Plus some techniques for easing the anxiety  (Editor’s Note: This feature is a joint effort, combining ChatGPT’s research capabilities with our staff’s writing and editing skills.) _________________________ NETWORKING: THE VERY word makes many people want to close their eyes and curl up in the fetal position. Despite being one of the most effective ways […]
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CAREER COACHES BRING a world of instincts, interests, and experience to the task of helping job candidates put their best foot forward. This month, for example, we feature an Apprenticely coach/talent recruiter who‚Äôs been studying Japanese since she was a teenager and advises her candidates to march to their own drumbeat‚ÄĒthat is, as long as
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Don’t believe everything the doomsayers say  Stephen Addison AFTER DECADES OF growth in both jobs and student numbers in Computer Science programs, the emergence of generative A.I. into the mainstream is coinciding with apparent stalls in admissions into college Computer Science programs and stagnation in the growth of Computer Science jobs‚ÄĒparticularly at the entry
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The Director’s Chair HAPPY SEPTEMBER…BUT where the heck did the time go? Seems like the school year just started, but now almost 20 percent of that school year is behind us. I heard the word “holidays‚ÄĚ used in a planning meeting last week. Time to be productive now! Speaking of which, our September newsletter addresses
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A.I. and the future of fraud…What to do when a comment crosses the line at work…Blind resumés attract more talent. Check it all out right here. AI Schemes Could ‘Make Bernie Madoff’s Fraud Look Trivial’: Interview with Eugene Soltes – Harvard Business School  What to Do When a Comment Crosses the Line at Work
With floods of A.I.-generated resum√©s reshaping hiring, what can real candidates do to rise above the noise? ¬†Tyler Schaller AUGUST MARKS SIX years since I joined First Orion‚ÄĒand more than a decade in the talent acquisition world. In that time, I‚Äôve seen the landscape shift dramatically: from times when you had to beg for
MEET ELLA SANDSAge: 22Hometown: Woodbury, MNWork-Based-Learning Internship: The Amazeum MY BACK STORYI grew up in Minnesota, in a suburb of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. I was definitely always a creative person. I love art, and I was in theater for most of my life too, which was really fun. I was also a
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You‚Äôre not a bot‚ÄĒand your smarts aren‚Äôt artificial ¬†Jenny Sales AT APPRENTICELY, WE have lots of nuts-and-bolts tips and good practical advice to share with job candidates. But one tip that I‚Äôm particularly partial to is the need to keep a positive attitude. We‚Äôre all human, and there‚Äôs nothing more human than to beat
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The Director’s Chair FOR MANY REASONS, this is a very busy time of year. For parents and students, it’s back-to-school time. For businesses, it’s the start of planning and budget-building for the coming year. If you’re a pigskin fan, it’s the beginning of a new football season. And yes, this moment between the end of
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Is misused A.I. eroding your brand equity?…The Netflix corporate culture: a case study…Why we’re all just so darn tired. Check it all out right here. What Google, Lego, and Other Brands Know About the Promise and Peril of AI – Harvard Business School  Freedom, Fear, and Feedback: Should Other Companies Follow Netflix’s Lead? –