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190 RR Apprenticeship with Joseph Mastey and Jill Lynch of Enova
January 14, 2015
1:12:55
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2:55 - Introducing Joseph Mastey and Jill Lynch3:20 - The origins of Enova’s apprenticeship program6:20 - Creating and teaching the curriculum11:05 - Realities of implementing an apprenticeship program15:30 - Jill’s experience21:10 - Feedback processes22:50 - Advice for setting up an apprenticeship program24:20 - Ideal candidates and mentors28:05 - Apprenticeship and new hire diversity28:45 - Experimenting with bias, communication, and engagement33:20 - Do trainees take too much time away from regular employees?37:05 - Teaching the codebase39:50 - Firing apprentices42:05 - Advantages of working at a lucrative company45:45 - Learning outside the program47:40 - Breaking into the industry
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