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The Class of 2022 Is Ready to Workon Their Terms – SHRM

Posted: July 13, 2022 at 8:52 am

The college graduates of 2022 are entering a labor market where jobs are plentiful. Job openings are near an all-time high (11.3 million), and employers plan to hire 32 percent more new college graduates from the Class of 2022 than they hired from the previous class, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

That means these in-demand candidates can be more selective, and while they are maintaining some previous job-seeker behaviors observed in older members of Generation Z and late Millennials, this group has been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and has different workplace expectations than their predecessors.

Recruiting technology provider iCIMS published its seventh annual report on college graduates' job-seeking characteristics, based on surveys of 500 HR and recruiting professionals and 1,000 recent college graduates, to understand the career expectations and aspirations of the latest entrants to the workforce.

"Entry-level candidates have had anything but a traditional college and job search experience," said Laura Coccaro, chief people officer at iCIMS. "As the workforce abruptly went virtual, so did college studentsrecent grads received up to half of their schooling remotely and likely had canceled or postponed internships. Hiring teams should look for ways to modernize processes, be empathetic and have realistic expectations if they want to successfully hire this generation of talent."

Christine Cruzvergara, chief education strategy officer at Handshake, a San Francisco-based platform connecting college students and new grads with employers, noted that this year's graduates have "had to face a heightened and complex number of obstacles in the last two years. Between cultural and racial reckonings, layered on top of a global pandemic and ambiguous economy, this new generation of workers is looking for a sense of stability."

Kalani Leifer, former teacher and founder and CEO of COOP Careers in New York City, helps unemployed and underemployed recent college graduates advance in their careers. Leifer remembers the cohort of new grads from the last big economic upheavalthe Great Recession of 2008-2010beginning their first professional job search with a sense of powerlessness.

But the prospects of the Class of 2022 look very different, as the labor market made a quick recovery after the pandemic shut down the economy in 2020. "When the pandemic hit, hiring stopped and it was scary," he said. "Now I'm seeing graduates well-positioned to take advantage of the hot labor market. Gen Z is feeling powerful, but with a sense of fragility and vulnerability built in because of how quickly things can change."

Changed Expectations

The Class of 2022, and Generation Z in general, continue to expect more from employers than previous generations, said Christy Spilka, vice president and global head of talent acquisition at iCIMS. "That's aided by the access to information at their fingertips," she said.

Leifer said he admires this age group for their entrepreneurial spirit, tendency to take risks and not compromising the vision they have for their lives.

"Gen Z doesn't consider work as the end-all, be-all. They want to enjoy life outside of work," said David Freeman, university relations manager at DISH Network, based in the Denver area. "We try to find out what their personal interests are and see if we can match those skill sets with what we need. That approach piques their interest more than the traditional recruitment pitch."

Freeman added that this group shows up to job interviews with a sense of assertiveness about what they want and the willingness to talk about things like mental health, flexibility and diversity.

"They really want to know everything, they want details and they appreciate that peek behind the curtain," he said. "Previous generations were happy to just get the job, but this generation wants to know what the day-to-day will look like and what the actual projects are that they will be working on. They ask about the culture. They want to know about their career growth plan. They want to know about wellness benefits and employee resource groups. They want to know what the company does to give back to the community."

The skill sets of Generation Z are fundamentally different, said Rebecca Croucher, senior vice president and head of North America marketing at ManpowerGroup. "They are digital natives and know how to communicate through digital forums," she said. "Graduating seniors are very comfortable with video meetings and have different ways of looking at things from a digital or process automation perspective."

Croucher said this generation is also very resourceful and seeks out the fastest way of doing something. "We gave our interns projects that we thought would take a week or two, and they did them in a few hours," she said. "They don't want to be bored; they have a need to be constantly engaged."

Salary Gap

The iCIMS research shows that there are some expectation gaps between what Generation Z job seekers want and what awaits them. The most consistent difference concerns starting salary. The Class of 2022 expect an average salary of more than $70,000, while employers expect to pay entry-level candidates just under $53,000.

"That misperception may come from the tug of war between companies going after the same talent and promising higher starting pay," Freeman said. "Talking about salary has gotten more common, and this generation is more willing to negotiate salary, which is pushing more companies to re-evaluate salary structures going forward," he said.

Spilka said that the trend toward more pay transparency, where organizations post their compensation in job ads, will help with the misalignment in starting pay expectations. "It benefits employers to know what this group is looking for in starting pay in order to have the conversation during the interview process," she said.

Flexibility Matters

Flexibility is key to how 2022 college graduates say they want to work. But employers report these entry-level job seekers have an unrealistic expectation of workplace flexibility, according to the iCIMS study. Nearly 70 percent of recent grads would like their job to accommodate remote work, although 90 percent wouldn't mind going into the office on occasion.

"This group wants some in-person experience, but there is more emphasis on flexibility to work from anywhere," Spilka said. "They certainly don't want to be told they have to be in the office every day."

The new workforce entrants may be disappointed with reality, as NACE reported that 42 percent of their entry-level positions will be fully in person, 40 percent will be a hybrid arrangementa blend of in-person and remoteand just 18 percent will be fully remote.

"Gen Z does still hold value for in-person connections, particularly for new grads; however, they want the flexibility to create a hybrid work schedule where they can both work remotely and connect with co-workers in person," Cruzvergara said. "When surveyed, we found that many Gen Z candidates enjoyed greater control, better focus and improved quality of life that often come with a hybrid work environment."

