Hackathons Are More Than Just Competitions, Serve As A Platform For Hiring In The Software Industry


If the word “hackathon” conjures up visions of youthful teams fuelled by pizza and caffeine engaged in an intense all-night coding session, you are missing many of its many possibilities. A hackathon can be used in many ways: as a skills booster; as an innovative means of rapid prototyping; as a teaming exercise; as a…
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via GIPHY Over the years, the technological space in India has transformed — the nation is witnessing a significant rise in terms of both companies and the development of technology. Today, almost every major enterprise is setting up their development offices in India while they keep hiring top graduates from good universities. And Data Science…
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India’s talent crunch in artificial intelligence and machine learning has left over 4,000 mid and senior-level job positions vacant in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, our study noted. Another key constraint is that around 57% of firms hiring for AI roles are looking for candidates with over five years of experience, while the average AI…
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Since early 2014, Singapore has been driving an initiative to be a leader in emerging tech and establish itself as a Smart Nation. To make its ambitious vision a reality, the government has done everything, from infusing investments to framing policies to support it. Early in 2018, Singapore launched a Digital Government Blueprint to support…
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Pi Ventures, a leading venture capital fund supporting startups in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning and Internet of Things, recently announced pre-Series A investment in Frontdesk AI, a Palo Alto and Bengaluru based startup that develops AI assistants for small businesses. Boosting the fastest adopted AI assistant in the wellness market, the startup…
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Pi Ventures, a leading venture capital fund supporting startups in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning and Internet of Things, recently announced pre-Series A investment in Frontdesk AI, a Palo Alto and Bengaluru based startup that develops AI assistants for small businesses. Boosting the fastest adopted AI assistant in the wellness market, the startup…
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Globally, the skills landscape has undergone a significant change to usher in a skill-based economy. Due to this transition, there is a greater need for data-centric learning opportunities which will help employees gain the skills necessary for career success. Our report indicates a massive talent shortage for data science and analytics professionals in India, with…
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India’s premier institute IISc Bangalore has now joined the emerging tech bandwagon and has launched a new master’s degree in artificial intelligence. Through their new MTech degree, IISc aims to impart rigorous training in the foundations and deep technology of AI to produce graduates who can become world leaders in AI and lead India’s march…
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In a discussion with Chetan Alsisaria, Director of Analytics at Polestar Solutions, we spoke about analytics adoption in enterprises and got to know his insights on how organisations can improve adoption and ROI on analytics investments. He provided a 360-degree view of the challenges that may be at hand during analytics adoption in companies and…
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From structuring Data Science teams for success to building models that can be productionized and discovering the best practices for building data pipelines, this recent Qubole Meetup, organised out of the Bangalore office, went beyond buzzwords to give a clear lowdown on what goes in the buzzing Data Science field. Of late, the discussion around AI…
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