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Open source AI models are more likely to recommend men than women for jobs, particularly the high-paying ones, a new study has found. While bias in AI models is a well-established risk, the findings highlight the unresolved issue as the usage of AI proliferates among recruiters and corporate human resources departments. "We don't conclusively know which companies might be using these models," Rochana Chaturvedi, a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois in the US and a co-author of the study, told The Register. "The companies usually don't disclose this and our findings imply that such disclosures might be crucial...

U.S. private-sector employers ramped up their demand for workers in late March, while layoffs fell broadly and worker confidence strengthened, underscoring the labor market’s resilience heading into the second quarter, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday. The number of private-sector job openings increased in March, helping to more than offset a broader decline in total openings driven by reductions in government hiring. Employers posted 7.19 million vacancies on the last business day of the month, down slightly from a revised 7.48 million in February. Openings remain above pre-pandemic levels, highlighting sustained employer demand for workers even amid broader economic...

Four years of classes, thousands of dollars in tuition and one freshly minted diploma — all to be outdone by a chatbot. As artificial intelligence floods the workplace, nearly half of Gen Z job seekers say their degrees have already been made obsolete by the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT — and they’re wondering why they even bothered hitting the books in the first place. It’s a waste of time and money, according to respondents to a new Indeed report, which found 49% of Gen Z job hunters think their college education has lost value in hoen defective...

Companies that prefer migrants and H-1B visa workers over Americans will face federal investigations and discrimination lawsuits, says Andrea Lucas, who President Donald Trump picked to serve as acting chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). “The EEOC is putting employers and other covered entities on notice: if you are part of the pipeline contributing to our immigration crisis or abusing our legal immigration system via illegal preferences against American workers, you must stop,” Lucas said in a February 20 notice. “The law applies to you, and you are not above the law. The EEOC is here to...

The Department of Justice is rescinding job offers for the Attorney General’s Honors Program amid President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze, according to a new report. The Attorney General’s Honors Program, established in 1953, hires graduating law students or recent law school graduates from top law schools such as Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, Stanford and the University of Virginia. But the Department of Justice notified those who had been selected for the program, which serves as a pipeline to recruit top legal talent into the public sector, that their offers were being revoked, several people familiar with the decision told the...

As part of his Day One agenda, President Trump used his clemency powers to place a hiring freeze on the IRS, preventing them from taking on any new employees, at least temporarily. Along with the hiring freeze, President Trump signed an Executive Order requiring all federal workers working remotely to return to in-office work. Take a look: VIDEO AT LINK...................... The reason for this move is most likely due to budgeting constrains and wasteful government spending concerns. Along with the IRS hiring freeze, President Trump halted all federal government hiring in order to ensure that only the best and brightest...

My friend @JoshuaSteinman is dropping bombshells about H-1B visas, and I’ve got a story to add. tl;dr – It’s a cultural problem. I spent years in India, working directly for one of the country’s wealthiest individuals. He recruited me for my computer skills to lead some of the most ambitious, technically challenging projects ever attempted. We broke world records and unlocked trillions in wealth. My boss? He now lives in a skyscraper in Mumbai. Toward the end of the project, he told me his best engineers were leaving for Silicon Valley, lured by unbelievable salaries. So, on his recommendation, I...

But it turns out the name atop that resumé sadly can still, in the 21st century, be a liability for Jews. That’s the finding of a new landmark study from the Anti-Defamation League on discrimination in the job market against Jewish and Israeli Americans. For this study, ADL asked a leading labor economist to conduct a field experiment submitting applications in response to administrative-assistant job postings using resumés that were identical except for specific characteristics, such as the applicant’s name. The researcher sent out 3,000 applications this year for jobs in 23 cities. By using names that suggested applicants were...

... The U.S. Forest Service has issued a nationwide hiring freeze on all non-fire seasonal employees...

Companies are hiring and firing Gen Z graduates faster than ever, creating a very miserable work experience for everyone involved. The rapid firing of Gen Z in multiple companies is not surprising as employers have spent the last few years complaining about how this particular group of employees is hard to work with, but the scale at which this is occurring does not set a good precedent for the future of work. The Gen Z mass firing was revealed in a recent survey that showed that six in ten employers have already fired college graduates who were hired this year....

