Target partners with group founded by Van Jones to diversify tech job candidates The Target Cohort Partnership is a nontraditional way for people to get a foot in the door at the retailer.
By Nick Williams, Star Tribune April 6, 2021 12:55pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A recently created partnership is giving Black and Latino people in the Twin Cities an opportunity to earn high-paying tech jobs at one of the region s largest employers.
Minneapolis-based Target Corp. and Dream Corps an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit founded by CNN political commentator Van Jones that was initially supported heavily by music legend Prince are working together on the Target Cohort Partnership, a paid 10-week training program for potential job roles in software engineering at Target.