2025 Newsletter Editions

Chatbots enjoying humor

Three Chatbots Walk Into a Bar

Artificial laughs are better than no laughs at all   IT BEGAN WITH too much reading of the latest news. “Hello,” we wrote to ChatGPT, our contributing-editor-in-training. “It’s the start of another year, and we humans are in great need of a laugh. When you and your fellow chatbots get together at the end of […]

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Data in the News

Data in the News

The forces likely to shape the business world in the next 12 months…Job-seekers need a reality check that mentors can provide…How to think about your next career move. Check it all out right here. Eight Trends for 2026: Pricing, Passion, and the Risks Ahead – Harvard Business School   In Unsteady Times, Job Seekers Need

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The Big Shift - Leaning on A.I.

The Big Shift

How A.I. is revolutionizing the concept of a high-value-add job Charles D. Morgan   IS IT A “correction,” or is it A.I.? That’s been the gist of the speculation surrounding the recent massive layoffs from some of the biggest companies in the business world: UPS, some 34,000 employees; Verizon, 15,000 jobs, mostly through layoffs; Amazon,

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Katie Vereen - Career Coach

The Apprenticely Insider – Katie Frazier Vereen, Career Coach, Talent Recruiter

TO BE SUCCESSFUL as a Career Coach/Recruiter, you have to be solidly grounded yourself, the better to point the best way forward for your candidates. This month’s Apprenticely Insider earned her chops through many an early leadership experience, not least the daunting assignment of coaching an entire university’s fraternity community on the niceties, and otherwise,

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Kudos to all - celebrating 2,000+ apprentices

Kudos to All

The Director’s Chair AS WE WRITE this for the November edition of the Apprenticely Newsletter, we’re also prepping for our scheduled Apprenticeship Recognition Nights this Tuesday (11/18) in Central Arkansas, and this Thursday (11/20) in Northwest Arkansas. These events are becoming an annual tradition, and they provide an opportunity for our employer partners; for individuals

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Data in the News

Data in the News

A growing number of young adults report cognitive disability…Psychological safety in the workplace is an asset, not a luxury…A.I. won’t replace athletes, but it might coach them. Check it all out right here. A growing number of U.S. adults report cognitive disability – YaleNews   In Tough Times, Psychological Safety Is an Asset, Not a

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The Workforce, Circa 2025 - Ashley French

The Workforce, Circa 2025

Q&A with Ashley French   Hard to believe, but we last talked about the workforce in general back in 2021. So catch us up: How is today’s workforce different from that one, and how are the two alike? I think the biggest difference is going to come in the application process, with the use of

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A.I. and Cybersecurity

Threats, Hopes, & Theories

The promises and perils of A.I.’s fastest-emerging trends in cybersecurity   Eric Wall WHEN CHATGPT LAUNCHED on November 30, 2022, it became the fastest growing consumer application in history, reaching one million users in just five days and 100 million in about two months. For perspective, the public Internet took roughly a decade to hit

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Changes in American Life from COVID

Top 10 Ways American Life Has Changed Since COVID

As always, data tells a story   Editor’s Note: We asked our contributing-editor-in-training, ChatGPT, to research and summarize major post-pandemic shifts in U.S. life from 2020 through 2025, based on data from government and research institutions. ______________________________ 1. The Work Revolution: Remote, Hybrid, and Redefined Around 35–40 percent of U.S. employees now work remotely at least part-time,

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