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How to Hire a Generation Without College Degrees
More high-schoolers are planning to enter the workforce without college diplomas. Here's how you can hire them and lay a pathway for their success.
Jeff Mazur
Executive Director, LaunchCode
Jeff Mazur is the executive director for , a nonprofit aiming to fill the gap in tech talent by matching companies with trained individuals. Mazur lives in St. Louis with his wife and twin girls.
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