McKinsey, Accenture and other big firms want to recruit with a wider net, focusing more on skills than on pedigree. It may be easier said than done.
Category: Careers and Professions
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They Spent Their Life Savings on Life Coaching
Some people who wanted to improve their lives and careers through coaching found themselves trapped in what they described as a pyramid scheme.
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Teamsters Struggle to Unionize Amazon and FedEx Delivery Workers
The Teamsters union has made little headway in organizing workers at Amazon and FedEx despite wage and other gains it secured at UPS last year.
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Dogs at the Office: Who’s Controlling Whom?
Someone needs skills training.
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The Annoying, Go-Getting Colleague: Beat Her or Emulate Her?
When corporate jousting, don’t choose jealousy.
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A German Initiative to Keep Workers Employed by Retraining Them
As the industrial landscape in Germany shifts, companies have formed an alliance aimed at offering the skills and certification that workers need to find new jobs.
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This Ship Is Sinking. Can I Jump to a Client’s?
In the workplace, saving yourself is also your job.
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But I’m All Grown Up With a Job of My Own
Caring colleagues might mean well, but your taking on new and more projects is none of their concern.
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The Worst Part of a Wall Street Career May Be Coming to an End
Artificial intelligence tools can replace much of Wall Street’s entry-level white-collar work, raising tough questions about the future of finance.
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Guarding Royal Families for $1,000 a Day: Inside Executive Protection Jobs
How three women trained to work in jobs protecting prominent families and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
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The New Yorker Who Cracked the U.K.’s Premier Quiz Show
Brandon Blackwell, a 30-year-old from Queens, helped turn London’s Imperial College into a “University Challenge” powerhouse.