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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

I interviewed more than 50 people from underrepresented groups who have made it in the tech industry, asking them to help me understand why they weren’t applying for my open tech jobs. They recruited a group of 30 individuals, ages 18-20, who expressed interest in the program. Native American, 18.1%

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How to Help the Employees You Gain in a Merger Succeed

Harvard Business

The firm knew it had to build its internal design capabilities and believed its newly merged team represented an agile shortcut superior to hiring digital design agencies or recruiting people to build a department. The last point is less a guideline than an introspective impression.