Silicon Valley's newest recruits

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Silicon Valley's newest recruits

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May 31, 2017

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Jeremy Johnson, chief executive of Andela, talks to the FT's Hannah Kuchler about how his company recruits and trains software engineers from several African countries and then places them with the top tech companies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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