Careers

Digital nomads just got huge screens and fast internet

The two biggest pain points for remote workers trying to get their jobs done in faraway places have been erased by innovative new products that should make it even easier to work from anywhere.

By Mike Elgan

25 Jun 20247 mins

Remote WorkAugmented RealityBroadband

Articles

How DHL harnessed genAI to unify 200 career sites into a single platform

DHL's numerous career sites failed on virtually every level, including twin goals of creating brand consistency worldwide and attracting new hires. Now, a single genAI-powered career site assembles lists of prospects in the order they match job openings for recruiters to quickly access and assess.

By Lucas Mearian

08 Apr 2024 23 mins

IT JobsCareersEmerging Technology

Kill meetings (before meetings kill your company)

Meetings waste time, destroy solitary deep work and make a mockery of flex work and a globally distributed workforces.

By Mike Elgan

01 Apr 2024 6 mins

Remote WorkEmployee ExperienceIT Strategy

Report: Scale cuts off subsidiary’s remote workers in several countries

Scale AI apparently closed subsidiary Remotask’s doors abruptly on a large number of gig workers.

By Jon Gold

29 Mar 2024 3 mins

Remote WorkTechnology IndustryGenerative AI

Why even hybrid RTO mandates are hurting overall job satisfaction

When companies enact rigid return-to-office policies — even if only for certain days of the week — it can not only result in reduced worker satisfaction and productivity but also harm employee retention.

By Lucas Mearian

29 Mar 2024 6 mins

Remote WorkEmployee ExperienceIT Management

Most in-demand skills for 2024 — hint, genAI is at the top

Generative artificial intelligence is transforming the ways people work and what they'll need to get a job in today's skills-based hiring environment.

By Lucas Mearian

25 Mar 2024 9 mins

Generative AIIT JobsIT Skills

Generative AI will drive a foundational shift for companies — IDC

At this week's IDC Directions conference, researchers emphasized how AI is already a priority in many organizations, even though they still lack a proper plan, including key applications and oversight.

By Lucas Mearian

15 Mar 2024 6 mins

5GChatbotsGenerative AI

Return-to-office initiatives or stealth layoffs? Why not both?

Dell has recently been accused of forcing people to quit by requiring them to return to the office unnecessarily. It’s far from the only company to use this tactic.

By Steven Vaughan-Nichols

01 Mar 2024 4 mins

Remote WorkTechnology IndustryIT Jobs

The highest-paid IT skills — and why you need them on your resume

Not surprisingly, generative AI skills topped a list of capabilities companies are seeking in new hires.

By Lucas Mearian

23 Feb 2024 7 mins

Augmented RealityIT JobsIT Skills

The hidden high cost of return-to-office mandates

If you force employees to commute and work in an office every day, you can expect to lose your best employees.

By Mike Elgan

19 Feb 2024 5 mins

Remote WorkTechnology IndustryDiversity and Inclusion

Tech spending shifts to meet AI demand, forces a ‘reshuffling of skills’ for workers

With AI 'sucking the air out of almost all non-AI investments in the whole tech world,' companies are cutting what they believe are unnecessary jobs — and replacing them with AI-skilled workers.

By Lucas Mearian

14 Feb 2024 11 mins

Augmented RealityTechnology IndustryIT Jobs

Will employees bow down to stricter RTO policies?

Or is the trend to remote work here to stay — and perhaps even expand over time?

By Scot Finnie

13 Feb 2024 6 mins

Remote WorkTechnology IndustryIT Strategy

Enrollments for federal low-income Internet subsidy program to end

Those using the Affordable Connectivity Program to help pay for broadband access for remote work might be forced to seek other options to pay monthly bills.

By Elizabeth Montalbano

06 Feb 2024 3 mins

Remote WorkGovernmentInternet