Community and industry come together!
On Thursday, February 22, the Tech Talent: Boulder/Broomfield Sector Partnership convened at global cybersecurity and technology advisory services firm Rule4, ranked #1 on Outside’s 2023 Best Places to Work. With cybersecurity and talent recruitment among this industry’s top strategic priorities, Rule4 was the perfect host.
About Rule4:
Global cybersecurity and advisory services firm Rule4 guides clients as they navigate today’s technology wilderness. Its team provides customized services in cybersecurity, emerging technology, application security, incident response, privacy, and OT/ICS security.
The meeting consisted of presentations from:
- Rule4’s Co-CEO, Trent Hein
AI and Cybersecurity: the dawn of an era
- Saint Vrain Valley School District
FalconTECH and Opportunity CLIMB
- Boulder Valley School District
Work-Based Learning and Tech Talent Programming
In addition to the above guests, industry partners were asked to give direct feedback on how they want to engage strategic priorities and what they want to get out of the partnership in 2024. Current priorities include talent and recruitment, startup and operations, DEI initiatives and cybersecurity.
Looking Ahead:
- Industry identified the need for better methods of engaging with students to broaden their recruitment strategies and improve the long-term talent pipeline.
- Partners discussed the issue of talent retention and the importance of relationship building, skills-based hiring and investing in training to foster loyalty and increase employee satisfaction.
- Call to action for greater industry representation at regular convenings to continue to identify challenges and create resources.
Thank you to Rule4 and Caleb Corell for providing their space and helping to coordinate the meeting.
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