A Googler laid off while on vacation found out when her colleague texted her, and said it made her feel like she was 'just a number'

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Google laid off 12,000 workers in January.

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A job applicant who lost her hair when she had cancer says interviewers called her headpiece not 'professional' enough

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Krystal Garmon said the headpiece she wore during the interview was "not inappropriate."

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'Identity capital' is the key to getting your dream job and making friends in your 20s, according to Gen Z and millennials on TikTok

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Meg Jay, the author of The Defining Decade, told Insider that she sees "identity capital" as "anything you do that adds value to who you are."

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These are the startups to bet your career on, based on 3 key factors

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Laid off from a startup and on an H-1B visa? Here are 3 main things immigrant workers should know, according to experts.

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Many laid-off immigrant tech workers on H-1B visas now have a 60-day window to find a new job.

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I'm a female construction manager. I've had men comment on my looks and tell me I belong in the kitchen — but I still love my career.

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The odds of the US slipping into recession are now just 25% thanks to a surge in jobs, Goldman Sachs says

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The odds of a US recession have shortened, Goldman Sachs said.

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How Gen Z and the Great Resignation created a wave of overinflated job titles

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Associates are now "partners," and everyone's a "senior executive VP." Why did regular-old job titles suddenly get so pompous-sounding?

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Why Silicon Valleys massive layoffs haven't hit Detroit automakers

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Automakers like Ford and GM have yet to announce anything close to the layoffs that have left thousands of tech workers out of a job this year.

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A shortage of accountants is pushing the industry to reboot its image to win over young talent: 'You have to sell them'

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"We're the referees of business," Steven Kachelmeier, the chair of the accounting department at the University of Texas, said.

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