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Your 90-Day Guide to Thriving in a New Tech Role

This guide offers early-career tech professionals a clear path to settle into new roles by balancing learning, collaboration, and growth. It highlights practical steps and habits that help build confidence, foster connections, make meaningful contributions, and support long-term success.
For Candidates
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Where Skills Become Opportunity in the Cisco Ecosystem

As technology evolves, traditional hiring signals don't always reflect real-world capability. This blog explores how skills-based hiring helps organizations connect skills with opportunity, creating new pathways for talent to be recognized and considered.
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What Actually Makes a Hire "Job Ready"? A Strategic Look at Talent

Technical skills alone do not define job readiness. This blog explores five key questions that help hiring teams evaluate the skills, behaviors, and evidence of capability that contribute to a candidate's success today and growth over time.
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Practical Frameworks for Surviving Your First 90 Days in a New Role

Your first 90 days can feel both exciting and challenging. Explore practical tips for establishing trust, building strong relationships, and making meaningful contributions as you gain confidence and settle into your new role.
For Candidates
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The Skills That Define Great Tech Hires: Moving Beyond the Résumé

The strongest tech candidates aren't always the ones with the most experience. This blog explores the skills, attributes, and signals that can help hiring teams better assess capability, adaptability, and potential in early-career tech candidates.
For Recruiters
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Reducing Hiring Noise: A Clearer Way to Evaluate Early-Career Tech Talent

Resumes provide valuable context, but they rarely tell the full story of an early-career candidate. This blog explores how organizations can reduce hiring noise by considering skills, hands-on experience, and continuous learning alongside traditional qualifications to support more informed hiring decisions.
For Recruiters
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The Discovery Blueprint, Part 1: Finding Your Place in Tech

Technology careers are shifting from focusing on degrees to valuing skills and real-world experience. This blog helps you uncover your strengths, explore exciting tech roles, and develop the skills employers are looking for—giving you a clear path to grow and succeed in the industry.
For Candidates
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10 Skills Employers Look for in Entry-Level Candidates

Wondering what skills employers really want from entry level candidates? Discover ten practical abilities that can help you stand out and succeed—whether you’re entering tech or another growing field.
For Candidates
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