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Greek companies take a concrete step into diversity and inclusion supporting talented refugee women enter the workforce at Sistech networking event

Dataconomy

This will be the second Sistech Networking event in Greece, celebrating refugee women talents and the companies who do support their professional inclusion & hire them. Sistech offers free and holistic support based on three pillars: mentoring and training follow-up by volunteer professionals and networking events.

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Twitter’s decentralized social network project finally has a leader

The Verge

Bluesky , the Twitter-funded effort to create a decentralized social network standard , has finally found a project lead — the creator of Happening, Jay Graber. Bluesky and Graber have also begun hiring for the project’s first developers, meaning the slowly gestating project might finally become a bit less “blue sky” and a bit more real.

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The 10 highest-paying industries for IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Every business unit has a stake in the IT services, apps, networks, hardware, and software needed to meet business goals and objectives, and many of them are hiring their own technologists. Technology is a cornerstone to developing movies, video games, live events, music, and television shows.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Drew Walker worked as a web development intern at NCDIT last summer, between his freshman and sophomore years. We do this by engaging students beyond career fairs, through classroom industry presentations, networking, mentorship, externships/co-ops, internships, and strategic investments,” says Blue Cross NC CIO Jo Abernathy.

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Dice defines a growing tech hub as a city with universities and colleges to recruit from, venture funding opportunities, a strong social scene for networking, and existing companies looking to hire talent. Tech companies have set their sights on Raleigh in the past few years, in part thanks to the area’s high-powered network infrastructure.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

AllianceBernstein also recently added full-time, paid apprenticeships, and tuition-free web development bootcamps alongside the Greater Nashville Technology Council (NTC). 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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Meet Our Mayhem Heroes: Bailey Capuano

ForAllSecure

Bailey Capuano recognized the value of cybersecurity and joined us for the event. How did you first get into software development? “I took an introduction to web development course in middle school and was immediately hooked. ” — Bailey Capuano.

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