Gen Z grads are frustrated by the competitive job market of today and many are blaming artificial intelligence (AI) for the difficult hiring climate.
A September 2024 report from Intelligent, a platform focused on guiding young professionals in their careers, revealed that many U.S. employers are firing newly graduated Gen Z employees just months after hiring them.
Ask a woman you trust—who can be open with you—to sample your interview process. She should look at the application, and go through ever step of the interview process. She can point out any inherent biases against women that may exist in the process.
If white LGBT women face harsh discrimination, what does that mean for LGBT women of color?
The fed defends workers wondering what finances have to do with job performance.
(The Network Journal) — The most desirable employees are those willing to be team players. Even with an increase in unemployment, business owners and managers need to search for candidates who want to help improve the company. Motivation, integrity, decisiveness and optimism serve as important qualities for a well-rounded worker. Managers should try to steer […]
(AP) — A strong start to the holiday season is raising confidence that the consumer is back and that 2011 could be a better year for the economy than expected. Retail sales are rising, boosted by the best month for department stores in two years. Inflation remains tame. Businesses are restocking their shelves in anticipation […]
(New York Times) — To many manufacturing companies, the tax cut proposal now being considered in Washington may be just enough to spur additional spending and hiring. At Yushin America, a Rhode Island company that makes and maintains robotic manufacturing equipment, executives say that the business tax breaks would allow them to invest in new […]
(LA Times) — Over the last few economically stagnant months, a new explanation has emerged for why businesses are reluctant to hire more workers and otherwise gear up for recovery. The reason, you see, is “uncertainty.” The idea seems to be that Washington’s will-they-or-won’t-they dithering over extending the Bush tax cuts, the advent of healthcare reform, […]
(LA Times) — Eddie Lemon has an associate’s degree from Taft College near Bakersfield. He’s certified to work as a sheet metal operator and to drive a forklift. He has experience as a dishwasher and a cabinetmaker. He also has a criminal record. The 47-year-old Lemon believes that has made it all but impossible for […]
(AJC) — While the economy struggles and tens of thousands of Georgians search for work, others profit on desperation by running job scams that promise jobs for a fee but ultimately fail to provide employment. Fred Elsberry, president and chief executive of the Better Business Bureau of Metro Atlanta, said his organization does not have […]