Category: hiring

LinkedIn rolls out AI-driven interview feedback feature

Post author By Randall
Post date April 30, 2020
Categories In Ai, covid-19, feedback, gear, hiring, interview, jobs, linkedin, News, speech patterns, Tech, video introductions

[ad_1] That’s all fine and well, but doing a video interview (or a live one for that matter) is a skill that requires practice. To that end, LinkedIn has also unveiled AI-powered instant feedback that goes along with its interview preparation tool. Once you’ve practiced your responses to questions, you can record them and get […]

Instacart is hiring another 250,000 grocery shoppers

Post author By Randall
Post date April 23, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, Delivery, gear, gig workers, grocery, hiring, instacart, News, Safety, shoppers, Tech, workers

[ad_1] Instacart promises it’s doing more to support its workforce. To log into the app, workers will have to take a daily wellness check. If they confirm symptoms of COVID-19, including fever, cough or difficulty breathing, they’ll be logged off for the day and told to contact their physician. Independent contractors (known as “full-service” shoppers) […]

Microsoft hired Ruben Caballero away from Apple

Post author By Randall
Post date April 7, 2020
Categories In Apple, business, gear, hardware, hiring, Hololens, Microsoft, News, ruben caballero, Tech, vice president

[ad_1] Ruben Caballero, a former Apple executive, has joined Microsoft as corporate vice president for hardware design and technology. According to a new entry on his LinkedIn profile, which was first spotted by Bloomberg, Caballero will be part of Microsoft’s mixed reality and AI division. In particular, he’ll work on the HoloLens as well as […]

Amazon will hire 100,000 workers to keep up with the surge in demand

Post author By Randall
Post date March 16, 2020
Categories In Amazon, business, coronavirus, covid-19, Delivery, employees, gear, hiring, online shopping, pay, services, Tech, wages, warehouse, workers

[ad_1] The company will increase pay for US workers by $2 per hour through the end of April. Those in the UK will see a £2 per hour increase, and Amazon will boost pay by approximately €2 per hour in many EU countries. The company says the pay bump represents an investment of over $350 […]

Facebook says it’s doing more to prevent suicide and self-harm

Post author By Randall
Post date September 10, 2019
Categories In business, chatsafe, content, crowdtangle, Facebook, gear, hiring, Instagram, Internet, medicine, orygen, Research, Safety, Security, self-harm, self-injury, suicide, suicide prevention, Tech, world suicide prevention day

[ad_1] Facebook has been working on suicide prevention measures for years. In 2017, it rolled out its AI-based suicide prevention tools. This year, Instagram began hiding self-harm images behind ‘sensitivity screens.’ Instagram also prevents self-harm content from appearing in the Explore tab, and it’s taken steps to prohibit content that may promote eating disorders. As […]

Facebook plans to double its minority employees in the next five years

Post author By Randall
Post date July 9, 2019
Categories In black, business, diversity, employees, Facebook, hiring, hispanic, inclusive, Internet, minorities, report, representation, Tech, tomorrow, Women

[ad_1] To get there, Facebook plans to double its female employees globally and its Black and Hispanic employees in the US. “It will be a company that reflects and better serves the people on our platforms, services and products,” Facebook said in a blog post. The company says the goal is both ambitious and important, […]