4+ hour, 42+ min ago  (179+ words) Today's teens are worried that working as counselors won't help them get into college. Sleepaway camps are adjusting. It's looking like a tough job market for teens this summer. The unemployment rate for 16- to 19-year-olds sits close to 15% " which is…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (147+ words) In the age of AI, hiring managers sifting through piles of submissions look for alternative methods to distinguish candidates I am writing to express my interest in the following question: Are cover letters dead? In a recent piece for Business…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (631+ words) We experimented with letting an economist analyze four students" college plans and pick the most economically advantageous choice. May is when most college-bound students have to make their final decision about which school to attend. Students take a lot into…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (694+ words) A slowly growing number of workers in the U. S. work part time, either because they haven't been able to find full-time jobs, or they've had their hours cut. The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly job report on Friday, which…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (248+ words) Marketplace takes its job series to Zigong, China There are unique jobs all over this economy. In our ongoing series "What's That Like," we explore those jobs and the people behind them. For this edition of the series, we take…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (592+ words) Companies like Starship, which operates close to 80 delivery robots at Oregon State University, are turning college grounds into real-world training grounds for students studying robotics. There is endless talk of AI-powered robots taking away jobs. But on some college campuses,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (347+ words) It takes a certain personality to be a travel nurse," said Emma Larson. I wouldn't trade it for anything." Since finishing nursing school in 2022, traveling pediatric ICU nurse Emma Larson has worked in St. Petersburg, Florida, upstate New York, Columbus,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (453+ words) According to fresh data from Indeed's Hiring Lab, hourly wages went up 1. 7% in the past year. And salaried wages went up 2. 9%. Neither is keeping pace with inflation. There are lots of growing wage gaps " between genders and between races, for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (362+ words) Looking at 4 million applications to 1, 700 positions across 150 companies, researchers found that " in many cases " an AI tool was less likely to advance Black and Asian applicants. About 90% of companies are now using AI in the hiring process, according to the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1259+ words) Athletics give students " and future workers " a foundation of discipline, commitment, and practice, says Black Rock's Jabari Magnus. "Must Be the Money" host Lee Hawkins sat down with Jabari Magnus, the first Black managing director at Black Rock, for a…...