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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

CIO

When the timing was right, Chavarin honed her skills to do training and coaching work and eventually got her first taste of technology as a member of Synchrony’s intelligent virtual assistant (IVA) team, writing human responses to the text-based questions posed to chatbots.

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Skills-first hiring has CIOs rethinking talent strategies

CIO

And they articulated job pathways and training plans, so they can approach recruitment, retention, and job culture holistically. Snyder says under this approach he and his team are hiring qualified candidates and then sending them for additional training, enrolling them in apprenticeship programs, and/or pairing them with coaches and mentors.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

Her pitch laid the groundwork for a pilot program in which Gusto covered the cost of a seven-month, full-time bootcamp while continuing to pay McGrath a salary and maintain her benefits and vesting. I had seen others leave to learn software engineering and not come back, which is why we advocated for this program.”.

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Don’t let new hybrid workplaces keep the old systemic racism

TechCrunch

Entrepreneurs need to help get their employees into proven training programs that show the true impact of their unconscious biases. The resources already exist, and there is a wealth of external partners that can help improve corporate culture and diversity metrics. VR training programs. Actions speak. Companies must start now.

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