Flexibility for Generation Z goes beyond what days they come into the office. "Some in this group would be OK working three or four days a week instead of the traditional 40-hour workweek," Croucher said. "And that's going to be hard to find in a professional role."

She added that those working fully remotely will also miss out on a lot. "They will lose out on all that can be gained from being around your colleagues in person. They will miss the camaraderie. It's different than online learningworking remotely is eight to nine hours in front of your computer at home, by yourself."

Leifer agreed that the trend toward fully remote work is worrisome. "Work shouldn't be lonely," he said. "You need peers to motivate you and hold you accountable, but you also need their help to build a network, especially early in a career."

Values Alignment

The latest crop of college grads say they work to live instead of live to work. Nearly half (49 percent) said a full-time job is "just a job" and they prioritize their personal passions. Half of respondents (48 percent) said they don't need to work a nine-to-five workday to be successful in their career, and 66 percent expect their employer to support their mental health and well-being.

"I don't know if this generation is struggling more with mental health than previous generations, or that they are more willing to talk about it," Leifer said. "It's no longer as much of a stigma."

Croucher added that Generation Z is starting out with the mindset of focusing on themselves, something that was typically just aspirational for previous generations. "They are very aware of their needs and taking care of themselves," she said. "There are many hard workers in this generation, but they realize that just grinding it out is not sustainable."

Cruzvergara said that if employers are not building a mental health program into the existing benefits package, there's a strong chance they will miss out on attracting early-career talent.

The iCIMS research also found Generation Z looks for personal alignment with a company's mission and core values when applying for a job.

"They are a generation that not only cares deeply about the world around themincluding climate change, equal pay and diversitybut is frequently challenging and encouraging corporations to have robust social responsibility programs," Cruzvergara said.

Willing to Stay (with the Right Incentives)

While younger workers have developed a reputation for job hopping, the overwhelming majority (91 percent) of the Class of 2022 surveyed by iCIMS say they care about how long they stay with an employer, and nearly 70 percent see themselves staying with an employer long-term.

"Some companies are catering to Gen Z by offering coaching and different levels of achievement on three-year career paths," Croucher said. "That's extremely attractive to new graduates."

Spilka said that the pandemic affected all job seekers, but stability is something the Class of 2022 is especially interested in when looking for a first job. "They have already experienced a lot of ups and downs during the pandemic and want to make sure their employer will be a good, stable fit," she said.

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Faraday Copper Announces Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Copper Creek Project in Arizona; Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources Exceed…

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 6, 2022 / Faraday Copper Corp. ("Faraday" or the "Company") (CSE:FDY) is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") for the Copper Creek project, located in Arizona, U.S. ("Copper Creek"). The MRE was prepared by SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc. ("SRK") in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") Definition Standards and National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").

Paul Harbidge, President and CEO, commented "The delivery of the first combined open pit and underground resource for Copper Creek marks another key milestone in the advancement of the project. With over 355 million tonnes of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources, the project has the potential to provide a U.S. domestic supply of copper for decades, supporting the decarbonization of the global economy."

"The geological model, completed earlier this year, provided the foundation to accurately segregate and estimate the updated resources. The deposit remains open along strike and at depth. With the recent completion of the 6,000 metre Phase I drilling program, which was not included in this MRE, there exists the potential for an increase to the resources as part of the technical work for the upcoming Copper Creek Preliminary Economic Assessment, expected to be issued in Q2 2023."

Mineral Resource Estimate Highlights

1 See Notes to Table 1 (Mineral Resources Estimate) in this news release for the calculation of copper equivalency.

Mineral Resource Estimate

This MRE for Copper Creek is based on data with a cut-off date of April 30, 2022 and excludes the majority of drill results currently pending from the Phase 1 drill program. This MRE is reported with an effective date of July 6, 2022, in Table 1.

Table 1: Combined Open Pit and Underground Mineral Resource Estimate, Copper Creek Project

Tonnes (Mt)

Grade

Contained Metal

Cu

Mo

Ag

CuEq

Cu

Mo

Ag

CuEq

(%)

(%)

(g/t)

(%)

(Mlbs)

(Mlbs)

(Moz)

(Mlbs)

38.9

0.68

0.010

1.8

0.72

584.2

8.7

2.2

614.6

45.7

0.44

0.007

0.9

0.46

446.4

7.2

1.3

467.8

84.6

0.55

0.009

1.3

0.58

1,030.6

16.0

3.6

1,082.5

29.3

0.35

0.004

0.8

0.36

224.6

2.9

0.8

233.0

26.1

0.50

0.012

1.5

0.54

288.7

7.0

1.3

312.7

244.4

0.48

0.007

1.2

0.51

2,587.8

39.9

9.7

2,731.1

270.5

0.48

0.008

1.3

0.51

2,876.5

46.9

11.0

3,043.8

45.6

0.41

0.009

0.9

0.44

410.3

9.2

1.3

440.5

65.1

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Inside the Triangle’s latest job opening data: What boards are showing and who’s hiring – WRAL TechWire

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WRAL TechWires weekly Jobs Report compiles the latest information from the regions top job boards, offering a breakdown of how many jobs are posted, which companies are hiring, and what positions are most in-demand. Heres more from WRAL TechWire on the latest changes in the labor markets in our local economy. Below, weve gathered the latest upcoming job fairs, student-centric resources, and a list of Twitter accounts that track local job openings. Heres whats new since the last WRAL TechWire Jobs Report.

