The New York Times profiled young job seekers in 1991. Today, their own children are entering a work force in flux.
Category: Careers and Professions
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Coinbase Lays Off 14% of Employees as A.I. Changes Work
The largest U.S. crypto exchange said it was cutting jobs because of cryptocurrency market volatility and to “optimize” for the artificial intelligence era.
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For Many Pro Athletes, Post-Career Financial Worries Loom Large
The tennis player Mackenzie McDonald has earned well up to this point, but high expenses and a short career timeline have prompted him, and others, to search for a backup plan.
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A Year After U.S.A.I.D.’s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss
People have plowed through savings, cashed out retirement funds and moved in with relatives. Former U.S.A.I.D. workers estimate that less than half have found full-time work.
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This Is a Hard Time to Start a Career. These Two Words Can Help.
Advice on building a rewarding work life, even amid employment gloom.
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College Graduates Are Facing the Grimmest Job Market in Years
Artificial intelligence could reshape work, but for now a low-hire, low-fire labor market is the main impediment for young people seeking employment.
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When Your Apple Watch Becomes an Office Taskmaster
A proliferation of data from wearable technology is telling people how to optimize their job performance. Is that a good thing?
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Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
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The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth
After a year of just 181,000 new jobs, January’s 131,000 increase in the U.S. workforce was surprisingly positive. Ben Casselman, The New York Times’ chief economic correspondent, explains the numbers.
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Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.
In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.
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Do You Want a New Job, or Just Some External Validation?
Plus, how to gently tell your boss you have a better way of doing things.