ASUG Talks Roundtable: Addressing the Technology Skills Gap

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In the first episode of our roundtable discussions focused on topics vital to the ASUG Community, ASUG Talks dives deep into the technology skill gap, and how hiring companies and education institutions are working to improve current workforces and empower the next generation of SAP professionals. We are joined by three experts keenly focused on this issue:

Jelena Perfiljeva, Expert SAP Developer at Mindset Consulting & Chief Nerdess at Boring Enterprise Nerds
Dr. Ronald Freeze, Director for Enterprise Systems & Professor at the University of Arkansas
Christine Aboud, CEO of St. Michael’s Learning Academy

Listen in to our conversation, where we discuss where hiring organizations and education experts are seeing the skill gap, how both groups work with one another and SAP to improve the knowledge base of SAP professionals, and the importance of reskilling and upskilling.

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ASUG Talks

ASUG Talks Roundtable: Addressing the Technology Skills Gap

ASUG Talks

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Jelena Perfiljeva, Expert SAP Developer at Mindset Consulting & Chief Nerdess at Boring Enterprise Nerds
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Christine Aboud, CEO of St. Michael’s Learning Academy

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