With graduation season in full swing, LinkedIn has just released the top industries Gen Z in Britain should be eyeing up if they want to beat their classmates to a job this summer—and apparently, they needn’t look far from home. That’s because, according to the networking platform’s analysis of millions of member profiles and job […]
What you need to know Microsoft just released its fourth annual Work Trend Index report. It majorly focuses on the state of AI at work. Contrary to popular belief, AI is creating more job opportunities than losses, with company leads expressing concern over insufficient talent to fill open vacancies. Microsoft just released its 4th annual […]
The cost of living has spiraled, the threat of layoffs (thanks to AI and overhiring) looms, and flexible working arrangements won before bosses started issuing return-to-office mandates are now like gold dust. That’s why, after three years of workers quitting their jobs at a record pace—about 47 million Americans left their jobs in 2021 alone—experts have […]
[Source] A woman laid off from LinkedIn secured a higher-paying job at Google by sending an unconventional and innovative video application. Eyes on the prize: Mariana Kobayashi set her sights on Google after being laid off from her position at LinkedIn in June 2023. Realizing the challenge ahead given the tech giant’s selective hiring process, […]
The skills-based revolution isn’t the future, it’s already here: It’s been over a year since major employers like Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Apple, eliminated their long-held degree requirements for jobs to remove barriers to entry and recruit more diverse talent—much to the dismay of those who have splashed out thousands on a college degree. Now, […]
If you use a computer, your data likely got leaked in what researchers have called the mother of all data breaches. Twenty brands have had over 100 billion leaked records, with the largest being Tencent’s 1.5 billion. Brands more familiar to Western consumers such as LinkedIn, X, Venmo, Canva, Apollo and Adobe have also been […]
Mariana Kobayashi in front of the LinkedIn logoMariana Kobayashi Mariana Kobayashi was laid off from LinkedIn in May 2023. After traveling for six months, she landed a higher-paying job at Google. Kobayashi said being laid off was heartbreaking, but it taught her not to make work so personal. This is an as-told-to essay based on […]