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Oracle set to add 1,000 employees in European cloud push

Oracle Corp. is hiring 1,000 employees in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as it expands its cloud computing services in the region. The company is looking for workers with between two to six years of experience to staff sales, management, finance, recruitment, marketing and human resources roles for its cloud computing service, Oracle said […]

UK IoT job openings grow by 14% especially in data security

Earlier this year, Wired magazine proclaimed 2017 to be the year that the Internet of Things (IoT) would die. The security risks, hacking scandals and lack of useful technology meant that the connectivity hype would come to an end, they said. To test this view, job meta-search engine To test this view, job meta-search engine […]

America’s job market just got better in June, recording 222,000 new jobs

The U.S. economy added 222,000 jobs in June, much more than economists were expecting, the Labor Department said Friday. This is a welcome development after the prior two jobs reports had hinted of a possible slowdown in job growth. June thus becomes the 81st consecutive month of job gains. The figures for May and April […]

Looking for global jobs? Taiwan, Japan, Slovenia hot destinations, now hiring

Taiwan, Japan and Slovenia lead in a survey of 43 countries where companies are ramping up their hiring after a year of political uncertainty and upheaval, according to Manpower Group Employment outlook. The survey done in conjunction with Insider Business indicates that companies in 39 of 43 countries surveyed said they anticipate increasing their headcounts, […]

Highly skilled EU workers leaving UK on Brexit, uncertainty around economic outlook

One third of non-British workers are considering leaving the UK, with highly skilled workers from the EU most likely to go, according to new research into the impact of Brexit on the jobs market, reports the London-based The Guardian. A study by Deloitte, a global consultancy firm, indicates that 47% of highly skilled European Union […]

Strong U.S. job growth expected in May; wage rise seen moderate

U.S. job growth likely remained strong in May, a further sign of an acceleration in economic activity that would effectively seal the case for an interest rate increase this month despite sluggish wage gains. Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by 185,000 jobs last month, according to a Reuters survey of economists, after surging 211,000 in April. […]

Automation, robots, and job losses could make universal income a reality

The rise of automation and resulting job losses could force the federal government to guarantee some income for everyone, but that won’t happen for years or even decades, according to some academics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This sort of payment, usually referred to as Universal Basic Income (UBI), has been embraced by much […]