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After 200+ applications and 15+ interviews, former corporate employee takes $11/hour dishwashing jobA 29-year-old former corporate employee laid off in April says he has submitted more than 200 applications and attended over 15 interviews ...
Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobsRapid adoption of AI in many fields, from computer programmers to script writing and physical tasks, is pushing people out of their jobs or...
New EPF Scheme, 2026: What existing and new PF subscribers should knowIndia's Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is undergoing a significant modernization with the EPF Scheme, 2026. Existing subscribers will see ...
For one small business, AI was key to a quick start and expansionThe rapid emergence and spread of AI has become a defining feature of the U.S. economy, of prime interest to Federal Reserve officials tr...
Need Rs 1 lakh urgently? Think again before withdrawing it from your retirement fund as it could cost you Rs 30 lakh laterRetirement planning: Dipping into your retirement corpus for urgent needs can be a costly mistake, potentially costing you lakhs by retirem...
'I wasn't happy': Man says quitting his job made him realise that a steady salary alone cannot lead to happinessAfter spending nearly two years at the same company, a man says quitting his job led to an unexpected realization about happiness. In a pos...
Meta layoffs: ‘I asked to be laid off’ during company-wide 8,000 job cuts, says ex-employeeA former Meta employee voluntarily sought to be part of recent layoffs. Her personal career goals no longer matched the company's direction...
The one thing candidates get wrong about resume gaps that this person accidentally got very right - interviewers loved itJob seekers often fear resume gaps. One professional's honest approach to explaining career breaks surprised many. Instead of elaborate sto...
Microsoft rejected her, Meta rejected her but Google said YES: Techie shares career lessons she learnt after months of unemploymentA Gurugram-based software engineer, Priyanka Giri, has gone viral after sharing how she landed a job at Google following four months of une...
You 'should not spend 100% of your time on your job search': Expert shares 4 reasons why resigning from your current job without any offer can be riskyCareer expert Simon Ingari cautions professionals against leaving jobs without a new offer. He explains that employers often prefer candida...
'I cry before work’: 34-year-old techie earning Rs 40 LPA is mentally drained and seeks internet's advice regarding career breakA 34-year-old woman earning Rs 40 lakh a year admitted online that despite financial success, her demanding job leaves her crying before wo...
Alarming trend as AI eats into jobs: Tech companies' hiring of new grads has plummeted over 50% since 2019Job hunting is tough for new graduates, especially in tech. Big Tech has cut entry-level hiring significantly. AI is changing the job marke...
Cambridge scholar struggles to land job, faces over 70 rejections, says 'job market is rough'Marika Niihori, a Cambridge PhD graduate in Physics, experienced unexpected challenges in finding employment, facing over 70 rejections aft...
Should you take a career break, sabbatical? Here's advice from 5 people who took job breaks of 6 months to 7 yearsRejoining work after a gap can be challenging. If you are worried about stepping off the corporate ladder out of fear of taking a hit on yo...
Career gap? Here's how you can explain itExplaining a career gap during an interview can be daunting, but job seekers should focus on constructing an acceptable narrative and empha...
ET Career Ready: Unleash your full career potential with India’s largest unbiased platform for identifying job-ready talent. Registration now openEconomictimes.com presents the first ever edition of ET Career Ready, an initiative to improve the employability of students and young prof...
Personal finance pitfalls young mothers faceMany young earners have focussed on building an emergency fund or a saving stash that would see them through a period of being between jobs...
Rahul Gandhi targets Agnipath scheme, 'Farm laws'Addressing a public rally at Panipat on the arrival of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Haryana for its second leg of tour in the state, Gandhi's s...
Amfi launches internship plan to increase number of mutual fund distributorsIndustry body Amfi on Monday announced the launch of an internship programme to groom qualifying individuals as mutual fund distributors, w...
Pine Labs launches Second Innings programme for retired athletes in collaboration with Natekar Sports & FitnessThis initiative, a unique bid to give back to the sports community, provides an opportunity for retired and currently unemployed athletes t...