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I believe people tend to fall into two buckets. Those who 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 a (pre-existing) job and those who 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 a (new) job. I’m still formulating…
I believe people tend to fall into two buckets. Those who 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 a (pre-existing) job and those who 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 a (new) job. I’m still formulating…
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Your manager is thinking about both AI adoption *and* if they will have to lay you off later. Here is how they are thinking about it: We all know…
Your manager is thinking about both AI adoption *and* if they will have to lay you off later. Here is how they are thinking about it: We all know…
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Folks have asked how I landed a new job 2 months after being laid off. The honest answer is that a huge part of it was luck (some of my LI posts went…
Folks have asked how I landed a new job 2 months after being laid off. The honest answer is that a huge part of it was luck (some of my LI posts went…
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Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Visualizing an Evidence Classifie
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Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Visualizing an Evidence Classifier
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