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A comment on Jopwell (YC S15) Is Building the Missing “Pipeline” of Diverse Candidates. Parent comment

Re:Jopwell (YC S15) Is Building the Missing “Pipeline” of Di... by leereeves on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @06:27PM (#9894438)
What are minorities with technical backgrounds doing now?

I'm just wondering if they're already working in technical jobs, and you're only moving them around.

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Re:Jopwell (YC S15) Is Building the Missing “Pipeline” of Di... by rbrown on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @06:47PM (#9894492)
There are many talented individuals working across a range of industries, but the reality is that in industries where hiring is very referral-based, such as tech, these talented individuals would not know where to reach out in their networks to have access to the many promising tech opportunities. Our value add is to give these talented individuals access and exposure to opportunities that they did not have before.
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