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK By many measures, the job market in the Triangle appears to have slowed, in some cases, by as much as an approximately 10% dip in job openings since a month ago, the latest data analyzed by WRAL TechWire shows. But is this a seasonal blip to be expected or a sign that the local economy may be slowing as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates and the venture capital market may be changing?

It may be too soon to tell, though there are some early signs that the balance of power at tech companies may be tipping back toward employers. And todays WRAL TechWire Jobs Report takes a look whats happening right now in our local economy, with regard to job openings and postings. See below.

(Note: The month-over-month totals are compared to our June 13 report, and the year-to-date totals compare to our Jan. 3 report. Weve made some changes in methodology as of July 2022 in how were tracking jobs posted to Indeed. The Adzuna Raleigh listings are now also only showing job postings with a stated location in Raleigh, which may contribute to the decline in this weeks report compared to prior reports and prior month totals.)

Every week, we track the total number of Triangle-area positions posted on major job websites. Here is the latest data, as of 12 PM on Monday, July 11.

*Note: The year-to-date data for Johnston County tracks from Jan. 31, 2022, when we began to track job postings in the county for the WRAL TechWire Jobs Report. **Editors Note:Weve updated the methodology for which we track job openings on LinkedIn based anywhere in Johnston County, as of July 2022. https://wraltechwire.com/2022/07/08/the-strong-us-jobs-report-may-mean-more-interest-rate-hikes-coming-unc-professor-says/

Aside from the boards above, job seekers can also find local startup jobs at SimplyHired (220 startup jobs near Research Triangle Park), LinkedIn (8,783 job openings that include startup in the Triangle region), Indeed (288 startup jobs in/near RTP) and AngelList (job openings in Raleigh, Durham and across North Carolina). And the Durham-based job site InHerSight also lists jobs at local startups among other job postings (159 this week within 25 miles of Raleigh, N.C.).

Heres a look at local and regional job sites, listed in alphabetical order, below.

AMA Triangle, the fifth-largest chapter in American Marketing Associations nationwide network, aims to be a go-to resource for all things marketing in the Triangle. The organization provides professional training, free career webinars and a job board offering free resume placement for marketing professionals.

As of Monday, the AMA Triangle job board shows 104 roles within 25 miles of Raleigh and another 81 roles, some of which could be overlapping, within 25 miles of Durham.

Durham-based startup hub American Underground (Editors Note: American Underground is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, the parent company of WRAL TechWire)regularly posts job openings on its job board. Job seekers can filter their search by company, location and job function. As of Monday, the site shows 156 jobs at 56 companies, with four jobs posted in the last week:

Last year, WRAL TechWire and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center launched a Bio Jobs Hub platform focused on biopharma manufacturing one of North Carolinas largest industries, employing over 26,000 people.

Typical biopharma jobs include process technicians, maintenance and/or instrumentation technicians, quality assurance and quality control associates, process development scientists and process engineers. This industry also offers competitive entry-level salaries, from $42,000 to $60,000. https://wraltechwire.com/2022/06/22/from-afghanistan-to-sanford-a-former-state-department-exec-finds-his-passion-in-biotech/ Scientists, skilled laborers and recent graduates can use the Bio Jobs Hub resource to find career and training opportunities in their area. Users can search by location, job category/activity and region.

Many biopharma companies are hiring in the Triangle, including large employers like Biogen in Research Triangle Park, bioMrieux in Durham, GSK in Zebulon, Merck & Co. in Durham, Novo Nordisk in Durham and Clayton, and Pfizer in Sanford.

Leadership Triangles job board is packed with local jobs. The site lists 1,063 jobs in either Raleigh or Durham with 1,602 openings overall at 30 companies as of Monday at noon.

Heres whats been posted in the last week:

The North Carolina Biotechnology Centers extensive jobs board lists open jobs and internships from local life science companies and research organizations. The organization recently updated the user interface with a fresh design. Job seekers can filter their search results by position title, job function and location. NCBiotech also touts jobs through its Bio Jobs Hub program.

The site lists 220 openings as of Monday at noon. Here is whats new over the last week:

Note: This list does not include openings posted by recruiting/staffing firms.

The North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) has an interactive job board that you can use to find your next career opportunity. Users can search by keyword, location, category, type (full-time or part-time) and experience level. Ten jobs were posted in the last week.

Raleigh Founded, a startup incubator and coworking space, has its own job board. Job seekers can filter results by company, company size, industry and job function. The site currently lists 145 positions at 30 companies as of Sunday afternoon.

Leadership Triangle, Raleigh Founded and American Underground teamed up to create the Triangle Region Job Board, which synthesizes all of the openings posted on the organizations job boards.

As of Monday afternoon, the site shows 3,162 jobs at 101 companies.

Work in the Triangle, a Wake County Economic Development program, regularly shares new openings through its Twitter feed, @WorkTriangleNC. The program launched a job board on its website earlier this year, with 10,109 active openings as of Monday afternoon. Of those, 8,145 are technology jobs, 1,133 are advanced manufacturing positions, 319 are in cleantech and 512 are in life sciences.

