The quiet career cost of losing a parent young

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Alana Aichholz
Alana Aichholz, whose parents died when she was in high school and college, is about to enter the workforce.

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Bobbi Brown's advice to young grads: 'Don't just sit there watching TV and expect the doorbell to ring.'

Tech Insider : Business
Bobbi Brown standing and smiling
Bobbi Brown tells recent grads to take the first job they can get in the industry they want to work in.

David M. Benett

The work entry-level engineers used to do is changing. This is their new playbook.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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AI provides certain shortcuts for junior-level engineers and has reshaped daily tasks.

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These 7 companies are increasing hiring of entry-level engineers

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
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While some may be reluctant to hire junior developers, others are doubling down on the talent pool.

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Goldman US equity chief on advice he'd give to young workers starting out: Figure out how you fit into the machine of the company

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
David Kostin, Chief US Equity Strategist for Goldman Sachs, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, May 10, 2022.
Goldman Sachs' David Kostin says young workers stand out by understanding how their daily tasks power the business.

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'Think big': A 35-year finance veteran urges Gen Z to start their own businesses as entry-level jobs dry up

Tech Insider : Business
Tourists view Canary Wharf's financial district across the River Thames at Greenwich in London on May 10, 2025.
A City veteran warns Gen Z to stop chasing shrinking graduate jobs and start building their own businesses as AI reshapes work.

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A City exec says Gen Z is nearing breaking point as AI turns graduate hiring into a 'meat grinder'

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Thousands of unemployed young people and adults attend the BA Employment Expo in La Rural, Buenos Aires, on October 16, 2025.
A City veteran warned that AI-driven hiring is crushing a generation of debt-laden graduates.

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Cisco exec says the slowdown in entry-level hiring is a 'total blip' and won't last

Tech Insider : Business
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Francine Katsoudas, Cisco's chief people, policy, and purpose officer, told Business Insider that she doesn't think the slowdown in entry-level hiring will last long.

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Barry Diller likes to give younger workers 'more responsibility than they qualify for' to see who succeeds

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Barry Diller is pictured.
Barry Diller said that "pretty good people" come out of a sink-or-swim environment for young talent.

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Millennials and Gen Zers in their first jobs out of college might actually tell the story of the economy

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
A woman working in a coffee shop.

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