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How to hire more women in the channel when most applicants are men

Are quotas and targets the answer? Or can more women be attracted to channel roles by tweaking the wording in a job description?

Hannah Breeze
@hkbreeze
09 September 2016

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Talk of a skills gap in the UK channel is not new. In fact, in February, channel recruiter Marc Sumner said the number of vacancies among channel firms was at a "bonkers" all-time high. With that in mind,...

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