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AI-Driven Talent Acquisition: Transforming How We Find And Screen Talent
On a Monday morning, a Fortune 500 project manager logs into her company's talent platform with an urgent request: a bilingual data analyst for a six-week market study. In years past, she might have phoned a traditional staffing agency and waited weeks. Today, an open...
Trade Showdown: Trudeau On Canada’s Strategy Against Trump’s Latest Tariffs
US President Donald Trump has enacted a new 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, a move affecting all countries worldwide. This major shift in policy is expected to have a particularly harsh impact on Canada, eliciting sharp critiques from Canadian leaders. More...
Implementing Zero Trust Architecture In Dynamic Work Environments
As modern workplaces continue to evolve, traditional security models are proving inadequate in protecting organizational assets from evolving cyber threats. Ravi Sastry Kadali, a researcher specializing in cybersecurity frameworks, explores the implementation of Zero...
Continuous Skill Acquisition In Robots: New Framework Mimics Human Lifelong Learning
Humans are known to accumulate knowledge over time, which in turn allows them to continuously improve their abilities and skills. This capability, known as lifelong learning, has so far proved difficult to replicate in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics...
Hard and Soft: Dualities That Define Great Business Leaders
Leadership often requires a mix of strength and flexibility. Here’s how to avoid the “too much of a good thing” trap. Years ago, I studied a form of karate called Gōjū-ryū, which means “hard and soft.” This duality fascinated me. On one hand, the martial art was about...
In-Office Work At Highest Level Since 2020, As Companies Pull Back On Remote
Eric Matzke used to be able to find a seat on the train when he commutes to his office in Chinatown in downtown D.C. But on a recent day in February, he stood alongside the crowd of government and business workers who have steadily trickled back to their offices. “I...
Thousands Of Women Across The Country Participate In Mentoring Monday
Across the county, including here in Pewaukee, women are coming together to help each other professionally and personally. It is called Mentoring Monday. The yearly event happens on the same day in 40 cities across the country. More than 7,000 people participated on...
Killing The Presidential Management Fellows Program Threatens The Future Of Federal Labor
After nearly 50 years and eight different executive administrations, including an even split of Democratic and Republican Presidents, the Presidential Management Fellows program is dead. Created by executive order in 1977, the federal career leadership...
Fiverr Wants Gig Workers To Offload Some Of Their Work To AI
Gig marketplace Fiverr wants to let freelancers train AI on their bodies of work and use it to automate future jobs. At an event on Tuesday, Fiverr announced the launch of several new efforts aimed at attracting gig workers to its platform and equipping them...
Study: Gig Workers Worked More, Earned Less In 2024
Uber hide-hailing drivers saw their earnings for 2024 fall 3.4% on average to $513 a week, according to a study released Tuesday by data analytics company Gridwise. At the same time, Uber drivers worked 0.8% more hours in 2024. Lyft drivers, meanwhile, worked...
