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Choosing to work at a boutique firm can come with the tradeoff of not making the market rate. Unless, of course, if you're working at Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna! The boutique firm has been paying out the big bucks since they got their start in 2021 - 2025 marks their latest year of keeping up with the financial competition!

Don't say bah humbug to applying to jobs during the holiday season. It's easy to feel like a Scrooge about the job market these days. At this point, you might think you'll need a Christmas miracle to get hired in the waning moments of 2025. But unlike Santa Claus, your chances of getting hired in December are real, writes BI's Sarah E. Needleman.

Dermer says a good gift shows you appreciate people's work and pay attention to their interests: "You work with these people everyday, you depend on them, they depend on you"-and a gift should reflect that. Ask yourself: "Where are they in their life?" For example, is someone getting married? How about matching mugs or luggage tags? Or, does your coworker want to learn how to cook? You could get them a cookbook.

These run-and-gun vehicles don't come with much in the way of external protection, leaving them exposed and vulnerable to Russian drone strikes, but that's the tradeoff for flexibility in combat. Two soldiers in Ukraine's 4th Ranger Regiment, a special operations unit modeled after its US Army counterparts, talked to Business Insider about how they found themselves under Russian drone fire near the front lines while riding in the buggies.

After years of wartime splurging, Russian shoppers are tightening their grip on their wallets - a shift that hints at growing stress in the country's economy. Growth in consumer spending has weakened across most regions, the Central Bank of Russia said in a report published Wednesday. In October and November, demand softened even as unemployment remained near historic lows and inflation expectations ticked higher.

Then the pandemic happened and I did what everybody did: I let my hair go gray. It was a big scary thing, but I was so proud to have done the work - not the hair maintenance work - but the actual self-work to be brave enough to do it. I thought when I had to go back in public again, I would go to the hairdresser and get it done. But I loved the way it looked, so I just let it go.

Across the country, drone schools are training new operators for what has become one of the most important roles in Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion - flying the drones that scout Russian positions, find targets, and blow up tanks and troops. Three leaders working at two schools told Business Insider that younger students with gaming or tech experience tend to consistently pick up skills the fastest. These students often are already comfortable with controllers, joysticks, and staring at a screen for a long time.

Workforce planning shifts constantly as organisations respond to changes in skills availability, internal staffing pressures, and new forms of work. Leaders often find themselves examining gaps long after they begin to affect productivity. Teams can function for months with mismatched strengths, unclear expectations, or inconsistent performance signals. A more structured way of collecting and interpreting data can ease those pressures. Technology designed for assessment brings coherence to decisions and helps managers read their workforce with greater clarity.

Ukrainian forces used naval drones packed with explosives to attack an oil tanker identified as part of Russia's "shadow fleet" in the Black Sea on Wednesday, a security source told Business Insider. The naval drone strike on the tanker, Dashan, marks the third such attack in less than two weeks as Ukraine ramps up its long-range strike campaign against Russia's energy sector, increasingly gunning for ships at sea in addition to land-based oil facilities.

NYU professor Suzy Welch recentlyreleased the results of her study on Gen Z and businesses across America. Welch teaches M.B.A. students and attempts to prepare them for a life of purpose and leadership. There's just one problem: their values. Welch's analysis produced an outcome that startled her and her team: A mere 2% of Generation Z members hold the values that companies want most in new hires, which are achievement, learning, and an unbridled desire to work. Generation Z respondents' top three values were:

Titles convey status, imply expertise, and signal values. They help us connect quickly with others by giving us a shorthand for how to understand and relate to another person. Studies show that titles can even increase satisfaction with work. One study authored by Adam Grant found letting employees choose their own title improved feelings of psychological safety and reduced emotional exhaustion by up to 10% in five weeks.

A majority of those expecting a holiday bonus this year are planning to check out once the check clears. According to a recent survey of 2,000 American workers by AI job application assistant JobHire AI, 59% are "maybe" or "definitely" expecting a bonus this year. Among them, 48% are already job hunting or planning to quit after their bonus is paid, and another 20% are considering leaving in the new year.

European militaries are showing growing interest in a technology that turns standard service rifles into last-resort drone killers, an Israeli weapons maker says, as countries look for cheaper ways to counter the surge in uncrewed systems. A representative of firearms manufacturer Israel Weapon Industries told Business Insider that at least 10 European countries have either purchased or shown interest in the Arbel system, a micro-computer intended to better optimize a gun for shooting down drones, since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.

