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Company Level Hiring, Good Jobs & Continuous Upskilling

  • Amazon | Career Choice Tuition Support

    The article emphasizes the importance of companies prioritizing their employees’ career development. It highlights Amazon’s Career Choice program as an example. This program offers hourly employees access to educational resources and training programs to prepare them for in-demand careers, either within Amazon or elsewhere. This approach benefits both employees and…

  • Discover | Chatham Customer Care Center and Shine Bright® Community Center

    Discover Financial Services celebrated the grand opening of their new facility in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. The center focuses on creating positive social and economic impacts in the community. Discover pledged to hire over 1,000 employees from the surrounding Invest South/West neighborhoods. The new facility includes a customer care center and…

  • New York Jobs CEO Council

    The New York Jobs CEO Council works to prepare residents of diverse, low-income communities for future jobs by connecting them with in-demand skills and removing barriers to training and employment. They also focus on developing long-term career pathways.

  • Cisco

    Cisco recognized the risk and cost associated with bad hires, which often leads managers to prioritize easily validated credentials like college degrees. To mitigate this risk and leverage existing talent, Cisco emphasizes internal promotion based on skills. Managers can more confidently assess an employee’s capabilities based on their past performance…

  • CenterState CEO | Work Train

    CenterState CEO, a regional chamber of commerce, leads the Work Train initiative to address workforce development in Central New York. Work Train tackles this challenge from two angles: empowering workers and assisting employers. For workers, Work Train provides resources and training to develop in-demand skills, ultimately connecting them with family-sustaining…

  • Greater New Orleans Inc. | GNO CareerGuide

    WhereWeGo Training Navigator is a collaborative effort between WhereWeGo, an EdTech and Design Thinking company, and GNO Inc., a regional economic development nonprofit. Their platform, CareerGuide (https://gnocareerguide.org/), helps users explore career paths in southwest Louisiana. It provides information on different careers, training programs, and other resources. The website is intended…

  • Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership

    The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, awarded a grant by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), is launching the “Good Jobs Chicago” project. This initiative focuses on creating sustainable pipelines to good-paying jobs in four key sectors of Chicago’s economy: healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and transportation, distribution, and logistics. Partnering with…

  • Walmart

    Walmart overhauled its hiring process to focus on skills rather than educational background. They created new job descriptions that pinpoint the essential skills needed to succeed in the role, ditching the “nice-to-haves” that might discourage qualified candidates. Working with HR, they identified when these skills should be demonstrably mastered by…

  • IBM

    IBM, a forerunner in skills-based hiring, demonstrates a nuanced approach. While they’ve reduced degree requirements in half their job postings and hire 20% of new hires without degrees, they’ve also seen a rise in requiring bachelor’s degrees for specific IT roles (from 21% to 27% of job descriptions). This isn’t…

  • Accenture

    Accenture prioritizes a smooth and engaging onboarding process for new hires to reduce anxiety and turnover. They provide user-friendly materials two weeks in advance to prepare them. The onboarding itself utilizes VR technology for both acclimatization and group exercises, showcasing their tech-forward approach and potentially reducing classroom time. Additionally, Accenture…