Every Tuesday, Work in the Triangles #TriangleTuesdays hashtag lists hot jobs in the area. Scroll through the #TriangleTuesdays hashtag on Twitter today for more details on the latest openings. https://wraltechwire.com/2022/07/07/balance-of-power-workplace-dynamics-shifting-for-tech-workers-employers-again/

Job openings abound at the Triangles leading technology employers. Heres how many are available as of Sunday afternoon:

Heres our latest roundup of upcoming job fairs and other resources to help people looking for employment. BioNetwork Virtual Career Fair: Aug. 3, 36 p.m. (online) The North Carolina BioNetwork will host an online career fair for process technicians seeking jobs at biotechnology, pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing companies. More information here. NC State Engineering Career Fair: Sept. 2021 (in-person and virtual) In this hybrid career fair, NC State engineering students can meet with employers seeking talent across a range of industries. This is a two-day event: The first day will be held in person, while the second will take place virtually via Career Fair Plus. More details here. https://wraltechwire.com/event/nc-state-engineering-career-fair/

If youre a student looking for an internship or entry-level position at a local company or organization, your university has resources to help you get started. Quick links below:

For Johnston County job seekers: The recently launched JoCo Careers website helps job seekers find companies hiring in Johnston County. (More TechWire coverage here.) https://wraltechwire.com/2022/01/10/johnston-county-launches-new-jobs-platform-to-connect-workers-to-local-jobs/

Here are some locally run Twitter accounts that regularly share job openings in the Triangle:

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Reserve Bank keeps blinkers on inflation, raising OCR to 2.5% – Stuff

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Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr faces a difficult balancing act reining back inflation in the face of evaporating business and consumer confidence, economists have been pointing out.

The Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 2.5%, sticking closely to the accelerated track that it mapped out in May to get on top of inflation.

It made a nod to the rising concerns that the economy could be headed for a significant downturn, saying there were emerging medium-term downside risks to economic activity.

But the overall tone of the Reserve Banks commentary appeared little changed from its hawkish monetary policy statement in May.

ASB said the Reserve Bank had not shifted its tone much in its written comments, barring the odd shift in wording.

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While it acknowledged the downside risks facing the growth outlook, it is continuing to roll out the tough-talking language about cooling demand and getting inflation under control, ASB said in a research note.

ANZ also said there had been no discernible change to the Reserve Banks language or tone.

The Reserve Bank said there was a near-term upside risk to consumer price inflation, suggesting inflation could rise higher than it had been forecasting.

It introduced its statement by saying it was resolute in its commitment to ensure consumer price inflation returns to within the 1% to 3% target range and that it remained appropriate to continue to tighten monetary conditions at pace.

The increase is the third time this year that the central bank has raised the OCR by a 0.5% increment, with its current forecasts projecting that the rate is likely to peak at 4% during the second half of next year.

The double hike takes the interest rate to the highest it has been since January 2016 and was universally expected by bank economists.

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What does the official cash rate mean?

They signalled ahead of the 2pm statement that they would be closely watching the Reserve Banks commentary for any subtle change in tone about the likelihood of a recession.

Concerns have grown in recent weeks that the Reserve Bank could end up overcooking its fight against inflation if it does not soften its trajectory of raising the OCR to 4% next year, though banks were not necessarily expecting the Reserve Bank to publicly acknowledge that risk yet.

A coincidence meant Wednesdays monetary policy review came a few days ahead of inflation data from Stats NZ on Monday that will show whether annual inflation continued to rise in the three months to the end of June or could be coming down from the 31-year high of 6.9% recorded in the March quarter.

Capital Economics economist Marcel Thieliant said the reference the Reserve Bank made to emerging medium-term downside risks to the economy reinforced its view that the OCR was not likely to peak above 3.5%.

The New Zealand dollar dipped by about a fifth of a US cent to trade just under US61.1c within 30 minutes of the announcement, suggesting traders may initially have attached some significance to that observation from the Reserve Bank.

But it later regained almost all of that ground.

ANZ noted that the two-year swap rate also edged down 5bp.

But it put that down to relief that the Reserve Bank simply held the line and didn't ratchet up their hawkish rhetoric.

The Reserve Bank said in its commentary that the pace of global economic growth was slowing.

The broad-based tightening in global monetary and financial conditions is acting to reduce spending growth.

Asset prices have also declined due to higher interest rates and a weaker earnings outlook, it said.

But it said that domestic spending in New Zealand remained supported by high employment levels, resilient household balance sheets in aggregate, continued fiscal support, and strong terms of trade.

A reduction in Covid-related restrictions was enabling increased demand, it also said.

Labour and resource scarcity are also contributing to upward price pressures which are currently exacerbated by seasonal illness, a resurgence in Covid cases and a net outflow of labour abroad.

In these circumstances, spending and investment demand continues to outstrip supply capacity, with a broad range of indicators highlighting pervasive inflation pressures.

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Abe’s drive to bring back Japan | The Interpreter – The Interpreter

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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party was victorious in Japans Upper House election held on Sunday, but it was the killing of former prime minister Abe Shinzo during a campaign speech two days before that will shape the immediate future for the country. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida described Abes shooting as a cowardly and barbaric act, and indeed, the cost is not only to Japans democracy but the Indo-Pacific region.

Leaders and experts have praised Abes extraordinary accomplishments as prime minister, especially his incubating role in the Quad, having first held office in 200607, and again for an almost eight-year stretch between 2012 and 2020. Tomohiko Taniguchi, Abes long-serving foreign policy adviser and speechwriter, described the former prime minister as a leader who understood that Japan had to enhance its economy, reinvest in the USJapan alliance, and expand its diplomatic ties by reaching out to Australia and India as a means to withstand growing Chinese power in the years to come.

