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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

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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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#ClouderaLife Spotlight: Kathleen Merto, Early Talent Program Manager

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That’s when she took a role in hospitality where she found her love for HR and recruiting. “I Today I get to be a career coach to mostly students by doing resume reviews, interview training, and helping them find their dream jobs. But in 2011, just 3 years after the recession, she found it hard to get a job in her chosen path.

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Schneider Electric leverages AI to help develop employees’ careers

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Filling skill gaps on the fly Another major benefit of OTM is that it enables Schneider Electric to address any skills gaps in the organization without having to hire temporary workers or recruit outside the organization. As both a recruiter and a candidate, I’ve learned new skills.

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What CIOs need to become better enablers of sustainability

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A question of time Thomas Kiessling, CTO with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, part of the German engineering and technology conglomerate that makes trains, electrical equipment, traffic control systems, and more, understands that time is running out. Software platforms will also play an essential role in an organization’s ESG maturity journey.

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Joel Soucy’s Roadmap To Creating A Seamless Employee Experience

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Hire IQ by HackerEarth is a new initiative in which we speak with recruiters, talent acquisition managers, and hiring managers from across the globe, and ask them pertinent questions on the issues that ail the tech recruiting world. To focus his energy and ability to connect, this time with co-workers instead of clients.

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Ceiling breakers: Women IT execs shake up the status quo

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She took a position as a senior IT program manager, then global IT director and next delegate CIO. She points to one particular exchange while in Europe in which recruiters for an executive opportunity told her “they had a quota of women in high exec roles that they were excited to fill, and they still had open slots.”

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Product manager salary: Pay range factors, tips for making more

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Stephanie White, director and head of product, technology, and professional at fintech recruiting company EC1, says that salaries for high-level product management professionals roughly match their tech peers. PMs (or wannabe PMs) should also be looking at technical program manager and chief of staff roles.”