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‘You Don’t Need A 10-Year Plan,’ Former Meta Operating Chief Tells Gen Z To Abandon Age-Old Career Advice
Young graduates should abandon rigid career plans in the current job market, former Meta Platforms Inc. META Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has said. "Don't script your career when the future is uncertain," she told Brandeis University...
5 Leadership Lessons That Don’t Sound Obvious, But Work
Most leadership advice sounds like something you have heard before, such as build a strong team, communicate clearly and stay two steps ahead. It all totally makes sense, yet much of it feels surface level. The real test of leadership is not whether you know these...
Research: Remote Work — Not AI — Has Sidelined Recent College Graduates
The buzz on college campuses is that AI is disrupting the job market for young college graduates. But new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that the culprit may be something else: remote work. An analysis of federal employment data, paired with...
NY Fed: Rise In Remote Work May Be Related To Youth Unemployment
Research shows that a rise in remote work since the COVID-19 pandemic is connected to a rise in unemployment among younger employees, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday. In a blog post, the research authors said they estimate about 64% of the rise in...
Graduating Into Gig Work? How To Keep More Of What You Earn From Day One
The class of 2026 isn't waiting around for a corner office. Nearly a third (32.5%) are already exploring gig work, and 28.1% are diving into freelance, according to ZipRecruiter's 2026 Graduate Report. In fact, 1 in 3 U.S. adults plan to start a business or side...
The Future Of Work: When Everyone Becomes A Manager
Traditionally, the workplace hierarchy was organized in the shape of a pyramid. A select group of executives was at the top, managers responsible for coordinating teams were in the middle and individual contributors who executed tasks made up the base of the...
9 Female Entrepreneurs Share The Secret Sauce To Their Success
It's not an exaggeration to say that the best part of my workday is speaking to women entrepreneurs. Since I launched BLACK ENTERPRISE's SistersInc. podcast for and about women entrepreneurs, back in 2020, I have been energized by conversation after conversation with...
In Hollywood, AI Gig Work Could Be The “New Waiting Tables”
The newest job on the gig economy market? Working as an artificial intelligence trainer. Ruth Fowler, a screenwriter and single mom living in Los Angeles, tried her hand at working as an AI trainer when she needed money to pay the bills. She wrote about her experience...