Abes passing may consolidate his faction of supporters in the LDP but also create a vacuum in the wider politics of the party.

While Abe stood aside as prime minister in September 2020, he continued to be a parliamentarian as well as a policy entrepreneur. Abe advocated for an increase to Japans defence budget to almost 10 trillion yen within five years, or two per cent of GDP. He also argued that American strategic ambiguity regarding the defence of Taiwan was untenable. During this election campaign, Abe continued topushstrongly more than anyone in the LDP for an amendment to Japans constitution, related tothe Article 9 provisions to never maintainland, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential. As if throwing a stone into a pond, Abes enthusiasm to touch upon taboos or sensitive security issues created ripples, which stimulated controversial political discussionamong the public.

Abes passing may consolidate his faction of supporters in the LDP but also create a vacuum in the wider politics of the party. Abe led the largest conservative faction, Seiwa-kai, which holds 94 members, outnumbering other factions including that of the current Prime Minister, Kchi-kai, with 45 MPs. Seiwa-kai includes key political figures in the Kishida administration, such as the Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu, Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo, and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hagiuda Kichi. It also includes LDP executives Chairperson Fukuda Tatsuo and Secretary-General Seko Hiroshige.

Although the faction has power based on its numbers, it was Abes leadership to assemble those MPs and ensure they found a place in the Kishida administration. It will be a challenge for the faction to maintain its influence without Abes astute guiding hand.

Abes open and receptive personality may have been his most valuable diplomatic resource. How much did his rapid establishment of an intimate personal relationship with President Donald Trump and the stabilisation of the USJapan alliance curb Chinas attempt to change the status quo? Or moderate Trumps alliance scepticism, for that matter?Abe wascriticised for deepening relations with Russia, and his receptiveness did not extend to Seoul during the Moon administration.And as many analysts havepointed out, Abes decision to visit Yasukuni Shrine in the face of concerns expressed across the region about its position as a symbol of Japans wartime militarismblurred his effort to promote the countrysrole as a defender of the liberal and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.

That said, Abe leaves an enduring legacy.Japans increased diplomatic activism would have been unthinkable without Abes leadership, through initiatives such as the Free and Open Indo-Pacific or the striking ofa Strategic Partnership Agreement with theEuropean Union as well as resurrecting the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership. As American observer Michael Green has argued, Abe also made significant domestic reforms to Japans security institutions that are now embedded in the system. The centralised authority of policymaking for the Prime Ministers Office enables future prime ministers to implement a whole-of-government approach. Abe sought to enhance the alliance with the United States and pass peace and security legislation that activated a limited form of the right of collective self-defence.

Abes approach to diplomacy also won nationwide support. The largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), has declared it will seek to establish a free and open Indo-Pacific conference as a framework to discuss rulemaking for freedom of navigation and airspace in the region, which is essentially an endorsement of Abes foreign policy from 2012 to 2020. The CDP has also supported an increase in defence budgets.

It is too early to speculate about the impact of Abes death on public attitudes towards the policies he sought to advocate.

Abe long agitated for constitutional reform although was not able to garner support for a formal amendment during his time in office. But public sentiment has shifted gradually. According to NHK polling, support for a constitutional amendment has increased from 29 per cent in 2018 to 35 per cent in 2022, whereas opposition has dropped from 27 per cent to 19 per cent although in general, uncertainty still prevails about the fate of Article 9. The CDP has gone from rejecting any amendments to a position where it has pledged to actively discuss and consider revisions.

It is too early to speculate about the impact of Abes death on public attitudes towards the policies he sought to advocate. Emotionally, the Japanese people may not change their views because of this tragedy. What Abe left was one pathway to bring Japan back. Making him a political martyr will only thwart democratic discussions. While it is exceptionally sad that the Japanese people have been robbed of Abes experience and wisdom in these debates in future, it is the duty of the living to guide Japans future based on his legacy.

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The history behind Blackjacks success – Qrius

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First played well over a century ago, Blackjack has stood the test of time to become one of the most iconic games in the world. With players flocking to play a game of Blackjack online or within their local casino establishment, this card game has come a long way since being played in the French royal court back in the 1700s.

But how has a card game become so successful, with players all over the world playing a hand or two whenever they get the chance? Theres only one way to find out by looking back through the games history.

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Blackjacks Birth

There is a debate as to where Blackjack originates, with many historians and researchers saying it dates back to ancient Roman times, when they would use painted wooden blocks in place of the playing cards we use today, and with talks of Romans being avid gamblers, this could well be true.

However, there is no clear evidence to back up this speculation, therefore, both historians and researchers alike have agreed that the game actually originated in 1700s France. Back then, Blackjack was known as Vingt-et-Un, which translates to Twenty-One. The game was said to be so popular that it was played within the French Royal Court during the reign of King Louis XV.

Dealing hands around the world

With the popularity of the game spreading throughout France, it wasnt long before people all over the world started hearing all about it. With the help of some French colonists, word of Vingt-et-Un quickly spread, and was soon known as Twenty-One in America.

In the 19th century, after immigrating to the States, a French woman called Eleanor Dumont, made a name for herself as she was a very skilled dealer, known to be a rarity amongst others in the industry. When she first arrived in America, she toured the country, showcasing her skills, whilst boosting the popularity of the card game. After some time, she put down roots and opened her own establishment, which she ironically called Vingt et Un. From touring the states and through word of mouth, Eleanor Dumont soon saw people from all over the country visit her venue, in the hopes they would share a game of Twenty-One with her.

