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Northforce Launches Student Connect Program
A job recruiting initiative called Northforce has launched a program to connect students with employers and organizations who want to invest more in the community.
January 12, 2021
NORTHLAND – A job recruiting initiative called Northforce has launched a program to connect students with employers and organizations who want to invest more in the community.
A dozen colleges from around the area are involved with the goal of retaining talent that could otherwise move out of the area.
Organizers say it’s all about making students feel welcome while creating professional connections through events like workshops.
Introduction
The Internet promised to lower barriers to expression. Anyone with access to a computer and an Internet connection could share their creativity with the world. And it worked spurring, among other things, the emergence of a new type and generation of art and criticism: the online creator independent from major labels, movie studios, or TV networks.
However, that promise is fading once again, because while these independent creators need not rely on Hollywood, they are bound to another oligopoly the few Internet platforms that can help them reach a broad audience. And in the case of those who make videos, they are largely dependent on just one platform: YouTube.