A Meta manager explains how she thinks about hiring: curiosity and constant learning matter more than a degree

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Cindy Tan signing books at a table.
Cindy Tan, a managing director at Meta, says that getting a degree is just "table stakes" when it comes to excelling in your career.

Cindy Tan

I feel more Chinese in the US and more American in China. I have to switch between 2 personalities.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Politics
Jeff Niu moved to Beijing.
Jeff Niu grew up as an ABD in New York, but always felt drawn to China.

Louis Tellier

'Potentially fatal': Crisis experts warn Intel not to stay silent after Trump calls on its CEO to resign

Tech Insider : Business
Lip-Bu Tan
President Donald Trump called on Lip-Bu Tan to resign as CEO of Intel. Crisis communications experts told Business Insider that getting a message out early and on multiple fronts is essential.

Chiang Ying-ying/Associated Press

Here are 3 steps you can take to level up your career

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
Sam Altman speaking at a conference in San Francisco, California.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the average ChatGPT query uses about one fifteenth of a teaspoon of water.

Justin Sullivan via Getty Images

I'm a startup founder and father of 3. I've disappointed my kids by missing events due to work — the guilt is constant.

Tech Insider : Business
Headshot of Cache Merrill
Cache Merrill (second from left) said that his children's disappointment has been a wake-up call for him.

Cache Merrill

From camp counselor to Goldman Sachs partner — an exec explains her unlikely origin story at the firm

Tech Insider : Business
A woman smiles and her name is Jen Roth
Jennifer Roth

courtesy of Goldman Sachs

AT&T just made it official: Workplace loyalty is dead

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
AT&T CEO John Stankey photo collage
 

John Lamparski/Getty, Getty images; Tyler Le/BI

A laid-off Accenture manager has been job hunting for 21 months. Recruiters keep telling him he's too expensive.

Tech Insider : Business
Alexander Valen
Alexander Valen

Alexander Valen

Bank of America juniors will be reassigned — but not fired — if they accept PE jobs

Tech Insider : Business
People walk by Bank of America
Bank of America's NYC headquarters

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I watched 3 hours of Palantir employee videos to learn about their 'artist colony' culture — here's what stood out

Tech Insider : Business
Screenshots from Palantir's YouTube channel, featuring its employees discussing the company's culture and approach to work.
 Palantir has dozens of videos on its YouTube channel, including many featuring employees discussing the company's culture and approach to doing things.

YouTube/@palantirtech

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