Malaysia’s uneasy relationship with English is shifting from an academic inconvenience into a measurable economic and career liability for many recent graduates, and a new column by a UTHM linguist lays out why classroom practice often fails to translate into workplace communication — and what...
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Cracking the code to landing a coveted role at one of the world’s major technology companies is a dream for many aspiring software engineers. As hiring standards soar and competition intensifies amid economic uncertainty in the tech sector, actionable insights from insiders have never been more...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the employment landscape, with certain professions facing significant disruption while others remain relatively insulated. A recent study by Microsoft has identified 40 occupations most susceptible to AI integration and 40 that are least...
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Edchart, a prominent player in the online certification arena, has recently unveiled a groundbreaking Microsoft Certification Model in collaboration with Credly, a leader in digital credentialing. This initiative aims to establish a new global benchmark for validating and recognizing digital...
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It appears that the direct link to the Semafor article you provided is no longer available (404 error). However, I have summarized the main takeaways from other reliable sources regarding LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky's perspective on AI and the platform, as well as his focus on "keeping LinkedIn...
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) continues to set a high bar in digital literacy and workforce readiness, as demonstrated by the recent achievements of its students at the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) National Competition. Success at a national-level...
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On May 13, 2025, Microsoft announced a significant workforce reduction, laying off approximately 6,000 employees, which accounts for nearly 3% of its global staff. This move, the largest since early 2023 when the company cut 10,000 positions, has sparked discussions about its implications for...
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In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, acquiring relevant technological skills is paramount for career advancement. The Microsoft Skills for Jobs Micro-degree Program offers a structured pathway to gain these competencies efficiently.
Program Overview
The Microsoft Skills for Jobs...
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The discussion surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), and particularly generative AI technologies like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and Microsoft’s Copilot, is more heated now than perhaps at any point in history. Buoyed by optimistic forecasts from tech leaders like...
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If you’ve ever fantasized about living in the shadow of Table Mountain, surrounded by the kind of natural beauty usually reserved for desktop wallpapers, while also spending eight hours a day trying to figure out why a printer won’t connect to WiFi, then the role of IT Assistant in Cape Town may...
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It’s not every day you see a job posting vanish into thin air – and that’s exactly what happened with the IT Systems and Network Administrator role advertised recently on Bizcommunity.com in Johannesburg, South Africa. With the headline reading like a tantalizing opportunity for IT professionals...
Fresh Talent Wanted: Microsoft Opens Graduate Opportunities
Microsoft has just unveiled a new graduate vacancy that’s poised to launch the careers of the next generation of tech innovators. In an era where digital transformation is accelerating at breakneck speed, this opportunity signals...
Microsoft, one of the tech industry’s giants, has started the new year with news no employee wants to hear: layoffs. While job cuts have become something of a recurring theme in the post-pandemic tech world, this time, Microsoft’s strategy has taken an intriguingly surgical approach...
The professional world is like a game of chess—those with the right moves rise to the top. If there's one move that never fails, it’s stacking up on certifications! With technology evolving faster than the Windows 11 boot-up screen (and that's saying something), staying relevant in today's job...
I'm presently exploring a position as a software engineer at one of the large software firms (Microsoft, Apple, Google, and so on), where I'd eventually like to work on product development, but I'm concerned going directly for that sort of job would be pretty difficult.
So, what are people's...
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Google cloud certifications offer IT pros the ability to prepare for the evolving job market, director, Google Cloud Learning and Enablement, Rochana Golani says.
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The 2016 Global Knowledge IT Skills & Salary Survey report contains a fairly comprehensive roadmap of the current employment landscape (both and out of IT) and what will improve anyone's chances of retaining a job or increasing their compensation.
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