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More than 1,700 students and educators from more than 55 schools across the region learned about careers in advanced manufacturing, skilled trades, heavy equipment and more at the Rochester Community Sports Complex Tuesday to learn about in-demand careers that do not require a college education. ROC With Your Hands is the region’s largest single-day career […]
Members of the City of Rochester’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will continue the in-person budget outreach activity series from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the ROC the Block Community Employment Fair, at Parcel 5, 285 E. Main St. The series of in-person budget input sessions will continue through Oct. […]
The federal government says it has hired more than 2,000 video gamers as air traffic controllers, the payoff from a recruiting campaign the Department of Transportation built specifically to pull people who play games into a job most of them had never considered. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the milestone on Sunday, August 9, posting […]
Tuskegee University is raising the bar on student expectations with a sweeping set of new policies governing dress, classroom behavior, and attendance as the historic HBCU prepares to welcome its largest incoming freshman class in 32 years. Among the most talked-about changes is a campus dress code requiring students to arrive prepared for professional settings. Students should […]
The Rochester Public Market will host the fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The City of Rochester says the upcoming fair will have the most employers and community resources in ROC the Block’s six-year history. RTS, Spectrum, Trillium Health, Qualitrol, and AMR are just some of the employers set to attend. People can meet […]
GLP 1 study conversations just took a turn from health talk to workplace reality, and the findings are uncomfortable. According to new research from Harvard University economist Rebecca Diamond found that women who started taking GLP 1 weight loss medications saw a notable shift in employment outcomes, especially if they were not working before using the drugs. According to the National […]
The most comprehensive independent study of AI-powered hiring algorithms ever conducted has found stark racial disparities embedded in the tools used to screen millions of job applicants, with more than one in four applications submitted by Black job seekers directed to positions where the algorithm produces outcomes that trigger federal discrimination scrutiny. The paper, “Algorithmic Monocultures in […]
Workplace romance statistics show that over 60% of adults have had a workplace romance. Between little time outside of work to meet people and a heightened degree of comfortability, workplace romances aren’t likely to go anywhere. Though our survey found that 43% led to marriage, workplace romances are not a dream for everyone. When 40% […]
School is almost out for teenagers across the country, and those hoping to land a summer job may have a tough time finding one. Last summer, teen hiring fell to its lowest level in nearly eight decades of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and forecasters predict it could be even lower this summer. A Challenger, Gray […]
According to WalletHub, the Flower City ranks among the best places in the country to start a career, coming in at number 36 overall. The report looked at factors like starting salaries, and quality of life, with Rochester scoring especially well for professional opportunities. Analysts say affordable living costs and a growing job market are […]
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