SRI wants to produce chatbots with deep knowledge of specific topics like banking and auto repair.
SRI wants to produce chatbots with deep knowledge of specific topics like banking and auto repair.
After birthing a virtual assistant that knows a little of everything, SRI International is working on ones that know a lot about just one thing.
The fixation on “culture fit” might be steering us wrong on both sides of the hiring table.
The fixation on “culture fit” might be steering us wrong on both sides of the hiring table.
Whether you’re an experienced job hunter or just striking out on your first round of interviews, you’re probably pretty focused on sussing out a prospective employer’s culture to see if you’d fit in. So heeding expert advice, we pay attention to interviewers’ personalities and picture ourselves sitting at a happy hour with our potential coworkers. We ask ourselves if that feels comfortable, what kind of personality a company seems to have, and whether ours squares with it.
If you can explain why you did something instead of just apologize for it, you’re more likely to win someone over.
If you can explain why you did something instead of just apologize for it, you’re more likely to win someone over.
It’s Tuesday morning, the alarm on your phone goes off, and you can’t help but look at the first email in your inbox. You read the first few words and begin to worry: Is your boss mad? You keep reading, and it’s true—she’s really steamed.
Taking these five steps can help you avoid acting rashly or just stewing in misery.
Taking these five steps can help you avoid acting rashly or just stewing in misery.
You did everything right. You found the company you’ve always wanted to work for. The job was a perfect fit and you aced the interview. Finally, after a weeks-long hiring process and far too much waiting, an offer comes your way. You negotiate a great compensation package, take the gig, and start what you consider to basically be your dream job.
One marketing exec says the usual approach to parental leave made life tough when she had her second baby—so she revised it.
One marketing exec says the usual approach to parental leave made life tough when she had her second baby—so she revised it.
Two weeks before my second baby arrived, my company’s CEO, Marco, asked me how I was feeling. I answered him truthfully: I was petrified. Not about the baby—I already had one of those and was confident that part would be easy. (I was so wrong, but that’s another story.)
The consumer genetic testing company says it can barely keep up with demand from researchers, while patient advocates wonder if customers deserve a cut of the profits.
The consumer genetic testing company says it can barely keep up with demand from researchers, while patient advocates wonder if customers deserve a cut of the profits.
After decades of inconclusive results, researchers backed by Pfizer and Massachusetts General Hospital revealed that they had identified several genetic markers associated with depression earlier this month. It was the largest study of its kind, using data from more than 120,000 people.
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