21 to Blackjack

As we entered the 20th century, this iconic card game was still known as Twenty-One. However, this was all about to change, thanks to some casino venues introducing offers and promotions to help boost the popularity of some of the games available on their lobby floors. One offer, in particular, proved to be a favourite amongst players, called Blackjack. To win an additional payout with the Blackjack offer, you needed to win a hand against the dealer that contained both the Ace of Spades and one of the two black Jacks within the deck; Ace or Clubs.

When the promotions were faded out of the lobbies, the name Blackjack stuck with players. And this is how Twenty-One, in some parts of the world, is now known as Blackjack.

Since then, Blackjack itself has only increased in popularity, making a name for itself as one of the most popular casino classics of all time.

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Sitka Gold Reports up to 94% Gold Recovery from Initial Metallurgical Testing Conducted at the Blackjack and Eiger Zones at its RC Gold Project, Yukon…

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VANCOUVER, CANADA TheNewswire - July 13, 2022: Sitka Gold Corp. (Sitka or the Company) (CSE:SIG) (FSE:1RF) (OTC:SITKF) is pleased to provide a summary of initial metallurgical bottle roll tests on six samples from the Blackjack and Eiger zones at its RC Gold Project in the Yukon. This test work was carried out by ALS Canada Ltd. Metallurgy Services in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Highlights:

Gold recoveries demonstrate strong and rapid leach kinetics. Gold extraction was mostly complete within 4-8 hours with minor increases to 24 hours.

Ultimate extraction gold recoveries averaged 85% and were as high as 94%.

The results of the bottle roll tests indicate that the gold is not refractory.

Cor Coe, P.Geo., CEO and Director of Sitka Gold states: We are very pleased with these excellent metallurgical test results that demonstrate that the gold mineralization from these two zones is not refractory and has high gold recoveries with minimal NaCN consumption. This is significant as it endorses the potential for an open-pit, heap leach operation with high gold recoveries and this is typically the most economically efficient method of extracting gold from a deposit. We are rapidly expanding the known mineralization at the Blackjack zone as we continue to aggressively step out from our initial discovery hole.

Metallurgical Test Work

Two representative samples were selected to test gold recoveries from the Eiger Zone and four samples were selected from the Blackjack Zone. Each of the 6 samples consisted of 500 grams of drill core primary crush material originally processed at ALS Global in Whitehorse. The samples were dominantly from non-oxidized rock taken at downhole depths ranging from 80 m to 286 m. The samples were also chosen to test gold recoveries for a range of gold grades varying from 0.92 g/t gold to as high as 35.60 g/t gold.

The samples from the Eiger Zone were of fine-grained diorite with sheeted quartz veins containing pyrite and arsenopyrite. Two of the samples from the Blackjack zone were of the megacrystic granite unit containing sheeted quartz veins with pyrite and arsenopyrite, while two were of mixed metasedimentary rock containing quartz veinlets with a minor amount of arsenopyrite.

The samples were shipped to ALS Metallurgy Services in Kamloops, BC where they were pulverized to 170 microns. Cyanidation bottle roll leach tests were then completed on each pulverized sample over a 48-hour period. Cyanide liquors were sampled at 2, 4, 8, 24 and 48 hours while the pH and NaCN concentrations were maintained at 10.5 and 1 g/L, respectively. The liquors were assayed for gold. Following completion of the tests, the cyanidation residues were assayed for gold in duplicate for improved accuracy. The following table summarizes the results.

Table 1 - Summary of Metallurgical Bottle Roll Tests

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2022 Drilling Program Update

The Company is currently aggressively drilling at RC Gold with its focus on further defining the gold mineralization laterally and vertically from the 2021 discovery hole (Hole 21) that returned 220.1 metres of 1.17 g/t gold including 50.5 metres of 2.08 g/t gold (See news release dated December 13, 2021). So far, 13 holes totaling 3,842 metres have been drilled this year at the Blackjack Zone. Nine holes from the current drilling campaign have been logged, sampled and shipped for analysis to ALS Global Labs in Whitehorse, Yukon.

About the RC Gold Project

The RC Gold Project consists of a 376 square kilometre contiguous district-scale land package located in the newly road accessible Clear Creek, Big Creek, and Sprague Creek districts in the heart of Yukon's Tombstone Gold Belt. It is the largest consolidated land package strategically positioned mid-way between Victoria Gold's Eagle Gold Mine - Yukons newest gold mine which reached commercial production in the summer of 2020 - and Sabre Gold Mines Brewery Creek Gold Mine. The RC Gold Project land package comprises five underlying properties, namely, the RC, Bee Bop, Mahtin, Clear Creek, and Barney Ridge properties*. The Company has identified a large 500 m by 2000 m intrusion related gold system on the Property spanning the Blackjack, Saddle and Eiger zones and to date has drilled 34 diamond drill holes into this system. This has been the main focus of the Companys drill programs at RC Gold in 2020, 2021 and 2022 which have returned several significant gold intercepts. including the discovery hole in the Blackjack zone in the last drill hole from the 2021 drill program, DDRCCC-21-021 (Hole 21). Hole 21 intersected 220.1 m of 1.17 g/t gold from surface that included 50.5 m of 2.08 g/t gold. Hole 21 was the westernmost hole drilled in the Saddle-Eiger trend and was drilled under a greater than 500 ppb gold-in-soil anomaly that was previously identified on surface. This gold-in-soil anomaly is part of the larger 2 kilometre by 500 m gold-in-soil anomaly that stretches from the Blackjack Zone, through the Saddle Zone to the Eiger Zone and is open in all directions. Drilling in 2021 in the Eiger Zone in the easternmost area of the gold-in-soil anomaly has produced numerous significant intersections as demonstrated by Hole 9 which intersected 354 m of 0.41 g/t Au including 72 m of 0.72 g/t Au (see news release dated August 19, 2021).

