Atlassian is hiring more university graduates than in previous years
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Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of Atlassian, shares Atlassian's current graduate hiring trajectory during a discussion on junior software developer demand.
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“We're hiring more grads this year than we did last year. More than we did the year before.”
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