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday froze hiring and travel in all city departments — including police and fire — and eliminated overtime “not directly required for public safety operations” to begin to confront Chicago’s burgeoning budget crisis. Johnson is not the first mayor to freeze hiring and restrict overtime to solve a budget crisis. But most past hiring freezes have been confined to “non-essential” positions. Public safety jobs in the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Fire Department have routinely been exempt. Johnson doesn’t have that luxury at a time when he’s refusing to rule out the property tax increase...

In today’s rapidly evolving job market, many job seekers find themselves perplexed by the abundance of job openings paired with the difficulty of securing employment. Despite reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating millions of job vacancies, the reality of landing a job has become increasingly challenging. This seeming contradiction has left many wondering, “If everyone is hiring, why can’t I get a job?” The answer lies in the complex dynamics of the modern hiring landscape, influenced by factors such as ghost jobs, automated screening processes, and economic uncertainty. The current job market presents a paradox. On one hand,...

The other day, I was tooling around at the grocery store and, in line to check out, I noticed a clothes hamper in the shopping cart in front of me. I thought it was pretty nice. I said so to the person pushing the cart.Yes, I know it is awkward to strike up such conversations but I’m glad I did. I quickly found that the shopper was not buying for himself but for a customer of Instacart, an online ordering service. He was working and shopping as a customer himself.Intrigued, I asked other questions. He has a university degree, recently...

The founder of Wingify received a unique proposition. "I'll pay you $500 to hire me. If I don't prove myself to be one of the best within a week you can fire me & keep the money," a job applicant wrote to him. Sharing the screenshot on X (formally Twitter) Paras Chopra, founder and chairman of software company Wingify, said he was impressed with the pitch, adding he would obviously not take the money. "This is how you get attention!" he wrote. “Looking forward to your rejection,” the message ended. Opinion in the comments section was divided with some loving...

The hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” said Monday that former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel — NBC News’s new paid contributor — will not be asked to appear on their show as a guest, pointing to her role in helping former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski in their Monday broadcast sharply criticized the network for hiring McDaniel and called on NBC News to reconsider the decision. “To be clear, we believe NBC News should seek out conservative Republican voices to provide balance in their election coverage. But...

A group of Virginia churches, Christian schools and a pro-life pregnancy care center have the right to hire individuals who adhere to their religious beliefs amid concern about the impact of a state LGBT anti-discrimination law, according to a new legal settlement.Calvary Road Baptist Church of Alexandria and its school, Community Fellowship Church of Staunton and its school, Community Christian Academy of Charlottesville and Care Net of Loudon County reached a settlement last week with Republican Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.At issue was the Virginia Values Act, a measure signed into law in 2020 by then-Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam that...

In a startling revelation, an insider at CVS has leaked internal documents shedding light on potential criminal violations of the Civil Rights Act. The leaked information suggests that CVS leadership is operating under directives to make hiring and promotion decisions based on race and gender, a practice that raises serious ethical and legal concerns.

A leftist-controlled council local government in London has reportedly begun to require private companies “demonstrate their commitment to LGBTQ+ equality” if they wish to do business with the council. The Camden Council in Central London is said to have introduced measures to ensure that all firms hired by the local government are on board with the increasingly radical LGBTQ+ agenda. According to statements seen by The Telegraph, the Labour Party-run council has proclaimed that it will only “work with businesses whose values align with our own, and to use our position of power to positively influence”.

Harvard President Claudine Gay is quickly becoming a household name, though not for the reasons she might have liked. She’s also receiving fan mail, but it’s not filled with the type of praise that celebrities typically hope for. The latest example was a letter from Jay Edelson, the founder of Edelson PC, a major law firm. He was writing to inform Gay that his firm would no longer be participating in recruitment events at Harvard Law School and he cited Gay’s recent congressional testimony along with the pro-Hamas rallies on campus as the reason for the decision. In other words,...

IBM is in hot water due to its discriminatory hiring practices. No, they’re not discriminating against blacks or Hispanics; they’re taking part in the popular new craze of treating whites and Asians like second-class citizens and denying them basic rights based on the color of their skin. This is the United States, and these actions are supposed to be illegal here. That’s why America First Legal, a group started by Trump loyalist Stephen Miller, is now suing IBM for racially discriminating against white and Asian Americans and for promising to fire, demote, or deny bonuses to corporate executives who fail...