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Jenna Bellassai

Lead Data Reporter

Jenna Bellassai is the Lead Data Reporter at Forage. She has written about networking, careers in data fields, and salary negotiation for The Muse, Technical.ly Philly, and Generocity. She previously was a Senior Data Scientist at Guru, where she transformed and analyzed data to improve search ranking algorithms. Prior to that, she was a Data Scientist at Picwell, where she worked with health claim data to improve data-driven health insurance plan recommendations. She is also the former Media Coordinator for the Philadelphia chapter of Women in Data.

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Think about the type of work you enjoy doing, then pursue a career that will give you the opportunity to do that work on a daily basis. Choose a job that will support a lifestyle you find fulfilling.

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15 Environmentally Friendly Companies for Gen Z on the Job Hunt

It’s clear that Generation Z is passionate about the environment and ensuring a sustainable planet. In fact, 67% of Gen Z respondents in a Pew Research Center survey said the climate should be a top priority. But what about in the workplace? Research shows that Gen Z wants to work for environmentally friendly companies. However, identifying …

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Most 2021 College Graduates Pursued Traditional Career Paths 6 Months After Graduation, Analysis Finds

Recent research has suggested Gen Z is the most entrepreneurial generation ever. However, data from the NACE First-Destination Survey reveals that, when tasked with what to do after college, the vast majority of the class of 2021 primarily pursued traditional employment or graduate school within six months of graduating, not entrepreneurship or freelancing. New grads’ …

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Nearly Half of College Students Don’t Feel Career-Ready, Forage Study Finds 

Career preparation is a core component of the college experience — but nearly half of college students don’t feel confident that they have the skills and resources to land their first job, according to a Forage study. Moreover, many students are foregoing traditional university-centric resources, including career centers, career fairs, and, to a lesser extent, …

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Would GPT-4 Get Into Your College or University?

As if high school students weren’t stressed enough about standardized tests and college applications, a robot has entered the chat. Earlier this month, OpenAI announced GPT-4, its latest large language model, which improves on predecessor ChatGPT’s reasoning capabilities and demonstrates “human-level performance” on a variety of standardized tests, including the bar exam, the LSAT, the …

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