Firstly, 2025 really took on the 'challenging times economically' baton from 2024 with gusto. I've written numerous times attempting to provide some guidance for people tackling uncertainty and a challenging economic landscape. From leaders struggling with team cuts to international students facing sponsorship challenges to professionals questioning their career paths; 2025 wasn't the return to abundance we all hoped for.

The billionaire unleashed a barrage of posts on X, boosting claims that cast Brussels as censorious, corrupt, and anti-democratic - just days after the bloc fined his platform €120 million ($140 million) over the "deceptive design" of its blue checkmarks. In one post, Musk asked followers: "How long before the EU is gone?" AbolishTheEU. In another instance, he backed a call for binding referendums on whether countries should remain in the bloc, describing it as a "good idea."

The job market feels like you're constantly jumping through hoops and ambiguity. Is it a good idea to write a cover letter? Will the hiring manager even read it? Should you share that you have more than 20 years of experience on resume and risk looking overqualified? Or would that be seen as a good thing? Should you send your resume as a Word doc or a PDF? And there are a thousand other questions that no one seems to be able to fully settle on.

There is no single answer to the question, "What should I do when I retire?" Retirement offers a chance to reinvent your life and pursue new passions, allowing you to redefine your lifestyle. While I'm not an attorney, given my all-consuming and rewarding working lifestyle, I am also contemplating redefining my life for retirement, so that I can enjoy my time before my "best before date."

My sister is expecting triplets, so I have been stockpiling as many diapers as I can when I find them discounted. My local grocery store marks them down several times a month but it is done randomly. Employees are not allowed to buy them or hold discounted items while they are on the clock. There is a serious threat of termination. An employee told me this.

IN ESTONIAN AIRSPACE - For most people cruising along at 30,000 feet, it's pretty unusual to look out the window on a flight and see fighter jets. But for the crew of this Royal Air Force Voyager, a British aerial refueling tanker, it's just a regular day. They're tasked with linking up with fighters in flight, matching their speed, and pumping fuel midair to keep those jets airborne and on mission for longer than their tanks alone allow.

In the world of business, integrity is everything. There has to be a baseline level of trust, or the entire system collapses. That's why I make honesty a top priority in my professional life, even in situations where bending the truth a little would be to my personal benefit. For example, I would never misrepresent my level of expertise when applying for a job, even if I needed the work to keep my family from going hungry.

Delta Flight 208 took off from New York on Thursday evening and was supposed to land at Edinburgh Airport around 9 a.m. local time. However, after a six-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean, the Boeing 767 then spent about 20 minutes circling just south of the Scottish capital. It then changed course for Ireland, landing in Dublin just after 10 a.m.

Many CFOs now rank talent-whether hiring, retention, or skill gaps-as their companies' top internal risk. And "polyworking," where employees hold multiple jobs or roles at once to make ends meet, shows no signs of slowing. Polyworking is likely to continue into 2026, according to Vicki Salemi, a career expert at Monster, the job search and recruiting platform. She points to a recent polywork survey showing that nearly one in two workers hold multiple jobs simultaneously.

According to a recent Glassdoor survey of more than 1,000 U.S. professionals, 68% of Gen Z respondents said they would not pursue management if it were not for the paycheck or the title. It may seem like younger workers lack ambition, but the reality is different. Gen Z is redefining professional success through career minimalism, choosing to treat their jobs as a source of stability while channeling ambition and creativity into pursuits outside traditional employment.

If you are passionate about operational excellence and eager to grow in an international environment, this role is for you! As a Strategic Partnership Manager, you will drive key operational processes, build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and optimize workflows to support our company missions. Your Key Responsibilities: Drive the growth of the partner portfolio by aligning strategies with company objectives and identifying new opportunities for collaboration.

Many of us have heard of "boomerang employees"-someone who leaves a company and later returns-but there's a newer version showing up in the workplace: the layoff boomerang. Maybe you've seen it yourself. A coworker disappears after a round of cuts, only to show up again a few months later. Same desk. Same job. Sometimes even a bigger paycheck.

If my three-decade journey in the corporate world has taught me anything, it's that in business, as in life, the only certainty is uncertainty. In the past 20 years, periods of upheaval, from pandemics to financial crises to AI hysteria, have restitched the fabric of how we work, travel, and communicate. While this uncertainty can generate tension and turmoil, it also forges the best leaders.