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Here’s a New Website to Help Connect Job Seekers Without a Four-year Degree to Potential Employers (audio)

Skillful is a new website to help connect job seekers without a four-year degree to potential employers.

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Markle CEO and President Zoë Baird Named As Co-chair of U.S. Commerce Department’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors

Top CEOs Picked for Digital Economy Board of Advisors 17 Digital Economy Leaders Appointed by U.S. Commerce Department When the U.S. Secretary of Commerce committed…

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A Labor Market for the Digital Age: Pathways & Opportunities

Opening Remarks: Arthur Brooks, President, American Enterprise Institute Neera Tanden, President, Center for American Progress Roundtable: Zoë Baird, CEO and President, Markle Foundation Mitch Daniels,…

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Movers and Shakers

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker appointed Zoë Baird, CEO and president of the Markle Foundation, and Mitchell Baker, executive chairwoman of Mozilla, as co-chairs of…

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Local Firms Partner in Launch of Job-search Platform

According to the New York City-based Markle Foundation, Skillful is aimed at individuals with high school diplomas and some college experience, but not four-year degrees….

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The Cities on the Sunny Side of the American Economy

“Opportunity is being driven by the digital economy,” said Zoë Baird, president of the Markle foundation, which recently began a pilot program called Skillful in…

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Why Skillfull Wants to Make Skills, Not a College Degree, the Ticket to a Career

Skilfull, a new online service launched by the Markle Foundation, attempts to bridge the gap between skills, a college degree, and what is actually needed…

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Zoë Baird Appointed Co-Chair of the U.S. Commerce Department’s New Digital Economy Board of Advisors

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Appointees to Inaugural Digital Economy Board of Advisors U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced today the appointment of…

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Skillful Goes Live in Colorado, Giving Employers Access to Broader Talent Pool

Skillful works with employers to offer innovative tools and advisors to broaden their talent pool by helping them create skills-based job descriptions and to hire…

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Now Hiring ‘Middle-Skills’ Workers

LinkedIn, labor-market analysis organization Burning Glass and the Markle Foundation have joined forces to roll out a new kind of job website — Skillful.com —…

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Bridging the Skills Gap

The Markle Foundation, LinkedIn and the state of Colorado team up on a jobs site that seeks to create a common, skills-based language among job…

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Colorado Jobseekers Have a New Option for the Hunt

Jobseekers are using a new website to find the perfect position in Colorado.Gov. John Hickenlooper joined Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird and LinkedIn…