Category: Careers and Professions

College Graduates Are Facing the Grimmest Job Market in Years

The New York Times – Business:
Artificial intelligence could reshape work, but for now a low-hire, low-fire labor market is the main impediment for young people seeking employment.
When Your Apple Watch Becomes an Office Taskmaster

The New York Times – Business:
A proliferation of data from wearable technology is telling people how to optimize their job performance. Is that a good thing?
Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?

The New York Times – Business:
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth

The New York Times – Business:
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.
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.
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.
The Long-Term Unemployed Today? College Grads.

For years, only a small portion of the people experiencing long spells of joblessness were college graduates. That’s starting to change.
Why the B.L.S. Regularly Revises Jobs Data

President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big downward revision as “rigged.”
Is This a Talk Show or a Job Interview?

Plus, managing people twice your age.
Your Job Interviewer Is Not a Person. It’s A.I.

You thought artificial intelligence was coming for your job? First, it’s coming for your job interviewer.
22 New Jobs A.I. Could Give You

In a few key areas, humans will be more essential than ever.
At Tribeca Festival, ‘The Scout’ Spotlights a Low-Profile Role

Written and directed by Paula González-Nasser, who worked as a location scout for about six years, the film explores the existential quandary at the heart of this seeming dream job.