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Sophia Ankel
The boss of PlayStation is retiring after 28 years, saying he's tired of traveling so much for work
Jim Ryan, the head of PlayStation and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has to commute around the world for his job.
Tim Paradis
He's been at the same company for 50 years. Here's why he stayed so long and what he tells workers who want to jump from job to job.
Paul "Kip" Turner isn't a fan of job-hopping. He has been with AT&T for 50 years. The secret, he said, is always being interested in what you're doing.
Anagh Pal
The top four in-demand jobs in foreign countries for Indians
Indian professionals are increasingly seeking opportunities beyond their homeland, and the global job market beckons with promising prospects. In today's globalised job market, opportunities for Indian professionals are abundant and diverse.Here, we take a look at some in demand professions for Indians abroad and the opportunity it offers. The IT industry stands out as a high-demand sector for Indian workers, given the country's vast pool of highly skilled IT professionals, drawing attention from foreign companies seeking to tap into this talent pool. IT roles are sought-after across various industries, including healthcare, finance, and manufacturing.
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
I chose an 18-month apprenticeship over going to college. I'll finish debt-free with a guaranteed job lined up — I have no regrets.
To avoid crippling debt and start saving for his mortgage, Lewis Potts chose to go straight into the workforce after high school.
Madeline Berg
Hey, CEOs: Stop dating your employees and trying to cover it up
CEOs keep resigning after investigations find they failed to disclose relationships with employees. Cboe's Edward Tilly is the latest.
Jen Glantz
I use AI to help me run my wedding business. The tools I use save me 15 hours a week and do the dirty work for me.
AI helps Jen Glantz run her wedding business, save time, and remain profitable. She's a new mom and the owner of Bridesmaid for Hire, and with AI tools, she's saving 15 hours a week.
Tim Paradis
Why KPMG's head of AI strategy isn't worried consultants will become obsolete
KPMG's Steve Chase expects artificial intelligence will lead to more jobs at the accounting and consulting giant.
Sarah Jackson
ThredUp says a 4-day week cut its corporate turnover in half — and 3 changes helped workers get ruthless about their time and productivity
Consignment company ThredUp told WSJ that having fewer meetings and more time for focused work helped smooth the transition to a four-day work week.
Anagh Pal
Travel jobs go up by 44% in a year, gig roles in demand
In August 2023, the Indian tourism sector experienced a surge in demand for talent, with an annual increase of 44%. This growth can be attributed to a combination of factors, including the rise in disposable incomes and an increase in spending on both leisure and business travel within the country, reveals a report by talent platform foundit.
Julia Hood
Want to move from side hustle to startup? Ditch your backup plan, says investor and guest 'Shark Tank' shark Matt Higgins
Matt Higgins, cofounder of RSE Ventures and guest shark on "Shark Tank," has written a book called "Burn the Boats" with advice for entrepreneurs.
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins
Modeling the clothes I sell on Poshmark helped me make over $100,000 in sales last year
Sandra Wyer's sales of clothing on Poshmark have totaled $352,417 since she began selling on the platform as a side hustle in 2018.
Ashley Couto
I moved states 5 days before we got the return-to-office order at Amazon, so I quit. I had no idea we'd be forced back into the office.
Ex-Amazon employee said she quit when the return-to-office order was issued. She'd moved to a different state five days earlier.
Grace Dean
Atlanta is the US city seeing the biggest surge in people setting up their own businesses, beating out the likes of Austin and Seattle, according to LinkedIn data
Atlanta is seeing the most rapid growth in the number of people starting businesses, ahead of Austin, Seattle, and San Francisco, per LinkedIn data.
Anagh Pal
Job creation falls, so does youth participation
In the financial year 2022, i.e. the period between April 01, 2021, to March 31, 2022, there was a significant surge in demand for frontline workers as the economy reopened. However, the growth momentum slowed down in the financial year gone by (FY2023) due to macroeconomic challenges. According to the Frontline Index Report by BetterPlace, the total demand for frontline jobs decreased by 17.5%. In FY 2023, India saw the creation of 6.6 million frontline jobs, down from the 8 million jobs created in fiscal before that.
Taryn Williams
I'm taking an 8-month break from my job to focus on my mental health and goals. Here's how I planned and saved for it.
Taryn Williams is taking an eight-month job break from teaching. Here's how she set a savings goal and budgeted to travel around South America.
Lakshmi Varanasi
My computer science classes were too slow, so I dropped out to focus on my AI startup. Even my dad agreed.
Govind Gnanakumar abandoned his course after his freshman year at Georgia Tech to build an AI startup he cofounded with two classmates.
Tim Paradis
Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It's putting those people in an awkward spot.
Big Tech wants to bring back some of the workers it laid off. The decision might come down to how a company handled the layoffs.
Polly Thompson
I moved to Milan and found living abroad is emotionally exhausting
Julia Wheeler swapped Montreal for Milan and says there are some unspoken truths about the reality of relocating.
Nathan Rennolds
If you've ever thought about relocating to New Zealand, now might be the perfect time
New Zealand is adding 17 new jobs to its residency fast-track list to combat a skills and labor shortage made worse by the pandemic.
Diamond Naga Siu
Insider Today: The hottest job markets
You're competing with more people for a job now, compared with the same time period one or two years ago.
Jordan Hart
UPS drivers' $170,000 pay package has some Amazon drivers thinking it's time to quit. They make about $18 an hour.
Amazon drivers say their coworkers are talking about bolting for UPS so they can make six figures – and deliver fewer packages.
Jyoti Mann
I moved from the UK to Canada and work remotely. Tipping and sales tax are the biggest culture shocks.
Naomi Robinson decided to pursue her relocation dream and now lives in Toronto on a two-year International Experience Canada visa.
Beatrice Nolan
I moved to Portugal from the US. My work-life balance is way better and I never work past 6 p.m.
Kaitlin Wichmann is an American expat who relocated from Kansas City, Kansas to Lisbon. She usually has two hours for lunch, and sometimes even longer.
Sawdah Bhaimiya
Gen Z lack workplace skills like debating and seeing different points of view because they spend too much time on social media, TV boss says
Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon blames social media for Gen Z's lack of communication skills at work. Mahon pointed...
Sawdah Bhaimiya
A survey of 15,000 workers around the world found that less than a third think they have a 'healthy' relationship with their job
The HP Workplace Relationship Index found that only 27% of workers have a healthy relationship with work, and it is affecting their mental and physical wellbeing.
