Layoffs Hit Tech Sector With Force as Amazon, Lyft Warn of Economic Downturn

Twitter is planning thousands of job cuts, and other companies are paring back after unprecedented growth during the pandemic

The outlook for tech industry jobs worsened on Thursday, with ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. LYFT 0.15%increase; green up pointing triangle

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Women leaders switch jobs at record rates as they demand better from their workplaces

As American workers have reevaluated their lives and careers en masse in recent years, they’ve ushered in major workforce trends — from the “great resignation” to the “great reinvention” to “quiet quitting.”

Now there’s one more to …

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AI-Powered Job Recruitment Tools May Not Improve Hiring Diversity, Experts Argue

Job recruitment tools that claim to use artificial intelligence to avoid gender and racial biases may not improve diversity in hiring, and could actually perpetuate those prejudices, researchers with the University of Cambridge argued Sunday, casting the programs—which have drawn …

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The rise of sports as investment

Sports” is often narrowly defined: you’re either an athlete or you’re a fan. In reality, the sports world extends far beyond that — and investors are increasingly taking notice.

Driving the news: Will Ventures, a Boston-based early-stage venture capital …

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HR Professionals Discuss 14 Ways To Defeat The Imposter Syndrome

In the business world, leaders are often anxious about their ability to make the best decisions and good impressions, as well as gain credibility among their colleagues and consumers in the public eye. One of the best methods for overcoming …

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Mindset Matters: A Tactical Approach To Employment Of Persons With Disabilities

As October ends, another National Disability Employment Awareness Month is relegated to the annals of history. While this not only serves as a marker for companies to tout what they’ve done around the areas of disability and employment, it should …

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Do Your Global Teams See DEI as an American Issue?

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To date, organizations across the world have followed the American lead when it comes to DEI. They’ve benefited from the extensive research, data, literature, role models, best practices, narratives, and success stories and have been inspired to address inequality …

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How to help prepare students with disabilities for a career

When most people think about careers, they think about college degrees, job interviews, and dressing for success. Of course, all these things are important, but addressing career development for students with disabilities needs a holistic approach to help prepare students …

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Black Women Leaders Are More Ambitious But Less Supported At Work, McKinsey And Lean In Study Finds

McKinsey’s and LeanIn.org’s 2022 Women In the Workplace Report asserts that “we are in the midst of a ‘Great Breakup’” as women increasingly demand more from their workplaces and are willing to seek greener pastures if necessary. As is often …

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Real-Estate Agents Turn to TikTok and Instagram Reels to Market Properties—and Themselves

Short-form videos help agents stand out to consumers flooded with real-estate listings

Real-estate agents increasingly are marketing their listings—and themselves—in short, often low-production videos that can be made and viewed easily on mobile devices.

Property tours have become common on …

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