Inside Nvidia's AI Workforce

Good morning. Today we're exploring why Nvidia’s stock is rising among prospective employees, the value of a college degree, how to become a 'supercommunicator' and more.

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Booming Stock and Sky-High Pay: Nvidia Is Silicon Valley’s Hot Employer

Nvidia’s blockbuster growth has created a crop of millionaires inside and outside the company. The chip company’s stock is also rising among prospective employees, for whom a job at the Santa Clara, Calif.-based campus ranks among the most-wanted berths in tech. And there's good news for job seekers:

Nivida has open roles.

Tech Leaders Fled San Francisco During the Pandemic. Now, They’re Coming Back.

During the pandemic, scores of Silicon Valley investors and executives such as Rabois decamped to sunnier American cities, criticizing San Francisco’s government as dysfunctional and the city’s relatively high cost of living. Tech-firm founders touted their success at raising money outside the Bay Area and encouraged their employees to embrace remote work.

Four years later, that bet hasn’t really worked out.

• Selling Insurance Is Now One of the Worst Jobs in California (Read)

How to Become a ‘Supercommunicator’

We all know these people: The friends we call after a tough day, the mentors we know will make a discussion easier, the colleagues gifted at building community. Some of us seem to be? capable of saying exactly the right thing and? breaking through to almost anyone, even the most unlikely circumstances. The good news is that research shows anyone can become a better communicator.

Start with these four skills.

Elsewhere in The Wall Street Journal

Check out some of the Journal’s other best-read stories on work life and the office over the past week:

• Half of College Grads Work Jobs That Don’t Use Their Degrees (Read)
• Congrats on Your Retirement. Time to Find a New Job. (Read)When Job Candidates Lie—and How Recruiters Bust Them (Read)

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