Career Advice & Insights

A new report from Pew Research Center shows that 18% of Americans reported knowing someone whose salary or hours have been cut, or who has lost a position, due to “workforce automation.” A sliver of people also reported having firsthand experience with this topic, with 2% saying they’ve lost a position themselves because their company “replaced … Read More

A new email plugin called Crystal made accurate judgments on one reporter’s email style. It can help people navigate tone and content with strangers. Read More

Scientists have created a new robot that can fall down repeatedly without suffering significant damage — and can get back up without human assistance. Read More

By liberating employees from jobs they’re unsuited for instead of firing them, people can see that there’s life beyond the one position they currently have. Read More

Can a robot ease the existential angst of those facing imminent death? It might seem unlikely, but that’s exactly what a new chatbot was able to do. Read More

Apple is hiring a trainer to teach its artificially-intelligent voice interface, Siri, to have “serious conversations.” Would you trust it? … Read More

Job skills — how to use new software, piece through data, give presentations, speak in public — are not what you learn at college. For practical, job-based skills, get a job. Read More

When it comes to career lingo, no phrase has gotten more buzz over the past several years than personal branding. You don’t need it. Here’s why. Read More

The collection of women’s stories also happens to be a treasure trove of work wisdom. Here’s what a few members of the list can teach you about your career. Read More