Amazon’s CEO told employees to get on board with AI. Career coaches and tech leaders agree: It’s the only way forward.
Amazon’s CEO, Andy Jassy, offered advice in a public staff memo about how to navigate the AI revolution. The Amazon CEO told employees to expect cuts to white-collar jobs because of AI. Career coaches told BI what they made of Jassy’s advice …
Where the job market is heading in 2025: 7 trends to anticipate
The state of work in 2024 was marked by significant change: Return-to-office dominated headlines (but so did an embrace of hybrid and fully remote workplaces).1,2,3 The rise of Generative AI tools began disrupting roles across industries.4 Many wonder what the workplace will …
Medical equipment repair is a fast-growing healthcare career
It ranked 22nd in the US News & World Report’s list of the 100 best jobs of 2025. And according to a report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in medical equipment repair are expected to grow by 18% between …
Seasonal Hiring Slumps to Recession‑Era Lows
Retailers are projecting only 265,000–365,000 seasonal hires this holiday season — a drop of up to 40% from 2024 — amid economic uncertainty and growing reliance on automation. [Read More…] …
Citi Foundation is putting $25M toward tackling young adults’ unemployment and AI labor disruptions
The U.S. unemployment rate for 22- to 27-year-old degree holders is the highest in a dozen years outside of the pandemic. Companies are reluctant to add staff amid so much economic uncertainty. The hiring slump is especially hitting professions such as information …
Business Strategy Class: Generative AI and the Workforce of Tomorrow
Welcome back to class, classmates! We explored how AI supports individuals, strengthens organizations, and shapes culture. Now, time to talk about its most powerful influence yet: the workforce itself. In this week’s Business Strategy Class, we are stepping into the boardroom to examine how …
Google’s new “Ads Advisor” AI is put to the test
Google Ads coach Jyll Saskin Gales spent 24 hours testing Google’s new “agentic” Ads Advisor — an experimental AI assistant designed to help advertisers optimize campaigns. Her verdict: promising, but far from perfect. Why we care. The Ads Advisor represents Google’s push …
AI chatbots are giving eating disorder tips
Researchers say popular AI chatbots, from OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Google’s Gemini, are quietly serving up advice that could worsen eating disorders. They’re doling out dieting “tips,” tricks to hide disordered eating, and even generating disturbingly realistic “thinspiration” content. The researchers tested publicly …
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
Not long after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021, Donald King landed a job as an associate at the London-based consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. King had always assumed he’d work in business — he’d started his own hedge fund …
Adaptability beats fixed career paths in AI-age
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says that young professionals should design their careers around adaptability rather than sticking to one fixed profession, as rapid advances in AI and automation are reshaping the job market; his advice: focus on “learning how to learn,” be …