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John Lewis Partnership to tackle youth unemployment
The John Lewis Partnership will offer a further 1,000 roles to care-experienced young people by 2030, more than doubling its previous target as it increases its efforts to tackle youth unemployment.
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Decathlon boosts employee share ownership scheme
To mark its 50th anniversary, Decathlon is granting €2,000 (£1,730) in free shares or asset incentives to eligible employees worldwide.
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The rapid evolution of the global engineering landscape requires continuous education. For one week in April, the IEEE community focuses on its educational frameworks. IEEE Education Week, which just concluded its fifth year, provided a comprehensive overview of the resources available to professionals and students.
From 11 to 19 April, the organization supplied a variety of live and virtual…
This job will provide the successful candidate with unmatched views and 'unforgettable experiences'.
Yen-Ling Kuo always wanted to understand how things worked. When she was growing up in Taiwan, reading the story of Michael Faraday in elementary school piqued her curiosity about the natural world. During that time, she was introduced to Logo, a computer program with a turtle cursor to help children learn basic coding through hands-on experimentation.
It was Kuo’s introduction to…
529 plans are more versatile than ever. Take time this summer to assess whether you're making the best use of all the options — and any available financial aid.
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Retail CEOs rally to tackle youth unemployment
More than 80 retail chief executives have co-signed a letter coordinated by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), warning that the sector is being priced out of youth recruitment.
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New York City was the backdrop of this year’s IEEE Honors Ceremony, held on 24 April.
The event celebrates engineering pioneers who have developed technologies that have changed how people connect and learn about the world. This year’s celebrants included the engineers behind innovations such as text-to-donate technology, AI-powered diagnostic tools, and the graphics processing unit, among…
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The fashion businesses tackling the youth unemployment crisis
With more than 1 million young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), fashion retailers such as Marks & Spencer, John Lewis and Kurt Geiger are reaching out to the next generation to ensure the pipeline of talent does not run dry.
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From NYC's proposal to Trump Accounts and state-sponsored baby bond programs, governments are helping children build savings long before they reach adulthood.
College is no longer the safest route to job security. The sooner we change attitudes towards skilled labor and alternative career paths, the better for us all.
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Don't dip into your own retirement savings if your child's 529 plan won't cover all their college expenses. The plan can be more flexible than you might think.
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Why fashion risks losing a generation of future founders
Ryan Llewellyn-Pace, CEO and founder of Pace Partnership London and former managing director of Barbour, warns fashion retail will suffer if entrepreneurs are not encouraged and supported.
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If The Pitt’s chief attending has you rethinking the daily grind, it might be time to plan a strategic career pause — before you call it quits for good.
I have been an application-specific IC (ASIC) designer for almost three decades. Over that time, I’ve moved through the full academic trajectory, from graduate student to full professor; later, I transitioned to industry after an unsuccessful stint at entrepreneurship. When I made the switch to the private sector in 2019, I began focusing on a critically important aspect of the electronic…
While critics complain that economists are always at odds, there are plenty of areas of agreement that contain valuable lessons for our working lives and more.
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Meet the team: Nobody’s Child’s sustainability mentors
The sustainability team at Nobody’s Child might be small, but this trio is mighty. Based at the brand’s head office in Angel, north London, they share their predictions for the year ahead and why navigating an “ever-evolving landscape” of regulations is the biggest challenge.
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"This is a varied, hands-on position that changes with the seasons."
The average person works 80,000 hours over the course of their career. Ideally, that time should be fulfilling, well-paid, and spent doing things that make the world a better place. Of course that’s much, much easier said than done. In an increasingly fragile job market made still more fraught by AI, there’s no longer such […]
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The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc)’s Research Collaboration Pitch Session initiative is proving to be a catalyst for meaningful engagement between academic researchers and industry innovators. Launched last year, the program connects promising researchers with industry leaders who can offer them funding, mentorship, and connections to bring interesting ideas closer to real-world…
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Students wanted to reschedule a final exam, and when their professor cited a long-standing, universal rule, they muttered about filing a grievance. What's next?