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☆ Why Apple hopefuls are so desperate to get a job there
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewLanding a corporate job at Apple is such a big deal for tech workers that some seek out career coaches to help get interviews. Apple is seen as a place where workers 'push boundaries'Apple positions itself as providing more than just a job. AdvertisementAs with its products, Apple has worked to brand itself as having a more playful and curious environment than its competitors. Related storiesEven Apple Park, the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, has earned the nicknames "the spaceship" and "the ring" for its futuristic circular design. Another Apple hopeful posted that they were "getting desperate" for a job at the company and had applied for 60 jobs in one day.

Persons: —, Marc Cenedella, Steve Jobs, Cenedella, They've, Apple, Ehsan Farkhondeh, Arianny Mercedes, they'd, Theresa Park, Mercedes, Dan Ives, Apple's, Drew Evans, Evans Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Wedbush Securities, American Express, Employees, Spotify, Apple Intelligence Locations: Silicon, Cloud, Cupertino , California

☆ How to get a job at Apple, according to tech career experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

So, what can set you apart from a sea of Apple candidates? We asked an Apple employee and four tech career experts and recruiters. The interview process at Apple is "generally straightforward," Theresa Park, a former creative recruiter at the company, said. Related storiesOne Reddit user said that during a monthlong interview process as a software engineering candidate, he was asked to design a vending machine. According to posts on the anonymous employee forum Blind, some Apple recruiters might even disclose the exact questions that will be asked in an interview.

Persons: —, Apple, Dan Ives, Marc Cenedella, Daniel Harten, Harten, Theresa Park, Glassdoor, Tim Cook, Cook, Leander Kahney, Greg Joswiak, Apple's, Kahney, Arianny Mercedes, Park, they've, Cenedella, Apple didn't Organizations: Service, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Business, Big Tech, American Express Locations: tooting, Munich

☆ The rise of the job-search bots
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Unlike the other bots, which ingested job openings into their own sites, LazyApply submitted applications via external job boards. AdvertisementUnlike the other bots, LazyApply did all the applying in real time, right in front of my eyes. Hugo Herrera for BISo far, though, it looks like the arrival of job bots is only making the problem worse. But the job bots at LazyApply and other services never get tired. Still, I came away from my time among the job-search bots feeling the way I do about much of AI.

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☆ Higher pay leads to surge in STEM graduates. Science, tech majors are 'the most lucrative,' says expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Getty ImagesHighest-paying majors are mostly STEMPayscale's recent college salary report found that petroleum engineering is currently the highest-paying major overall. After petroleum engineering, operations research and industrial engineering majors are the next highest paid, followed by interaction design, applied economics and management, and building science. The growth in STEM jobs is expected to outpace that of non-STEM jobs in the coming years, Pew also found. 'You don't always need a degree'However, in some STEM-related fields, "you don't always need a degree," according to John Mullinix, chief growth officer at Ladders. A growing number of companies, including many in tech, are dropping degree requirements for middle-skill and even higher-skill roles.

Persons: Marc Cenedella, Greenberg, Eric Greenberg, Pew, John Mullinix Organizations: U.S . Census, Greenberg Educational, College Board, Pew Research

☆ Employers can use phrases in your resume to unfairly discriminate based on age—how to protect yourself against it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Age discrimination in hiring is an illegal yet pervasive practice. While age discrimination is a well-documented phenomenon, in many cases it goes unnoticed and unaddressed. Victims of age discrimination may be unsure of whether or not what they are experiencing classifies as discrimination and hiring officials may be unaware of their implicit biases against older workers. This makes it all the more difficult to address and protect yourself against age discrimination. Common resume red flagsChoices you make in your resume might inadvertently be working against you.

Persons: Marc Cenedella, Cenedella Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of San, CNBC, Yahoo, Skype Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

☆ 10 in-demand jobs paying $100,000 or more that companies are hiring for now
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

According to new research from the job search platform Ladders, these two industries are hiring for the most six-figure jobs. You don't need to have several years of work experience or an advanced degree to land some of these in-demand roles, either. To examine where hiring is happening the most for high-paying jobs, Ladders identified the top 10 occupations with the highest number of job openings on their site between January and August that pay more than $100,000. In fact, a 2022 Ladders report found that software engineers and project managers are among the top remote jobs employers are hiring for that pay six figures. Check out:7 companies hiring now that will let you work from anywhere—some jobs pay over $100,0003 in-demand skills employers want to see on your resume right nowWant to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?

Persons: Mark Cenedella, It's Locations: U.S

☆ Software engineers and clinical psychologists are among the 10 most popular jobs that pay more than $100,000, analysis finds. See the full list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The healthcare and tech sectors include some of the most popular jobs that pay more than $100K. Jobs in healthcare and tech were some of the most popular, founder Marc Cenedella told Insider. "The AI boom is certainly contributing to the high number of tech jobs available. Since the pandemic, there has been an increased need for mental healthcare and the stigma surrounding seeking mental healthcare seems to be decreasing." Here's the full list of the top 10 most popular job titles that pay more than $100,000.

Persons: Marc Cenedella, Cenedella Organizations: Service, Tech Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ 'Loud laboring' and 'quiet thriving' rank among the buzziest workplace trends. Here's what you should know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Quiet quitters and grumpy stayers grabbed headlines, but other workplace trends are gaining steam. More recently, "quiet thrivers" and "loud laborers" have been enjoying their time in the spotlight. Now, new trends such as "quiet thriving," "loud laboring," and "lazy girl jobs" are picking up steam. 'Loud laboring'"Loud laborers" sit among quiet quitters and grumpy stayers in modern workplaces. Dubbed the noisier cousin of quiet quitters, you are more likely to find "loud laborers" discussing their work rather than actually getting on with it.

Persons: stayers, Lesley Alderman, Insider's Sawdah Bhaimiya, Alderman, it's, demotivated, Nicole Price, TikToker Gabrielle Judge, Marc Cenedella Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, CNBC Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington

☆ 'Lazy girl jobs' put workers at risk of layoffs and sacrifice long-term job progression, career expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Having a "lazy girl job" may put employees' longtime career progression at risk, an expert says. "The problem with having the lazy girl job is that they're the first ones to get laid off," he said. Having a "lazy girl job" may put employees' longtime career progression at risk, a careers expert says. The new "lazy girl job" trend, which has been widely shared on TikTok, is workers' latest revolt against corporate America. And I'm going to be realistic about what that means for me in terms of how loyal they're going to be," he said.

Persons: Marc Cenedella, TikToker Gabrielle Judge, Cenedella, it's Organizations: Morning, America, Wall Street Locations: America

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