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Emma Burleigh

Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Before joining the Success desk, she co-authored Fortune’s CHRO Daily newsletter, extensively covering the workplace and the future of jobs. Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics. She has a joint-master’s degree from New York University in Global Journalism and East Asian Studies.

LinkedIn CEO Dan Shapero
Success
LinkedIn CEO says that job seekers are sending out 30% more applications than pre-pandemic—and it’s harder to ‘know who can actually do the job’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 30, 2026
Millennial with her mother in family house
Success
‘We are going to start looking a lot more like Europe’: Millennials are living at home into their 30s, signaling a major shift
By Emma BurleighSeptember 29, 2026
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Success
Billionaire David Rubenstein tells young workers to learn how to read and write in the AI era: ‘Learn how to speak effectively and persuasively’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 28, 2026
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Success
Uber CEO says ‘really demanding’ work culture includes expecting employees to answer emails over the weekend: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 27, 2026
Byron V. Garrett, the CEO of Genesys Works
Success
Gen Z aren’t ready for the workplace—and this youth job program CEO is giving them a crash course in emails and workplace etiquette to change that
By Emma BurleighSeptember 27, 2026
Gen Zer on laptop
Success
Despite the entry-level job apocalypse, half of Gen Z are planning to look for new work elsewhere before the end of the year
By Emma BurleighSeptember 25, 2026
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins
Success
Cisco CEO warns workers who worry about change that ‘nothing’s going to feel good right now’ with AI
By Emma BurleighSeptember 24, 2026
Worker walking with iced coffee
Success
Gen Z’s iced coffee habit in interviews could be costing them jobs, recruiters warn: ‘It isn’t really about coffee’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 23, 2026
Young british office worker commuting
Success
Barclays staffers are demanding more money to return to the office—they want compensation for the $410 weekly cost of childcare and commuting
By Emma BurleighSeptember 22, 2026
Investor Warren Buffett
Success
Warren Buffett once called Berkshire Hathaway the ‘dumbest’ stock he ever bought—after 60 years, he’s stepped down with a $145 billion net worth
By Emma BurleighSeptember 21, 2026
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan
Success
Zoom’s CEO agrees with Bill Gates, Jensen Huang, and Jamie Dimon: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI
By Emma BurleighSeptember 20, 2026
Young worker in job interview
Success
Hilton received 12,000 Gen Z applications for just 72 internship spots—its CHRO says AI has made the hospitality gigs more competitive
By Emma BurleighSeptember 20, 2026
Whole Foods worker
Success
Amazon is investing $230 million in higher pay, benefits, and college perks for more than 100,000 Whole Foods workers—bumping up hourly pay to $21
By Emma BurleighSeptember 18, 2026
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming
Success
Billionaire TikTok founder is now the richest person in all of Asia, with a $105 billion net worth—he’s gained $92 billion since 2019 thanks to AI
By Emma BurleighSeptember 17, 2026
Gen Zer living with her mother, sitting on porch
Success
1 in 3 Gen Z and millennials are stuck in their parents’ home—now, Airbnb is swooping in with a $250 million fund for affordable rental homes
By Emma BurleighSeptember 16, 2026
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