Beckoned by the glamour of the start-up space, the industry’s college recruits are joining A.I. companies able to outmatch their consulting salaries.
Category: Hiring and Promotion
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Young Consultants Are Jumping Ship for A.I. Start-Ups
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The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations
The New York Times – Business:Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.
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A.I.’s Effect on the Work Force Is Showing Up in Wages
The New York Times – Business:Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.
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Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
The New York Times – On the Runway:As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
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Help Wanted: ‘Forward-Deployed’ Humans for the A.I. Era
The New York Times – Business:Start-ups are using the military-derived term to glorify customer-facing work as clients seek people to help set up artificial intelligence tools.
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Smaller Revision Points to More Accurate Jobs Numbers
The New York Times – Business:The 2026 revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics represent a downward adjustment of just 0.1 percent of the total work force.
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The labor market slowed as employers grew wary of hiring.
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Labor Market Shifts Into Reverse as Employers Balk at Hiring
The New York Times – Business:A spring surge rapidly faded as the summer brought higher prices and more uncertainty for businesses, even as they avoided layoffs.
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More Young College Graduates Are Living At Home. Is That a Bad Thing?
The New York Times – Business:More young adults are living with their parents. The development suggests that they face a weak job market, but also that fewer face stigma in returning to the roost.
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A.I. Is Reshaping the Economy. Good Luck Measuring How.
The New York Times – Business:Some data suggest artificial intelligence is already causing job losses. Other sources show the opposite. Why is it so hard to figure out what’s going on?
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With Deals Booming and Regulations Lightened, Bankers Are Back on Top
The New York Times – Business:They played second fiddle to private equity and hedge funds for years, but 2026 is shaping up to be “the year of the bank,” one consultant said.