According to some of the latest statistics, employers are swamped by job applications. In the UK alone, employers running graduate training schemes received an average of 140 applications for each job in 2024, 59 per cent more than in 2023, according to the Institute of Student Employers. And despite some trepidations amongst a few recruiters,…
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The IT Job Market in 2024: MSPs and MSSPs in Review
The IT jobs market is in the midst of an evolution that’s moving as quickly as the IT channel itself. There is now a greater emphasis on employers providing a more employee-focused environment and for employees to be trained in emerging technologies flooding the channel, including the various applications of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. To…
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Klarna’s CEO says it stopped hiring thanks to AI but still advertises many open positions
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski recently told Bloomberg TV that his company essentially stopped hiring a year ago and credited generative AI for enabling this massive workforce reduction. However, despite Siemiatkowski’s bullishness on AI, the company is not relying entirely on AI to replace human workers who leave, as open job listings — for more humans…