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7 Thought-Provoking Ideas About AI And Robotisation Of Workplace From Nobel Prize Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz
Some time ago the PitchMe team attended a lecture given by the Nobel prize winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz. The topic of that talk was particularly interesting for us, since Stiglitz addressed the issues of artificial intelligence, robotisation of labour markets and how it all might affect unemployment rates across the world. AI and its implications…
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Three unusual lessons that can be learned from the world’s first CV
Nearly every working professional has a CV. I’m sure even you have a one. But have you ever stopped and wondered who created the first ever CV? Who was that man or woman who decided to summarise his/her skills and achievements into one document? Who is responsible for everybody’s job-search headache? Supposedly, the CV was…
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PitchMe celebrates a re-launch!
As many business ideas, it all started from a personal experience to find a job and a rhetorical question “why is this so complicated”? 5 years ago, being involved in the Young professional network in London, our co-Founders saw how candidates struggled to find a job, while companies found it extremely challenging to find good…
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A great founder or a terrible leader?
What do we know about corporate leadership? Pretty much everything — so many books are written about motivation, leadership styles, team management. Many of us came across a known wisdom “If you can manage three — you can manage thousands”. But is it really true, that person who has managed to get three people to work together on a…
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Do you need to study programming if you want to become a chef?
Thirty per cent of workers in the UK are in occupations either highly likely to grow as a share of the workforce or highly likely to shrink. 70% of UK jobs are much more uncertain. There is an opportunity for people within the uncertain or rapidly changing occupation to improve their prospects by investing in…
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I would have hired you if I did not know your name
It fascinates me to attend face-to-face interviews with clients who meet candidates we introduce them. Personal profile and a completed practical task are the only information they know about a person who will enter the room in few minutes. Just before candidate interviewed for a Client Solution Engineer position enters, I ask employer to describe…