AI can be used to create job promotion, not be a job replacement, says AWS vice president

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Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of AI and Data at Amazon Web Services, shares how AI can change the future of work.

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I landed an easy job at Amazon after years of hard work. I felt deeply guilty until I realized it could be a strategic move.

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Years into her Amazon career, Kristi Coulter found herself coasting in an easy role that played to her strengths.

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How do you actually network to land a new job? Microsoft's ex-VP of HR explains

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The key to networking is to expand your visibility beyond the people you work with every day.

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I was rejected from Google 7 times. Here's what I changed to finally land my dream job.

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Annie Wang applied to Google 7 times before landing a software engineering role at her dream company.

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I cold-emailed Mark Cuban and a Meta exec, and they both responded. Here's how I worded it.

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I became a data analyst and grew my salary 5x without working in Big Tech. Non-tech companies offer more flexibility and less stress.

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Charlotte Chaze went from making $28,000 to $158,000 in four years after becoming a data analyst.

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A Google executive shares the 5 things to avoid doing for a successful career

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Daniel Rizea, a director of engineering at Google, advises against extreme job-hopping. While you may earn more money for a while, your performance will plateau, and you will not learn new skills.

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10 things you should be negotiating every time you land a job offer, according to ex-Microsoft HR VP

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PIPs do more harm than good. In my 30-year HR career, here's the best alternative I've seen.

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Even if an employee successfully completes a performance-improvement plan, the underlying tension and strain on the relationship often persist.

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I toured Google's new $2.1 billion office in NYC and it's like an all-inclusive wellness resort — see inside

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Google's St. John's Terminal serves as the NYC headquarters for the company's global business organization.

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