Sitka Gold inherited a wealth of historical and current data from these properties from work spanning the last 40 years. Recent exploration work and the compilation of historical data have defined several mineralized zones with both bulk tonnage, intrusion-related gold deposit targets and high-grade, vein- and breccia-hosted gold targets. The RC Gold Project also has a common border with Victoria Golds Clear Creek property at its western boundary and Florin Resources Florin Gold property at its northern boundary.

*For more detailed information on the underlying properties please visit our website at http://www.sitkagoldcorp.com.

Deposit Model

Exploration on the Property has mainly focused on identifying an intrusion-related gold system (IRGS). The property is part of the Tombstone Gold Belt which is the prominent host to IRGS deposits within the Tintina Gold Province in Yukon and Alaska. Notable deposits from the belt include: Fort Knox Mine in Alaska with current Proven and Probable Reserves of 230 million tonnes at 0.3 g/t Au (2.471 million ounces; Sims 2018)(1); Eagle Gold Mine with current Proven and Probable Reserves of 155 million tonnes at a diluted grade of 0.65 g/t Au at the Eagle and Olive deposits (3.261 million ounces; Goodwin et al. 2019)(2); the Brewery Creek deposit with current Indicated Mineral Resource of 22.2 million tonnes at a gold grade of 1.11 g/t (0.789 million ounces; Hulse et al. 2020)(3); the Florin Gold deposit, located adjacent to Sitkas RC Gold project, with a current Inferred Mineral Resource of 170.99 million tonnes grading 0.45 g/t (2.47 million ounces; Simpson 2021)(4) and the AurMac Project with an Inferred Mineral Resource of 207.0 million tonnes grading 0.60 gram per tonne gold (3.99 millon ounces; Jutras 2022)(5).

(1) Sims J. Fort Knox Mine Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report. June 11, 2018. https://s2.q4cdn.com/496390694/files/doc_downloads/2018/Fort-Knox-June-2018-Technical-Report.pdf

(2) Goodwin R, Gray P, Jutras M, Tang S, Wilbur S. Technical Report for the Eagle Gold Mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. JDS Energy & Mining Inc. December 6, 2019.

https://vitgoldcorp.com/site/assets/files/6480/jds-vit-eagle-gold-ni-43-101-fs-report-20191206.pdf

(3) Hulse D, Emanuel C, Cook C. NI43-101 Technical Report on Mineral Resources. Gustavson Associates. May 31, 2020.

https://www.goldenpredator.com/_resources/Brewery-Creek_NI-43-101-05OCT2020-File.pdf

(4) Simpson R. Florin Gold Project NI43-101 Technical Report. Geosim Services Inc. April 21, 2021. https://sedar.com/GetFile.do?lang=EN&docClass=24&issuerNo=00005795&issuerType=03&projectNo=03236138&docId=4984158

(5) Banyan Gold News Release Dated May 17, 2022 (Technical Report to be filed within 45 days of news release) https://www.banyangold.com/news-releases/2022/banyan-announces-4-million-ounce-gold-mineral-resource-estimate-for-the-aurmac-property-yukon-canada/

About Sitka Gold Corp.

Sitka Gold Corp. is a well-funded mineral exploration company headquartered in Canada. The Company is managed by a team of experienced industry professionals and is focused on exploring for economically viable mineral deposits with its primary emphasis on gold, silver and copper mineral properties of merit. Sitka currently has an option to acquire a 100% interest in the RC, Barney Ridge, Clear Creek and OGI properties in the Yukon and the Burro Creek Gold property in Arizona. Sitka owns a 100% interest in its Alpha Gold property in Nevada, its Mahtin Gold property in the Yukon and its Coppermine River project in Nunavut.

Sitka is currently conducting a planned 10,000 metre diamond drill program at its RC Gold Project in the Yukon. Drilling is also currently underway at the Companys Alpha Gold Property in Nevada where up to 1,500 metres of drilling is planned.

The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Cor Coe, P.Geo., Director and CEO of the Company, and a Qualified Person (QP) as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

SITKA GOLD CORP.

Donald Penner

President and Director

For more information contact:

Donald Penner

President & Director

778-212-1950

dpenner@sitkagoldcorp.com

or

Cor Coe

CEO & Director

604-817-4753

ccoe@sitkagoldcorp.com

Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forwardlooking statements and forwardlooking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These statements relate to future events or future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forwardlooking statements or information. Forwardlooking statements and information are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as appear, seek, anticipate, plan, continue, estimate, approximate, expect, may, will, project, predict, potential, targeting, intend, could, might, should, believe, would and similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements and information are provided for the purpose of providing information about the current expectations and plans of management of the Company relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such statements and information may not be appropriate for other purposes, such as making investment decisions. Since forwardlooking statements and information address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, the expected timing and terms of the private placement, use of proceeds, anticipated work program, required approvals in connection with the work program and the ability to obtain such approvals. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forwardlooking statements, timelines and information contained in this news release. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.

