To work remotely or not is no longer the question. Experts say it’s borderless hiring for technology roles that is stealing the conversation. “Remote is like the gateway drug to borderless,” said Jeremy Johnson, CEO of AI-enabled tech talent marketplace Andela, whose customers include Goldman Sachs, Github and Coursera. “Once you realize that you don’t … Read more
Former President Donald Trump sparked confusion and shock among debate viewers on Thursday after he referred to “Black jobs” while he criticized President Joe Biden’s immigration policies. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee claimed that his opponent’s “big kill on the Black people” was allowing “millions” of people to enter America via the border. “They’re taking … Read more
(NewsNation) — Americans are increasingly worried about making ends meet and even high earners are feeling the pinch, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Overall, 35% of consumers said they are concerned about making ends meet in the next six months, up from 29% a year ago. Over the … Read more
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at the World Government Summit in Dubai earlier this year, “It is our job to create computing technology such that nobody has to program.” So far in the artificial intelligence hype cycle, software engineers are still operating at full force, with demand for … Read more
People walk past a restaurant, with a hiring sign outside, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The unemployment rate, which has remained low for two years, has been inching higher in the first half of the year, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For … Read more
India has undergone a massive infrastructure push and has made significant strides in connecting and modernizing its highways, railways and airports. Puneet Vikram Singh, Nature And Concept Photographer, | Moment | Getty Images For the last two years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken confidently about his ambitious goal to make India a developed economy … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden greets members of the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Immigration — both authorized and unauthorized — has helped the U.S. job market sustain a fiery run in recent months without reigniting inflation, economists and analysts say. The effect … Read more
The three-day in-office hybrid work schedule is a “win-win-win,” according to a study published in the prestigious science journal Nature. In the study, Nick Bloom from Stanford’s Institute for Economic Policy Research — a highly regarded expert on work modes who has been researching remote productivity since well before the pandemic — provided concrete evidence … Read more
Ezra Bailey Ezra Bailey | Stone | Getty Images With burnout prevalent in the workplace, some employers are considering mandatory vacation, full office shutdowns and other ways to get workaholic employees to take a break. Only a small number of employers today — 8.7% — require workers to take a minimum amount of vacation, and … Read more
People walk through the Canary Wharf financial district of London, Britain. Simon Dawson | Reuters The U.K. has a serious problem. Only 10% of U.K. workers were found to be feeling engaged with their jobs, according to Gallup’s new State of the Global Workforce 2024 report, with the country trailing behind the U.S. and several … Read more
