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Procrastinate much? (Gif via Giphy.com)

Every week we ship an email newsletter featuring the region’s most exciting career opportunities. We’ve lovingly called it This Week in Jobs (aka TWIJ). Below is this week’s edition; it’s meant to live in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletter here.

It’s April 14, the day before Tax Day. If you’re staring down too many receipts and not enough time, you’re not alone. Last year, about 140 million Americans filed on deadline day. 

Deadlines have a way of forcing action. Sure, it’s smarter to file in January or February, but a little pressure keeps you from overthinking it. 

Job searching works the same way. The pressure’s always there, no matter the time of year. Sometimes the right move is to send the application, make the intro and get your name in before the moment cools off.

The News

What signals are startup investors looking for from early-stage healthcare companies? Check out this article from the University City Science Center for insights from its Capital Readiness Program.

A Philadelphia startup is building software that brings people, payroll and operations data into one place so HR teams can spend more time making staffing decisions.

Pennsylvania colleges are being cast as an important part of the state’s defense-tech pipeline by helping develop veterans, researchers and technical talent through higher-ed partnerships.

Pittsburgh is giving four local companies a shot at public-sector pilots that could turn city departments into early customers for robotics, drones, AI and digital-twin tools.

After more than two decades in trucking, one Pittsburgh-area worker used free tech training as a career pivot into an IT analyst role, highlighting how bootcamps can open doors for midlife career changers.

Partner Spotlight

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center’s mission as a nonprofit is to improve access and knowledge in entrepreneurship to advance economic progress for all.

The org provides resources in the form of toolkits, podcasts, interviews, videos, livestream talks and panels to companies of every stage, and helps leaders connect, convene and talk shop with peers, mentors, potential advisors, investors and customers.

Learn more and connect here.

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The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center office in San Francisco. (Courtesy)

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The Jobs

Greater Philly

DC, Maryland + Virginia

Pittsburgh

Louisiana

Remote 

The End

Don’t wait to submit that application (or file your taxes). See you back here next week.