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More than 115K young people applied for internships at Citadel—just 350 interns made the cut, making the acceptance rate a record low of 0.36%
Up-and-coming professionals are vying for limited summer work, with some early-career opportunities growing more competitive than Ivy League colleges. Unlike other employers reeling back their entry-level hiring, financial holding company Citadel just welcomed its biggest internship class yet. But even as Ken Griffin’s companies expand their entry-level ranks, landing the summer gig has never been…
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Meet the SpaceX employees who are set to become multimillionaires thanks to its IPO: from execs to even welders
As markets brace for what could become one of the most consequential public offerings in modern history, Elon Musk’s rocket giant SpaceX is preparing to generate staggering wealth—not only for its billionaire founder, but potentially for thousands of employees and investors. The biggest fortunes will flow to executives and early insiders. Chief Operating Officer Gwynne…
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The architect behind Claude Code reveals the three things Anthropic looks for in a good hire—and why people with low ego are a must
Anthropic is one of the biggest innovators in the trillion-dollar AI industry, having just gone public at a staggering $965 billion valuation, and cemented Claude as one of the most capable assistants on the market. As one of the hottest employers of the AI wave, it has applicants streaming in for six-figure roles. Now, the…
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Xbox’s CEO spent her early career taking out trash and selling coupon books—she says the secret to her rise was never obsessing over a dream career
When Asha Sharma became CEO of Xbox earlier this year, it wasn’t the culmination of a carefully plotted path to the corner office at one of the world’s biggest gaming brands. If anything, it was a reaffirmation of a philosophy she’d followed for years: instead of dreaming of the future, focus on excelling at the…
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Meryl Streep says she was ‘ready to retire’ when the call for ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ came—so she demanded they double her salary or nothing
Meryl Streep just gave a masterclass in knowing your worth. The three-time Oscar winner—with an estimated net worth of $100 million—says she was low-balled when the call came in 2006 to star as The Devil Wears Prada’s high-powered, pouting, and feared editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly. And if the studio wouldn’t budge, Streep had already decided she…
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‘Knicks in 6. 2026 NBA Finals’: Why did this New Yorker make a prophecy in his 2020 high school yearbook?
If the New York Knicks win it all this year, just remember that Evan Pfeufer called it six years ago, and has the receipts to prove it. While his classmates dutifully listed their academic awards, extracurricular activities and sport accolades in the high school yearbook, the Long Island resident opted for just six simple words…
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Around 22 million teenagers are making their pocket money on video games, online reselling, and in-game platforms like Roblox
Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer. And Gen Alpha is shaping up to be one of the most entrepreneurial generations in the digital era as the internet redraws the boundaries of work. Around 22 million teenagers, aged 13 to 17, earn money…
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This CEO keeps going viral for thirst-trapping journalists with $200,000 jobs to be head of content. Yes, he’s trying to prove a point
Every few weeks, a job listing circulates through LinkedIn that stops journalists mid-scroll. A fintech company hunting for an editor-in-chief. A tech giant poaching a senior Wall Street Journal editor to run its content operation. A healthcare startup advertising a head of content role at double what most masthead editors make. Noah Greenberg is posting…
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Gen Z hiring manager says CEOs are right about her generation’s ‘attitude’ problem after a candidate took the interview from her phone
It’s no secret that Gen Z often gets slammed for, in the words of Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg, not “busting their behinds” at work quite like previous generations did. Despite struggling to land entry-level roles, bosses have accused them of showing up late to the interview, refusing to put in any overtime for screening…
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Jeff Bezos commits himself to make ‘three good decisions a day,’ inspired by Warren Buffett’s philosophy of making smart choices
Jeff Bezos characterizes himself as a thoughtful leader, and it comes down to how he makes decisions. “If I make, like, three good decisions a day, that’s enough,” Bezos said in a September 2018 conversation with Carlyle Group cofounder and Economic Club of Washington president David Rubenstein. “And they should just be as high a…