Tag: Job
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Amazon Promotes AI Tools as Collaborators Amid Job Cuts
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ed Ludlow reports on Amazon’s view on the use of AI in the workplace. SoftBank deal talks: SoftBank is in discussions to acquire DigitalBridge, a private equity firm that invests in data centers, as the…
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Why Young Job Seekers Face Challenges in Employment: Debunking the AI Myth
Young people entering the job market are facing the toughest conditions in years — but artificial intelligence isn’t the reason. A new analysis from a London-based economics consultancy suggests something much more old-fashioned is going on: Companies simply aren’t hiring. Since 2023, unemployment among new entrants to the US labor force has jumped more than…
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From Full-Time Travelers to Job Seekers: The Challenges of Reentering the Workforce
When one of my favorite graduate school professors died just weeks into her retirement, it hit me: I didn’t want to spend my life working toward a future I might never get to experience. I started my career in education as a high school counselor. My husband, Sam, was a self-published author who could work…
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UK Job Market Slows Ahead of November Budget, Survey Reveals
LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s jobs market remained weak last month in the run-up to finance minister Rachel Reeves’ budget on November 26 as employers worried about possible new tax increases, an industry report showed on Monday. Permanent job placements shrank at the slowest rate since July 2024 but the reading was barely up…
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Calls for Age Relaxation for Job Seekers in Jammu and Kashmir Rise
Pressure mounts on Raj Bhavan to grant age relaxation to job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir The Hindu 2 days before combined competitive exam, students, leaders urge J&K L-G to ease age bar Tribune India PDPs Para asks LG to clear proposal to increase upper age limit for JKCCE aspirants Greater Kashmir LoP Sunil Sharma meets LG Sinha;…
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UAE Imposes AED 34 Million Fines on 1,300 Companies for Job Scam
MoHRE flags 1,300 firms, issues Dh34m fines over fake employment / AI Generated Image In a massive crackdown aimed at protecting the national Emiratisation drive, the UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has imposed administrative and financial sanctions exceeding AED 34 million against over 1,300 companies. These firms, linked to roughly 1,800 employers,…
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Do Young People Believe AI Will Enhance Their Job Opportunities?
A new Harvard Youth Poll found that young people don’t always have a positive outlook on artificial intelligence. The survey questioned 2,040 Americans between the ages of 18 to 29 on their thoughts about AI and jobs. More than half, 59 percent, answered that they viewed AI as a threat to their job prospects. Twenty-six…