By Kathleen Davis February 07, 2024 Welcome to “Pressing Questions” Fast Company’s mini advice column. Twice a week, Deputy Editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions in less than one minute. Q: Do I really need a cover letter? A: Yes. I … Continue reading Do I really need a cover letter?
By Julia Herbst October 29, 2023 We’ve all been there: You see a job description that seems perfect. You’ve got the right experience, it’s at a company you admire, and even the pay range seems decent. You should apply! But, inevitably, that means submitting a customized cover letter. Or at least revising the last … Continue reading Everything you need to know to write a cover letter that leads to an interview
Media Groups Sign Open Letter On AI Use by Ray Schultz , August 10, 2023 A group of 10 organizations, including The Associated Press and Gannett, is calling for a legal framework to protect journalism from unregulated AI use. In an open letter titled, “Preserving public trust in media through unified AI regulation and practices,” … Continue reading Media Groups Sign Open Letter On AI Use
By Elissaveta M. Brandon July 28, 2023 At last, Elon Musk has done it. After several attempts, he has staked an official claim to the letter X. Musk’s fascination with the letter dates back to the turn of the century, when he tried naming his second company, now known as PayPal, X.com (he was … Continue reading How the letter ‘X’ became history’s most mysterious symbol
Twitter Sends Microsoft Letter About Unauthorized Data Use by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 19, 2023 Twitter CEO Elon Musk in April accused Microsoft of using the company’s data without permission to train its chatbot. Now the company has sent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella a letter. The letter focuses on Microsoft’s unauthorized use of Twitter data … Continue reading Twitter Sends Microsoft Letter About Unauthorized Data Use
By Clint Rainey April 14, 2023 In his annual letter to shareholders on Thursday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that he has taken “a deep look across the company,” for the last few months, going “business by business, invention by invention” to reassess everything in order to steady the e-commerce giant. Revenues are down … Continue reading The one thing Andy Jassy’s letter to Amazon shareholders didn’t mention: Warehouse safety
By Michael Grothaus March 24, 2023 D-Day is coming for people on Twitter who have legacy checkmarks—the blue badge that was once bestowed upon select users who were deemed notable. That’s all changed now that Elon Musk has taken over the company. The official @verified account on Twitter has announced that the company will … Continue reading With legacy verification ending, will Twitter’s blue checks become the new scarlet letter?
By Kateri Waltermeyer February 13, 2023 The internet has been swirling with talk of ChatGPT, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that can write just about anything. But have you thought about how you might be able to apply AI to your job search? If you’re searching for a job, chances are you’ll need to … Continue reading How to write a cover letter using ChatGPT
By Michael Grothaus February 07, 2023 It seems like every morning another report indicates that ChatGPT is going to kill something—jobs, SEO, copywriting, Google, creativity. Now we can add romance to the list of its potential victims. That’s according to new research from McAfee, released one week ahead of Valentine’s Day. McAfee polled over … Continue reading Are you sure a human wrote that love letter? Valentine’s Day in the age of ChatGPT
By Mark Sullivan November 09, 2022 Early Wednesday morning, tucked neatly into the midterms coverage cycle, came news of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter saying the company would lay off over 11,000 of its 87,314 employees, or about 13% of its workforce. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to employees announcing a huge layoff is … Continue reading What Mark Zuckerberg’s layoffs letter didn’t say
