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Vettd Inc., a leader in adaptive AI solutions for workforce data classification, today announced the launch of its Vettd Studio, a no-code platform that allows HR practitioners to create their own talent classification models to unlock the value of their organization’s talent data.

Many enterprises are rethinking how they vet candidates to fill new opportunities due to a shortage of talent for jobs, especially high-tech ones, executives at the Work Rebooted conference in San Francisco said. This is because the traditional approach of looking for keywords in resumes may not be the best predictor of a candidate's success in the business, Parminder Jassal, group director for the Work + Learn Futures at the Institute for the Future, said in an interview.

While the nation’s attention has largely focused on the big five tech giants over the last year — Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Facebook — we’ve been keeping an eye on the Seattle startup scene. And we’re pleased to report that, while Amazon shifts its center of gravity away from the Northwest, Seattle’s pipeline of locally based tech startups remains remarkably strong.

These four Seattle companies are using a variety of business challenges and opportunities to push the limits of how much a computer can actually understand of our infamously vague methods of communication.

"The electric industry is undergoing significant change. Innovation and technology are vital as PGE advances its ambitious clean energy vision," said Jack Davis, chairman of PGE's board of directors. "Michael has experience with technology accelerating the pace of change in a highly complex industry that will add tremendous value to our board."