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    Verizon exec tells unemployed Gen Z they can always volunteer to stand out in the current bleak job market: ‘No one’s going to say no to free work’

    Verizon exec tells unemployed Gen Z they can always volunteer to stand out in the current bleak job market: ‘No one’s going to say no to free work’

    As millions of young grads face unemployment, Verizon’s talent chief insists that even unpaid and informal experience can set candidates apart.

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    Suzy Welch says Gen Z and millennials are burnt out because older generations worked just as hard, but they ‘had hope’

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    70% of Gen Z are so anxious about money that they can’t sleep—they’re dealing with it by bed rotting and watching TV instead of budgeting

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    $34 billion was wiped from Larry Ellison’s net worth days after briefly becoming the world’s richest as ‘AI bubble’ fears grow

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    Deliveroo CEO Will Shu turned 100-hour weeks on Wall Street into a $4 billion food empire. Now he’s cashing out with $250 million

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    DBS CEO dinner auction in Singapore fetches $15,000 bid

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    Google Ventures CEO David Krane speaks at Fortune Brainstorm Tech on September 9th, 2025, in Park City, Utah.
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    The labor market is cooling, so now would be the time for companies to invest in existing employees. But employers aren’t doing that, research shows
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    By Paige McGlauflin and HR Brew
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    Robert Redford said he worked at Yosemite National Park before making it in Hollywood, inspired by his first visit when he had ‘a mild case of polio’

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    Just like Bill Gates, this Samsung exec retreats to a remote cabin every year to escape the chaos

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    Female Gen Z workers say the best kind of bosses have one thing in common—they’re ‘girl dads’

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