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Scammers are stealing recruiters' identities to target job seekers, looking to exploit applicants at a vulnerable moment. These ploys can be convincing because they involve a lot of genuine information and avoid many of the red flags we're used to looking for, writes Callum Borchers.
College graduates are finally catching a break in this job market. Several new signals suggest that -- for now -- some employers feel the need to replenish their pipelines of entry-level workers after holding back for several seasons.
This executive is preaching straight talk about AI and job losses. Verizon CEO Dan Schulman has predicted 20% to 30% unemployment within the next two to five years -- and has pushed for more education and reskilling to help workers adapt.
Tim Cook told WSJ his advice for Apple's next CEO. Just weeks ago, the departing executive told the Journal's Ben Cohen he'd give his successor the same advice he'd gotten from Steve Jobs, which is to do the right thing -- not the thing his predecessor would do.
Has the era of the mega-layoff arrived? Snap, Block, Amazon and others are "right sizing" their workforces by starting to make huge cuts instead of incremental waves -- and executives at other companies are taking note.
The price of a green sweater depicting a cartoon version of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the chip giant's annual conference. The company is one of several in Silicon Valley that is now selling CEO-inspired merchandise, signaling a new era of the cult of the founder.
Workers are choosing careers in the trades -- and winding up with debt. Demand for training in blue-collar fields is booming amid skepticism over the value of a college degree. But as low-cost options fill up, more are turning to more costly private options.
Americans are losing confidence in having enough for retirement, thanks to rising costs and fears about the health of entitlement programs. One long-running poll shows the lowest confidence in nearly a decade.
The pandemic disrupted his career -- and set the stage for his second act. In retirement, former cruise-line consultant Adam Snitzer has married his corporate experience and culinary interests to launch a nonprofit food-pantry distribution network.
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