Tim Cook says half of Apple's hires in 2018 have no degree

This week, Tim cook attended a meeting in Washington with the presence of Donald Trump, his daughter Ivanka trump and others that are part of the so-called American Workforce Policy Advisory Board (something like the American Advisory Council on Out-of-Work Policies).

At the meeting, the US president sought to praise Apple's investments in the United States, noting that all of this was possible thanks to his tax reform. Cook, in turn, highlighted some education-related points, stating that the company was co-founded by a college dropout (Steve Jobs did not complete higher education) and that half of the employees hired in 2018 (in the US) were people without A university degree is something the executive is very proud of.

Pride is not because people do not have a degree in itself, but that Apple is a company open enough to allow such people to be hired, providing opportunities for all given the practical experience of Apple. person.

This is not to say that the company does not invest in education, quite the opposite: Cook said Apple is focused on expanding its program Everyone Can Code (Everyone can program). So far, 4,000 US schools have adopted him, a number the executive said was "a start." He also highlighted the program's presence at 80 community colleges and the great work the company has been doing in Austin, Texas, where Apple has a large campus to expand. Cook said that there is a gap in the number of vacancies compared to the number of candidates and that he is proud to help improve this alignment between education and the private sector.

To those interested, here's the full video of what happened at the meeting (it all starts at 35'20 ”):

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The meeting's curiosity is due to the apparent craze that the president has to call executives by their first name followed by the name of their company. So Tim Cook became "Tim Apple":

In the past, as we can see below, Trump called Marillyn Hewson (president and CEO of Lockheed Martin) “Marillyn Lockheed”:

I enjoyed it. From now on I ask you to call me "Eduardo ", please. 😝

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