2025 is here
2025 is here. It seems that as far back as anyone can remember, economists used past indicators to look into the future to make predictions on what to expect. This…
The rise of fake… everything
Trump hitting Biden with a golf ball. Taylor Swift pornography. Celebrities endorsing products. Russia getting involved in producing fake videos portraying Kamala in unfavorable light. Trump, Musk, Swift, Biden, and…
The importance of always looking for a job
Latest hiring numbers. Hiring without staffing and consulting companies. Types of open positions. Reasons for leaving. Remote work. Job stability. Bonuses. Lack of replacement roles. Past technology transformation. Current technology…
The dark side of automation
People have realized the clear advantages of automating work since at least The Industrial Revolution. Facilitating better trade routes wasn’t enough. As people got more free time and wealth accumulation…
Creating a proper resume
From Curriculum Vitae to resume, from the thickest stock of paper you could find to a QR code to your LinkedIn profile, the way people present their skills changed a…
Make America… whatever it was, again.
It was quiet on the narrow streets of the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio. The year was 1963 and life moved slowly. Early in the morning the entire town was alerted…
Don’t give up on the old folks
The Old Man and the Sea speaks about an aging fisherman finally catching his long-desired prey, only to fail to enjoy the results. Gran Torino tells a story of an…
Business Growth in 2024
It’s 2024, interest rates are high, technology giants are driving virtually all innovation, and Artificial Intelligence capacity is somewhere between stunning and scary. What’s always spurred growth was opening new…
2024 Job Search: opportunities and challenges
Over 50,000 people have been laid off thus far in 2024. With 7.3 million people working in technology in the country, how big of a deal is it? Seemingly, it…
Looking for a job in 2023
It’s 2023, unemployment stands at 3.5% and everyone is seemingly hiring. Generative AI is the talk of the town, with ChatGPT turning heads, albeit so far without much business use.…
How AI changes your job search
71% of American employees oppose the use of AI in deciding who gets hired. 66% of the same demographic wouldn’t even apply to a job, when AI makes those decisions.…
What’s a fresh grad to do?
Welcome to the year of overall financial confusion, compounded by over 2 years of financial uncertainty due to the pandemic. World’s government dumped an unreal amount of generally poorly distributed…
Are we all, basically, guilty of sedition?
A small town’s local pizza shop owner was feeling down. His previously constantly busy establishment was now empty inside at all times, and deliveries dropped by way more than half.…
American state of mind disharmony through disagreement
With tensions surrounding ‘everything 2020’, primarily the Covid-19 pandemic, how are people ending this year? As Sandi Bachom’s book said: Denial is not a river in Egypt, yet it is a common…
Is office space dead?
A river of suits coming down 7 escalators of Bankers Trust at 130 Liberty street on Friday at 5 pm was an almost scary view. The massive size of workforce alone was…
We are one
It was 2012 and Glenda Moore from Staten Island didn’t take the evacuation order seriously. Sandy was promising to be a big storm, but with a number of other, later unnecessary warnings, failed to…
Heavy is the soul of a Jew
Heavy is the soul of a Jew. Hard it is to stay in line. 613 Commandments rival Sisyphos’ labor. Screams the guilt through the annual cleansing ritual, guilt often devoid of basis, as…
Do certifications matter?
Technology has long been a permanent staple of sorts in people’s lives. Entire generation has been born and matured, not remembering what it’s like not to have a computer at…
Does the US of A like its people?
‘The American Dream’, ‘The US bliss’, or just ‘bubblegum and blue jeans’ have been objects of pursuit for millions of people inside and outside of the US of A for…
Automating the interview process: does it help or hurt?
It’s almost 2019 and technology is everywhere. Whether you want to get a taxi to go to an appointment, feeling hungry and want food delivered, or share your thoughts with…
Eliminating the national debt
The US economy is propelling full steam ahead. With the current unemployment rate of 3.9%, as of July 2018, the booming stock market, consumer confidence riding high, and most current matrix exceeding the wildest expectations,…
Is the US ready for socialism?
It was long ago that the Grand Old Party (or as we now know it, GOP) was heavily focused on improving lives of average Americans. 1861 gave us Abraham Lincoln, and subsequent abolishment…
How a Supreme Court Justice pick will affect the economy
The hottest topic all around is the latest round of Supreme Court decisions and the next Supreme Court Justice, after Justice Kennedy announced his retirement. Some view it as a purely political…
Is technology ever old?
Long gone are the days of C++ ruling the development space. Just as few knew that ‘NT’ stood for ‘New Technology’ in the late 90s, few still remember that ‘VB’ stands for…