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Attracting and Retaining Diverse Tech Talent with April Christina Curley

Attracting and Retaining Diverse Tech Talent with April Christina Curley

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April Christina Curley is a Diversity Specialist and Educator who recently left Google where she focused on increasing hires from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). We talk about the problems of hiring in tech, the challenges faced by underrepresented groups, what companies need to focus on to retain top talent, and her thoughts talent that remains untapped by tech.

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