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AI will not take your job if you know how to use it

AI will not take your job if you know how to use it

As AI technology advances, many people worry it will replace human jobs, especially in fields like IT and accounting. While some see AI as a threat, others believe it will only replace workers who fail to adapt.
How I built my life from $100 monthly salary

How I built my life from $100 monthly salary

After waiting for 2 years for a raise that never came, I switched jobs for double salary

After waiting for 2 years for a raise that never came, I switched jobs for double salary

With the right mindset and skills, switching jobs for better pay is possible, even at 60

With the right mindset and skills, switching jobs for better pay is possible, even at 60

Job-hopping no longer guarantees higher pay for most workers, although some readers believe that opportunities are open at any age if one has the skills needed.
March 7, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
The end of easy raises: why job-hopping is failing workers

The end of easy raises: why job-hopping is failing workers

Once a reliable way to secure higher pay, 31-year-old IT engineer Hoang Nam's job-hopping strategy has failed for over a year, and the Hanoian realizes the market has changed.
March 6, 2025 | 08:53 pm PT
Older workers are finding it harder to land jobs today

Older workers are finding it harder to land jobs today

A 40-year-old woman with a master's degree lost her VND60 million ($2,351) per month job and spent over a year searching for a new one. Despite being highly educated and fluent in two foreign languages, she could not find a suitable position.
February 20, 2025 | 04:00 pm PT
Cost-benefit of studying abroad tilting away from traditional western destinations

Cost-benefit of studying abroad tilting away from traditional western destinations

I studied for master's degrees in Singapore and America, and paying off student loans afterward was an arduous task.
December 2, 2024 | 03:33 pm PT
Foreigners find world of difference in Vietnam office culture

Foreigners find world of difference in Vietnam office culture

Englishman James Brown, 33, resigned from a media company in Thu Duc City after just two months, unable to endure the “unfathomable silence” that characterized the office.
June 16, 2024 | 03:06 pm PT
Gen Z grapples with shrinking job market

Gen Z grapples with shrinking job market

Many Gen Z people are struggling to find jobs as businesses scale down operations amid the economic downturn.
February 13, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
How AI changes Vietnam IT job market

How AI changes Vietnam IT job market

Hoang Nam Tien, vice-chair of the board at FPT University, home of information technology programs, says that AI simultaneously steals human IT jobs while also creating new ones.
November 18, 2023 | 03:24 pm PT
Middle-aged workers struggle finding new jobs after layoffs

Middle-aged workers struggle finding new jobs after layoffs

Thanh Tung thought his job interview went well and his unemployment would finally end, but he was eventually turned down for the position because he was “too old.”
July 16, 2023 | 08:36 pm PT
Chinese graduates lower their ambitions in moribund jobs market

Chinese graduates lower their ambitions in moribund jobs market

Applied maths graduate Liang Huaxiao tried to land a job with one of China's tech giants for two years. Then she tried customer service and sales. Then she applied for assistant roles in a bakery and in a beauty parlor.
May 31, 2023 | 06:52 pm PT
Boom, bust or a bit of both: US, global economies are a confounding mix

Boom, bust or a bit of both: US, global economies are a confounding mix

Dana Peterson, the chief economist at the Conference Board, sees a clear conclusion in the sharp decline of the U.S. business group's Leading Economic Index: If recession isn't already taking hold in the United States, then it will soon.
February 27, 2023 | 01:11 am PT
Philips scraps 6,000 jobs in drive to improve profitability

Philips scraps 6,000 jobs in drive to improve profitability

Dutch health technology company Philips said on Monday it would scrap 6,000 jobs to restore its profitability following a recall of respiratory devices that knocked off 70% of its market value.
January 30, 2023 | 12:23 am PT
Gloomy job market makes year-end layoffs dire

Gloomy job market makes year-end layoffs dire

Nguyen Thu Huong is upset and worried after her second layoff from a job in a month and does not know where to apply next.
November 27, 2022 | 03:30 pm PT
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