HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Simplilearn, the world's largest online certification destination, is hosting a 24-hour hackathon to identify and hire talent with strong coding skills. Hosted in association with Venturesity, the hackathon begins at 9 am on Saturday (28th Feb) and ends at 9 am on Sunday (29th Feb).
The hackathon is set to pitch professionals and students in a battle of coding skills. Interested participants can register by logging on to http://www.venturesity.com/simplihack.html. There will be an initial screening process, post which up to 200 coders will make it to the finals.
Commenting on SimpliHack, Mr. Krishna Kumar said "We encourage coders to come and showcase their skills in a competitive environment where they can be assessed in real time. Hackathons like these strengthen the ecosystem; helping coders in honing their skills as well as allowing the corporates access the brightest talent, which is a win-win for all stakeholders."
"Venturesity is a peer learning and competition platform. This platform enables companies in identification and hiring of the hottest talent through Hackathons, Codesprints, Codejams and other online contests. It also organizes workshops, bootcamps and other learning programs to aid healthy competition in the challenges.
"We are delighted to partner with Simplilearn and organize SimpliHack, the first of its kind coding competition in the education space. We look forward to create an electric atmosphere at the hackathon and uncover brilliant coders," said Subhendu Panigrahi, Co-founder of Venturesity.
Simplilearn caters to professionals across industries and functions. The company offers 200+ certification courses in Project Management, Big Data and Analytics, Virtualization and Cloud, IT Service Management, Microsoft Certification, Quality Management, Financial Management and more. Simplilearn is accredited and approved worldwide by over 20+ leading global bodies.
About Simplilearn
Simplilearn helps professionals across the globe realize their dream careers. We are one of the largest re-skilling and up-skilling companies for working professionals.
As a destination for certification training courses, Simplilearn caters to professionals across industries and functions. Rated by Deloitte as the 4th fastest growing technology firm in India, and by the IAMAI as the best educational website, the company has trained over 200,000+ professionals across 100+ countries. Through a combination of proven training content, blended delivery model and next-gen customer experience, Simplilearn offers courses that help professionals get the edge they want in their careers. The company is accredited and approved worldwide by over 20+ leading global bodies. For more information, visit http://www.simplilearn.com.
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