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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

TechCrunch

However, training and recruitment can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for companies, a heavy investment that is hard to explain during volatile times. To Bharani Rajakumar , the founder of Transfr , the dilemma of displaced workers is the perfect use case for virtual reality technology.

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Hong Kong’s offline and virtual events platform EventX closes $18M Series B

TechCrunch

But the virtual event space continues to attract investors, at least in Asia. Previous investors include Gaocheng Capital, an investment firm founded by a former Hillhouse partner, and HTC, the Taiwanese electronics giant that has pushed into virtual reality in recent years. EventX declined to disclose its post-money valuation.

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Hottest tech skills to hire for in 2020

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Here are some of the hottest tech skills (a mix of programming languages, tools, and frameworks; in random order) to hire for in 2020, which will help you thrive in the workplace of tomorrow. Hence, JavaScript will remain one of the hottest tech skills in 2020 and it is unlikely that it will go off the grid in the near future.

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Forecasting 2023 Recruiting Trends With 6 Experts

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Start planning your tech hiring needs as per your business requirements, revamp your recruiting processes, and come up with creative ways to land that perfect “unicorn candidate”! So before you put together your plans, ask yourselves this—What are the most important 2023 recruiting trends in tech hiring that you should be prepared for?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Credit Karma post-exit, recruiting developers, re:Invent recap

TechCrunch

The same day in February 2020 that Credit Karma planned to announce that it had been acquired by Intuit for more than $7 billion, the stock market tanked, spooked by news that a novel virus had the potential to start a pandemic. That deal eventually closed in December 2020, but in the intervening months, the U.S.

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Are Remote Internships A New Fad Or Are They Here To Stay?

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Hiring for interns on Glassdoor for April 2020 fell as much as 39% when compared to April 2019. With the inevitable shift to remote work, virtual or remote internships started coming into the spotlight. With a wider talent pool to pick from, recruiters have had their work cut out for them to make good hires. What do we think?

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HackerEarth introduces Full-stack Assessments at Hire10(1) Conference

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

The new HackerEarth Assessments feature of full-stack assessments will facilitate both backend and frontend developer assessment for recruiters. HackerEarth has just announced the addition of full-stack assessments to help recruiters efficiently evaluate the coding skills of full-stack developers. increased by 206% between 2015-2018.