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The article discusses the challenges faced by recent M.B.A. graduates in finding employment. Many graduates are struggling to secure jobs in well-paid, white-collar positions due to a slowdown in hiring in sectors such as consulting, tech, and finance. The number of M.B.A. graduates without jobs has doubled at some top business schools compared to previous years. Career-change students are particularly affected, as employers are prioritizing candidates with relevant experience. However, graduates who are flexible in terms of location, function, or industry have found success in a broader range of fields. Despite the difficulties, those who do find jobs are enjoying healthy salaries. [Extracted from the article]

Companies in finance and accounting are now recruiting college sophomores for internships that will take place in the summer of 2025, nearly 18 months in advance. This advanced timeline has led to increased competition among students who are trying to secure internships that can launch their careers after graduation. Many companies have already filled their summer 2024 internship slots, and the early deadlines help them attract top talent. While the early start of the internship competition may benefit companies, it poses challenges for workforce planning and may affect the overall job market for recent graduates. [Extracted from the article]

According to Gallup's 2023 workplace report and a BambooHR analysis, U.S. employees are increasingly dissatisfied at work, despite wage increases and greater flexibility. The reasons for this unhappiness vary, including inflation erasing pay gains, the unsettled nature of the workday, and a cooling job market. Companies have attempted to address these concerns by offering more benefits and support, but employee satisfaction has not improved. Factors contributing to this dissatisfaction include new employees feeling adrift and weakened relationships among coworkers due to distance. While some workers are satisfied with their jobs, others have experienced negative impacts from changes in remote work policies. [Extracted from the article]

Jennifer Solomon-Baum, a former Microsoft marketing director who left early this year, says she understands why the company chose to rethink its approach to feedback, which she feels may have made employees more open to giving feedback. "Feedback conversations, as they commonly exist today, activate a social-threat response in the brain interfering with the ability to think clearly, and raising heart rates", says Theresa Adams, senior HR knowledge adviser at human-resources trade association SHRM. Many companies, executive coaches and HR professionals are looking to erase the anxiety-inducing word from the corporate lexicon, and some are urging it be replaced by what they see as a gentler, more constructive word: "feedforward.". [Extracted from the article]

More than 40% of nearly 12,000 workers said they use ChatGPT or other AI tools at work, according to a January survey by Fishbowl, the workplace chat application. Keywords: wsjlifework; Computers/Consumer Electronics; Software; Applications Software; Artificial Intelligence Technologies; Computing; Technology; Capacity/Facilities; Automation; Corporate/Industrial News EN wsjlifework Computers/Consumer Electronics Software Applications Software Artificial Intelligence Technologies Computing Technology Capacity/Facilities Automation Corporate/Industrial News N.PAG N.PAG 1 03/24/23 20230323 NES 230323 As bosses fret over generative AI, many employees embrace it Office drama is brewing around when employees - and their bosses - are allowed to use ChatGPT at work. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: a-hed; wsj-usnews; wsjlifework; Labor/Personnel; Corporate/Industrial News; Content Types; Factiva Filters; C&E Industry News Filter; Page One Stories; SYND EN a-hed wsj-usnews wsjlifework Labor/Personnel Corporate/Industrial News Content Types Factiva Filters C&E Industry News Filter Page One Stories SYND N.PAG N.PAG 1 01/16/23 20230112 NES 230112 Companies that track employees' productivity run up against their inventive workarounds In a time of hybrid work, employers are extra-focused on making sure their staffers are being productive. Workers nationwide are sharing their ways to outsmart supervisors, guard their personal lives or just avoid looking like shirkers../Mouse Jigglers, Fake PowerPoints files/7159596624212249899.html Career coaches such as Sho Dewan provide lessons on techniques. [Extracted from the article]

Curt notes sent by higher-ups wreck weekends and family time; "Until you've gotten that 10 p.m. "pls fix", you just don't get it". [Extracted from the article]