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Klarna has stopped hiring amid its relentless AI efficiency drive
Klarna has stopped hiring new staff members because of AI, claiming it’s now allowing natural employee attrition to bring the firm’s headcount down. CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski revealed the strategy in a recent appearance on Bloomberg Television, saying Klarna’s headcount had fallen by 22% to 3,500 in the space of a year and that around 200 staff members are using AI…
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What IT hiring looks like heading into 2025 – Computerworld
AI isn’t replacing jobs so much as it is reshaping the nature of work, said Elizabeth Lascaze, a principal in Deloitte Consulting’s Human Capital practice. She, too, sees evidence that entry-level roles focused on tasks like note-taking or basic data analysis are declining as organizations seek more experienced workers for junior positions. “Today’s emerging roles require workers to quickly leverage…
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Businesses know they have major skills deficits, but less than half plan on hiring more women
Only four-in-ten businesses have programs in place to hire more women, new research shows, despite a majority of IT professionals agreeing that there’s not enough diversity in the sector. According to a new study from ISACA, three-quarters of businesses say that attracting and retaining talent is a challenge. But female IT professionals believe they are still being shut out. Nearly…
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Tech hiring is set to grow in 2025, but wary staff are putting job security front and center
Many technology leaders plan to ramp up new hires in the new year, according to research from recruitment firm Robert Half, but wary staff are putting job security front and center. Robert Half’s 2025 Salary Guide found that almost half (46%) of IT and tech hiring managers are planning to add new positions for permanent, full-time members of staff. A…
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What North Korea’s infiltration into American IT says about hiring – Computerworld
A Clearwater, FL IT security company called KnowBe4 hired a man named “Kyle” in July. But it turns out that the picture he posted on his LinkedIn account was a stock photo altered with AI. The company sent a work laptop to the address “Kyle” supplied, which was, in fact, a US-based collaborator. The “employee” tried to deploy malware on…
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Cyber workforce growth slows as tight budgets hit hiring targets — and it’s going to create a more dangerous threat landscape and send burnout through the roof
Growth of the global cybersecurity workforce has slowed for the first time in six years, according to new research, while cyber threats show no signs of slowing. ISC2’s Cybersecurity Workforce Study found the global workforce amounted to 5.5 million people, marking a 0.1% year on year increase, whereas the labor pool had grown by as much as 8.7% year on…
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Diverse hiring in tech: How the sector can lead by example
In 2018, research from the Institution of Engineering and Technology indicated that nearly a third (30%) of workers under 23 who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undefined, or asexual (LGBTUA+) avoided jobs in the tech sector for fear of discrimination. Fast forward to 2024, and diversity and inclusion have become critical components of all thriving businesses, not just those…
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