Build Your Tech Team Faster: Wage-Based Learning & Skills-First Hiring

Build Your Tech Team Faster: Wage-Based Learning & Skills-First Hiring

This month's edition of The Hiring Edge spotlights how wage-based learning and skills-first hiring are transforming early-career tech hiring in the AI era, where playing it safe is riskier than ever. As more employers embrace bold workforce strategies, they’re discovering new ways to build high-performing, equitable teams that thrive in cloud, AI, SaaS, and cybersecurity.


Wage-Based Learning in the AI Era: Why Playing It Safe Is Riskier Than You Think

In Part 1 of this series, we made the case for earn-and-learn programs as a business-first solution to the tech industry’s entry-level talent gap. We explored how companies are using apprenticeships and wage-based models to stay competitive in fields like cloud, AI, SaaS, and cybersecurity.

Now, just a few months later, that urgency has turned into a business imperative.

In Part 2, discover how bold workforce strategies like wage-based learning are reshaping entry-level hiring in tech amid AI disruption. Learn why safe bets are now risky—and what future-ready companies are doing instead.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Impact

This year, Year Up United marks 25 years of transforming the workforce with its groundbreaking skills-first approach. YUPRO Placement is honored to be part of this journey—helping more than 1,500 employers connect Year Up graduates with high-performing, equitable job opportunities. Together with Year Up United and Grads of Life, we’re proud to continue reshaping the future of work and building a stronger, more inclusive economy.

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Dr. Kimberly C.

Transformational Executive | Chief People & Operations Strategist | Empowering Teams & Elevating Talent | Advancing Innovation & Inclusive Leadership | Architect of Culture, Technology & Scalable Operational Excellence

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