If you’ve experienced Zoom fatigue in the past 12 months or so, you wouldn’t be the only one. Being on a video call requires you to focus more and work harder on processing non-verbal cues, which can be exhausting. In its 2021 Work Trend Index, Microsoft said 54pc of respondents to its global survey reported feeling overworked and 39pc felt exhausted. Now, the company’s Human … [Read more...] about How Zoom fatigue can affect your brainwave activity
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How a PhD internship is aiming to prepare candidates for the AI industry
Like the rest of the world, Ireland is preparing for a future driven by new technologies. A critical aspect of this is finding people with the right skills to push boundaries and give businesses a competitive edge. Mastercard’s Dublin tech hub is hoping to attract these people through its partnership with ML-Labs, which is a collaboration between University College Dublin … [Read more...] about How a PhD internship is aiming to prepare candidates for the AI industry
This Python and Django web development course bundle is just $24 with code
As far as tech careers go, web development is probably the best one to get into. And that’s largely because the field is expected to grow by quite a lot in the next few years. Thinking of refocusing your career track into web development? Then this may be the perfect time to get started on your training, especially since The Learn Python and Django Developer Bundle is … [Read more...] about This Python and Django web development course bundle is just $24 with code
Starting a new job in a pandemic: Virtual onboarding to the rescue
Starting a new job can be stressful under normal circumstances, but starting a new job during a global pandemic, when all interactions with managers and teammates take place online, is a uniquely challenging situation.Just ask Marta Rodriguez, who started her job as a social media manager at Adria Solutions in June 2020. It took her longer to learn about the company, the … [Read more...] about Starting a new job in a pandemic: Virtual onboarding to the rescue
Bank of Ireland remote hubs to reduce ‘time-sapping commutes’
Bank of Ireland is one of the latest companies to announce a long-term shift to hybrid working. The new model will allow staff to combine working from home with working in central office locations. The bank plans to launch a network of 11 remote working hubs by the end of the year. According to RTÉ, four of these hubs in Gorey, Mullingar, Dundalk and Naas were already in … [Read more...] about Bank of Ireland remote hubs to reduce ‘time-sapping commutes’