Solve For Z: The New Problem Generation
Now that millennials are buying cars and houses and being altogether less threatening to the status quo, it’s time for a new panic: generation Z! If you thought millennials had a big impact on social and workplace trends, just wait for generation Z to come into its own. This cohort, which includes people who are […]
Project Include Aims to Radically Diversify the Tech Industry
Project Include wants to really and radically diversify tech. The new non-profit, which recently brought on board tech leaders Ellen Pao, Tracy Chou (Pinterest) and Y-Vonne Hutchison (ReadySet), tracks diversity at tech companies and provides resources and training materials. Its founders are just as, if not more, impressive and include Erica Baker (Slack), Laura I. Gomez (Atipica), Bethanye […]
April Jobs Report Sees a Big Slowdown
April’s BLS jobs report shows a big slowdown in hiring with only 160,000 new non-farm payroll jobs. It may sound funny to say “only” 160,000 jobs but it’s a huge decline from last month’s 215,000 increase. For several months the average increase in non-farm payroll jobs has hovered around 200,000, so this represents a drop […]
China Really Wants Millennials to Join its Army
In an effort to recruit the next generation of armed forces personnel, the Chinese Army has put out the world’s most intense recruitment video. China Really Wants Millennials to Join its Army Of course you’ve seen US armed forces recruitment videos, and sure they’re inspiring, all brotherhood, duty, honour and really long hikes in the country. […]
60% of Employers Screen Candidates On Social Media and That’s Ok
60% of Employers Screen Candidates On Social Media and That’s Ok According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 60% of employers are now screening candidates on social media. Look to see that number increase in the coming years and for it to become standard operating procedure of all recruiters and hiring managers. Now, how does that […]
Universal Basic Income After the Robot Apocalypse
Back in January, startup accelerator Y Combinator announced that it would fund research into universal basic income. This made waves for two reasons: 1) it’s still unusual for tech giants to take an interest in social science, despite it being increasingly common for tech innovators to dabble in it, and 2) universal basic income is usually […]
