Why Amazon retired an AI hiring tool | Steady job growth for high-income and low-wage jobs, study shows | 401(k) rule can help employees with student loans
Amazon reportedly ended an artificial intelligence recruiting project last year after inadvertently training the platform to discriminate against women by feeding it 10 years of resumes from mostly men. The system downgraded resumes of women and taught itself to favor men, sources say. Fortune (10/10),Reuters (10/10)
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Recruiting & Retention
Steady job growth for high-income and low-wage jobs, study shows A CareerBuilder report predicts the US economy will add more than 8.3 million jobs between 2018 and 2023, a 5% increase, with high-income and low-wage jobs seeing the greatest increases. The majority of high-paying jobs over the next five years will have a technical aspect to them, such as STEM-related jobs. ConsumerAffairs (10/9)
Walgreen to drop health insurance for most retirees under 65 Most Walgreen retirees under 65 will no longer be eligible for company health insurance coverage after 2019. In other benefit changes, Walgreen, which this year announced pay raises for hourly workers totaling $100 million a year, has added parental leave and is expanding short-term disability leave for many employees. Chicago Tribune (tiered subscription model) (10/9)
Path to Workforce
Data science among top skills for 2018 employment Data science is one of the top areas for employment for 2018, with an expected 19% increase in demand for data scientists this year, according to data from CareerCast. To develop data science talent in-house, experts recommend giving employees freedom to control their personal growth and offering opportunities for software engineers to give input on data science software. CIO (free registration) (10/2)
The HR Leader
Avoid menial tasks that don't raise promotion odds Women are more likely than men to handle menial tasks at work that do not aid their chances of promotion, according to a study by Hive. "My advice is for women to stop doing this 10% extra work if it's not going to help you advance or get a raise," Forte Foundation Executive Director Elissa Sangster says. MarketWatch (10/9)
It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.
