These jobs will likely suffer the most in 2021 due to COVID-19

March 6, 2024November 24, 2020 by FinTech SVJobs

Glassdoor released its Workplace Trends report for 2021, breaking down the sectors most impacted by COVID-19.

Pandemic pushes holiday retail jobs off the sales floor

March 8, 2024October 28, 2020 by FinTech SVJobs

Amazon announced Tuesday it will be looking to hire another 100,000 workers this holiday season. That’s on top of the nearly 200,000 additional workers brought on earlier this year to help with the surge of e-commerce buying. The pandemic has changed the way Americans shop and what they shop for. And that is changing the way retailers are hiring for the holiday season this year.

Job Seekers: What Are the Best Job Boards for Software Developers and Engineers?

March 8, 2024October 20, 2020 by FinTech SVJobs

The pandemic set off an explosion of re-skilling and up-skilling endeavors online. Some, like myself, began learning how to code for fun. For example, the programming language Python is straightforward and easy to learn, so a lot of people started building some cool stuff with it.

How employee ratings can push companies on diversity and inclusion

March 9, 2024October 9, 2020 by FinTech SVJobs

As major businesses and institutions pledge to double down on their diversity and inclusion (D&I) agendas in the wake of international protests against systemic racism, it’s becoming easier for employees to rate their companies’ efforts.

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Sankaet Pathak, Founder & CEO Synapse completed a Master’s in electrical engineering at the University of Memphis, where he previously majored in computer engineering, physics and mathematics. A scientist at heart, much of Pathak’s academic work was focused on physics and research related to the solar corona. As a student at the University of Memphis and a recent immigrant to the USA, Sankaet Pathak needed to open a bank account. He was surprised to learn that wasn’t an easy task. Sankaet knew he had to develop a better option not only for himself but for the over 20% of adults in the USA with poor or limited credit history. Sankaet founded Synapse with an eye toward offering a viable alternative to legacy banking systems, while providing operational simplicity, efficiency & ease of integration to perform virtually any banking interaction. Sankaet is launching an AI startup soon called Foundation. Foundation is developing the future of general purpose robotics with the goal to address the labor shortage. Foundation’s mission is to create advanced robots that can operate in complex environments, reducing human risk in conflict zones and enhancing efficiency in labor-intensive industries.