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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 —…

Publication Article

A Call to Value People’s Skills, Not Just Degrees

By Zoë Baird So many Americans have great skills, but for too long we’ve valued the college degree as the primary path to success even…

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Local Firms Partner in Launch of ‘Skillful’ Job-search Platform

According to the New York City-based Markel Foundation, which developed the platform, it’s aimed at individuals with high school diplomas and some college experience, but…

Publication Article

Skillful Goes Live in Colorado

Denver, CO – Governor John Hickenlooper joined Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird and LinkedIn Co‐Founder Allen Blue today as Skillful went live in…

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New Colorado Jobs Program Aims to Help Middle-skill Workers Get Ahead

Online platform Skillful aims to connect middle-skill workers to new jobs, training opportunities throughout Colorado.

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Online Job-hunting Service for Workers Without Degrees Launches in Colorado

Skillful combines online tools and on-the-ground resources to connect job-hunters to jobs and training. It also works with employers to offer tools and advisors to…

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Colorado Jobseekers Have New Option For The Hunt

Jobseekers are using a new website called Skillful to find the perfect position in Colorado.

Publication Article

How LinkedIn is Helping Create Economic Opportunity in Colorado and Phoenix

By Allen Blue LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Notice that I said every member, not just…

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How Do I Master That Skill? LinkedIn, Markle Want To Help

Training Finder is part of a collaboration between LinkedIn and Markle, which launched Skillful, an initiative focused on helping workers in Colorado and Phoenix develop…

Publication Article

Skillful Launches in Colorado, Creates Pathway to Good Jobs

By John Hickenlooper We’ve worked hard to make Colorado the best place in the country to start, grow or work for a business. Making it…

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Skillfull Aims At Job Seekers With Skills, But No Degree

A new, online platform aimed at helping improve the skills and marketability of job seekers, Skillful, is launching in Colorado today, part of an effort…