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The 25 Hottest And Fastest-Growing Jobs On LinkedIn That Will Be In High Demand For The Future
In addition to LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends report, the career-focused social media site offers the 2022 LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise list. These are the 25 fastest-growing job titles over the past five years, which also look to be the jobs of the future. If you are looking for fast-growing opportunities, take a look at this list to see if you’d be interested in pivoting or reinventing your career to one of these positions.
Apple Is Now Requiring Workers To Show Proof Of A Booster Shot
Apple is requiring both store and corporate employees to show proof of having a booster shot, in addition to their vaccination jabs, according to reporting by the Verge. Workers will have four weeks to comply, once the person is eligible. Apple will call upon all unvaccinated employees to show negative Covid-19 rapid antigen tests before they are able to enter the workplace, starting on January 24.
Credit Suisse Chairman Quits After Breaching Covid-19 Protocols— Flying To The Wimbledon Tennis Finals And Vacationing In The Maldives
In large global corporations, there seems to be two sets of rules—one for the top executives and CEOs, the other for the rank-and-file workers. Throughout 2020 and early to mid 2021, I wrote about a dozen pieces that highlighted a similar theme—thousands of employees were furloughed or fired, while the CEOs and their coterie of executives made out well with lush salaries and big bonuses. Even when companies went bankrupt, they still raked in the cash, while their workers were thrown out into the worst job market in modern history.
Walmart Plans Launch Of NFTs Cryptocurrency And Tokens As It Dives Into The Metaverse And Virtual Reality
For those who are skeptical about the future of the metaverse—believing it’s only about Mark Zuckerberg and Meta, formerly known as Facebook—it may come as a surprise that giant, big-box retailer Walmart that serves the average American is diving into virtual reality and launching its own Walmart token cryptocurrency and NFTs.
Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in Mega-Deal Worth $68.7 Billion
Microsoft announced a deal to buy video-game player Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash. If it goes through, it would be Microsoft’s biggest-ever acquisition—and by far the biggest deal ever in the video game biz—as well as the largest tech deal to date. Activision Blizzard’s games lineup includes “Call of Duty,” “Candy Crush,” “Warcraft,” “Diablo,” “Overwatch” and “Hearthstone.” According to Microsoft, the deal will accelerate the growth its gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud and will provide “building blocks” for the metaverse.
World’s Rich Thrived, Doubled Fortunes To U.S. $1.5 trillion, As Coronavirus Pushed Millions Into Poverty, Oxfam Says
The world’s 10 wealthiest people more than doubled their fortunes from US$700 billion to US$1.5 trillion during the coronavirus pandemic as poverty rates soared, according to a study released by charity Oxfam ahead of a high-profile World Economic Forum (WEF) event this week.
Daycares Are Shutting Down And Parents Are ‘Tired Of Being Tired’
The single mother of five is trying to sort out a logistical mess. She has to take her three oldest children to and from school because their bus driver is out, making her late to her job administering Covid-19 tests.
Workers Are Calling Out Sick In Droves, Leaving Employers Scrambling
Omicron has left employers around the country short of workers. Sometimes very short. At United Airlines, CEO Scott Kirby said nearly a third of the workforce called out sick on one day alone at Newark Liberty International Airport. At MOM’s Organic Market, some of its east coast stores have had to deal with 15 out of 50 workers out on a single day.
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