Intern Pay Transparency: Susquehanna’s NYC quant research internships will pay $8,600/week ($86,000 for 10 weeks), highlighting how pay transparency laws are reshaping hiring competition for AI- and data-heavy talent. Workforce Training: Walmart is expanding its Associate to Technician program with a new metro Atlanta skilled-trades training center (HVAC, refrigeration, electrical, facility maintenance), aiming to tackle projected millions of unfilled technical roles by 2030. Education-to-Workforce Data: Double Line launched a free open-source tool to help education and workforce agencies assess how well their data systems connect schooling to career outcomes, with an AI-assisted option to reduce manual data mapping. Job Market Pressure: A study ranks California as hardest to recover after quitting, citing slow hiring, high living costs, and a tight ratio of unemployed workers to openings—useful context for anyone weighing a career move. Career Events & Hiring: DriveCo CDL Learning Center will host a free Career Day Fun Fair in Gary, Indiana (July 18) to connect families with commercial carrier hiring. Workplace Skills: A workshop for 10th graders focused on workplace writing and communication, emphasizing basics like email etiquette, job application readiness, and speaking up when something isn’t right.