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• In social media, ‘chicks rule,’ but tech is still an ‘old boys’ club’

  22-11-2017 20:31
  I’m going to keep it short and sweet this week, since it’s a long holiday weekend in the U.S. Want a visual look at the gender and racial breakdown of major tech companies’ workforces? Information Is Beautiful, data journalist and information designer David McCandless’s site, has a fantastic breakdown of leading tech companies’ demographics, as well as how they compare to demographics of the U.S. population as a whole. The results are both unsurprising and sobe
  
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• CIOs need to focus on customer experience now

  22-11-2017 17:06
  The impact of digital transformation is far reaching and will impact almost every company in every industry vertical. Digital initiatives will also change the way customers interact with businesses. Companies that understand the new competitive dynamics and can adapt quickly, will thrive. Those that can’t will struggle to survive. One of biggest changes digitization brings is that customer loyalty will no longer be determined by the lowest prices or even the best products. Instead, cu
  
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• Pre-Friday Deals: Amazon's Highest Rated Tech Deals Under $25 - Deal Alert

  22-11-2017 16:20
  If you need some practice buying stuff before the big day (Black Friday), Amazon has released a boat load of deals in these days leading up to it. What we've done here is simply filtered their list of current deals down to the tech categories we care about, and only the deals $25 or less with 4 or 5 star ratings.  Discounted USB cords, chargers, phone accessories, BlueTooth speakers, splitters, and other gadgets. Here it is: An impulse shopper's dream/nightmare. Note: Scroll down past the "
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: A software developer makes a great executive advisor

  22-11-2017 13:30
  When executives don’t see the outcomes they expect from a technology, they often bring in external help to assess the situation and propose a get-well plan. We have all been a part of those meetings where someone says: Enough is enough! We keep discussing the same issues over and over, but the answer is not in this room. Let’s ask someone outside of this room for an independent opinion.Often, it’s a management consultant who gets the call for help. But, for most IT issues, exec
  
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• New technologies take aim at IT’s diversity problem

  22-11-2017 12:00
  If your company is having difficulty establishing a diverse workforce, you can stop blaming the pipeline. That’s the collective message sent by new HR technologies that help organizations remove bias from their hiring practices and identify and retain female talent. Coincidentally, these new tools are all designed by women.First, there’s Talent Sonar. Founder and CEO Laura Mather says Talent Sonar’s acquisition platform removes applicant and college names from resumes to help p
  
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• 5 benefits tech employees really want

  22-11-2017 12:00
  Silicon Valley goes to extreme lengths to lure and retain tech talent — from office puppies to on-site massages to catered meals. But which benefits actually matter to the talent you’re trying to recruit and hire? And which ones actually help you sign that talent faster? Augmented writing platform Textio scrutinized the performance of 75 benefits in over 300 million job posts to see which perks actually attract IT job seekers and speed up hiring time.To read this article in full, ple
  
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