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

CIO

Diversity not only helps organizations perform better but fostering equity and inclusion can also strengthen recruiting and retention rates, as well as overall employee satisfaction. Students are given training on hard and soft skills to prepare them for IT careers, along with hands-on experience in their desired field.

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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

CIO

They provide a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth ages 14-24 across the country by offering summer camps, a youth leadership council, workshops, apprenticeships, leadership retreats, hackathons, and networking experiences. The meeting resulted in students developing an organization that supports LGBTQ+ students in the STEM community.

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Amid crypto’s talent war, Encode Club mints new web3 developers

TechCrunch

Blockchain startups and protocols are fighting to onboard and train more engineers — an even tougher undertaking in a world where developing on Ethereum vs. Solana vs. Polkadot vs. another blockchain can require completely different programming skill sets. Some also sponsor events that Encode organizes and runs.

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Just 7 days until the TC Early Stage early bird flies away

TechCrunch

TC Early Stage is our only event where you get hands-on training with experts to help your business succeed. During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. Here are just a few examples of the topics we have on tap.

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Here Is How You Can Identify And Close Skill Gaps In Software Development

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

This leads to employers offering the wrong kinds of training or worse, offering no training at all. The results of this analysis will help inform training requirements, employee development plans, and hiring strategies. Also, read: Streamline Your Recruitment Process With These 7 Tips. How do we bridge this?

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

The problem: She had no formal training and experience in computer science. With all the focus on recruiting more women to technology-related roles, there needs to be comparable emphasis on creative retention strategies to move the needle in any substantive way. “We Melanie Frank, vice president of cyber engineering, Capital One.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

Building future-ready foundations For Charley Betzig, managing director at IT executive recruiting firm Heller Search Associates, skills critical to digital success depend largely on where companies are in their journeys. Betzig is currently recruiting for a tech leader for a Midwestern healthcare company developing its own software platform.