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Deep Agency shows the perils of applying AI to the fashion industry

TechCrunch

But it raised questions as to why the brand didn’t recruit more models with the diverse characteristics it’s seeking, given the difficulty these models have had finding opportunities in the fashion industry historically. According to one survey , as of 2016, 78% of models in fashion adverts were white.) Enshrined in U.S.

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Use radical objectivity to create and retain an inclusive workforce

TechCrunch

Inclusion is about more than hitting diversity recruiting optics. Delivering on inclusion, therefore, is about more than hitting diversity recruiting optics. Have you considered the words used by your hiring managers and recruiters? Technology and training in tandem can help with that. That, too, leads to homogeneity.

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Technology Companies Need to Make Hard Choices to Teach More ‘Soft Skills”

CIO

Management training courses often devote segments to critical thinking skills. One that’s being taught across disciplines is to address specific issues in a journalistic who-what-where fashion. The technology sector is currently facing challenges recruiting and keeping qualified workers. Who is most affected by this problem?

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2023 Initiatives for the CFO & CIO

Perficient

Operations, finance & accounting, recruiting, marketing, external reporting, customer relationship management… all rely on innovative technological solutions to provide organizations with a competitive edge. And retaining or recruiting great talent will be a major goal for the foreseeable future.

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8 secrets of successful IT freelancers

CIO

It’s necessary to allocate time effectively to manage … work-hours and balance work-life,” says Eric Jones, CEO of Couture Candy, a special occasion fashion e-commerce business. Strive for a work-life balance Time management is a vital skill for all IT specialists, particularly freelancers.

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#ClouderaLife Spotlight: Margot Tien, Software Engineer

Cloudera

From fashion to data flow, in this #ClouderaLife Spotlight Margot talks about her career transition from fashion design to cloud computing and her co-founding of Cloudera’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community Employee Resource Group amid the racial tensions of 2021. . I had self-doubt, but I knew this is what I wanted.”.

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Experts on Demand- The Benefits of Resource Augmentation

Perficient

Benefits of Resource Augmentation Ease of Recruitment It takes an average of six weeks to fill technical vacancies, which is a serious problem in this modern world of agile development because it contributes to productivity loss. However, they face challenges with risks of project failures, shortage of capital, and employee retention.