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MrBeast 'vibe checks' new hires because working for the YouTuber isn't for everyone

Business Insider
Brittany Bond, ILR assistant professor, discusses the MrBeast new-employee, 90-day trial period, saying “the fact that the employer’s putting a lot of resources into this period of time where the candidates can really step up … gives them a chance to show that they do have what it takes.”
MrBeast 'vibe checks' new hires because working for the YouTuber isn't for everyone

US ‘flying blind’ at critical moment for economy, experts warn, with no jobs data amid shutdown

The Guardian
“Without today’s jobs report and next week’s scheduled inflation release … the Federal Reserve, US treasury, financial markets, businesses and households will be flying blind,” said Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, analyzing the absence of today’s jobs report.
US ‘flying blind’ at critical moment for economy, experts warn, with no jobs data amid shutdown

US delays key jobs report due to government shutdown

France 24
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on how the bureau’s missing report affects analysis about a possible recession: “to have [the data] be of lower quality or just unavailable, will make these decisions all that much more difficult,” she said.
US delays key jobs report due to government shutdown

Schneps Media’s 2025 Leaders of Labor to honor top professionals in labor community

AM NY
Patrica Campos-Medina, executive director of ILR’s Worker Institute, is mentioned as a 2025 Schneps Media Leaders of Labor awardee; the award, which recognizes members of the labor community and the organizations that support them, will be presented on Oct. 8 at Terrace on the Park in Queens, New York.
Schneps Media’s 2025 Leaders of Labor to honor top professionals in labor community

Ford CEO Farley reflects on 5 years in the job and what he needs to do next

Detroit Free Press
Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, analyzes Jim Farley’s job performance as Ford CEO.
Ford CEO Farley reflects on 5 years in the job and what he needs to do next

ALL THINGS EQUAL 9-30-25

607 News Now
In this audio interview, Ariel Avgar, ILR professor of labor relations, law, and history, and director of the Center for Applied Research on Work, speaks about the 2024-2025 New York at Work report from ILR Outreach, which includes the results of the latest Empire State Poll.
ALL THINGS EQUAL 9-30-25

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