Myers: Ripple Projects 20,000 Annual Student Hires by 2021
Andrew Myers · EP 578: Ripple Recruiting Passes 8,000 Ivy League Resumes With 15 Employers Paying $300/mo For Access with Ripple CEO Andrew Myers · Feb 22, 2017 · at 17:13
Andrew Myers, co-founder and CEO of Ripple Recruiting, sets a target for annual placements on Ripple's hiring platform.
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“We think by like, 2021 is kind of what we're putting in our projections right now. We could easily see 20,000 students hired through ripple. And I think that's, you know, the goal we're really working towards annually.”
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