The forwardlooking statements and information contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and no undertaking is given to update publicly or revise any forwardlooking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws or the CSE. The forward-looking statements or information contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

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A 22-year-old from India arrives in the US to pursue a masters in computer science. Bored in the tech world, he transforms himself into a professional blackjack player, parlays his gambling skills into a Wall Street job, and embarks on a 25-year odyssey into the unforgiving world of investment banks and hedge funds. That, in a nutshell, is how my American Dream unfolded.

Peering out of a rain-streaked window of a British Airways 747 as it touched down in New York on 15 August 1985, I was filled with anticipation. To someone who had grown up in India during the turbulent 1970s, America seemed like a mythical place where anything was possible. That reputation would turn out to be richly deserved in my case.

By the time I graduated from IIT Delhi, I knew that I wanted nothing further to do with electrical engineering. I had gained admission to IIM Ahmedabad but I couldnt imagine my headstrong personality being a fit for corporate India. Instead, I trod the well-worn path from IIT to the US, to attend graduate school in computer science. Unfortunately, soon after I finished my masters degree at the University of Wisconsin, I realized that I had no interest in computers either. I couldnt bear the thought of spending the rest of my life sitting in a cubicle and punching on a keyboard all day long.

Nevertheless, I bounced around in the computer industry for a handful of years while desperately searching for something to feel excited about. I even moonlighted as a waiter at a middle-eastern cafe in Minneapolis with an eye toward opening my own restaurant.

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It was during a weekend ski trip to Lake Tahoe that I came across the game that would change my life: blackjack. The simplicity of the game get as close to21 as possible without going over fascinated me. I had always loved mathematics and blackjack was obviously a game of numbers. The fact that counting cards could turn the odds in the players favour made the game even more enticing for me. And when I learned that casinos not only barred skilled players but sometimes had them arrested and beaten, I was filled with outrage. I decided to turn myself into a professional blackjack player, if for no other reason than to teach the casinos a lesson.

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The life of a professional gambler was exhilarating. It was an incredibly powerful feeling to know that I had an advantage over the casinos and that, given enough time and capital, I would come out ahead. Unlike most visitors to Las Vegas, the glitz and glamour of the Strip held no attraction for me. I was in town only to play a game and to play it to the best of my ability, a principle that I would adhere to throughout my Wall Street career as well.

By the fall of 1992, I had become convinced that the rest of my life would be spent travelling the world, and playing blackjack. I could never have imagined that my gambling skills would bring me to the world of high finance.

A spur-of-the-moment trip to Manhattan brought me face-to-face with several Wall Streeters who were friends of my friends. At a midtown nightclub, they listened with rapt attention as I recounted my experiences as a professional gambler. As the evening came to a close, one of them turned to me and said, You should work on Wall Street. I laughed the idea off but, back home in San Francisco, I couldnt get Wall Street out of my head. It was, after all, the largest casino in the world. I put together a resume, placing blackjack at the top of the page and computers near the bottom, and mailed it to a few investment banks.

Lehman Brothers agreed to interview me and I used my frequent flier miles to visit New York City one more time. The firms bond traders grilled me for hours about my gambling prowess, but I was able to handle them with ease. At the end of that exhausting day, however, the Lehman bosses insisted that I submit to a public test of my card counting abilities. They removed one card from a well-shuffled deck and gave me 18 seconds to identify it. I felt like kicking myself. Earlier in the day, I had claimed that I could count a deck in as little as 14 seconds, but that was in the quiet of my apartment.

This was my first time on a Wall Street trading floor and the atmosphere made me deeply uncomfortable. My unease notwithstanding, I knew that my job prospects hinged upon successfully performing this parlour trick. So I picked up the deck, gave a nod to the timekeeper, and raced through the 51 cards. With just two seconds left on the clock, I said out loud, Its a nine. To my great relief, the trader holding the missing card turned over the nine of clubs. Shortly thereafter, I was handed a job offer.

I didnt know the first thing about finance and yet, I decided to take a gamble on Wall Street and moved to New York.

Just like a dealer

I regretted it almost immediately. As a know-nothing, I was relegated to the most menial of tasks making copies, faxing reports, and fetching breakfast for the masters of the universe. My being a foreigner didn't help, nor did the fact that I was a vegetarian. I was forced to attend countless dinners at steakhouses where I grew tired of eating salad after salad. A fellow Indian would have to bite his tongue while being mocked at a fancy French restaurant, Grow some chest hair. Eat some meat.

Making matters worse, I gradually realized that my Wall Street job was akin to being a blackjack dealer. At Lehman Brothers, I was employed by the house, the very idea of which I would have found abhorrent in Las Vegas. However, I soldiered on because I was hell-bent on figuring out a way to beat the US mortgage market just like I had done with the casinos of Nevada.

Devising a strategy that would consistently beat the market was an extremely difficult undertaking, one that would take me years to accomplish. During that time, in a repeat of my blackjack years, I devoted every spare moment to understanding mortgages. I even stayed awake many nights, twiddling my thumbs, as I tried to decipher the latest piece of the puzzle. Seven long and painful years later, I was able to come up with an investment methodology that I believed would turn the odds in my favour.

The long game

A slim 1% advantage over the casino had been enough for me to make a living from blackjack. Likewise, an even smaller edge was enough to beat the mortgage market over and over again. The key in both games was sizing bets appropriately and staying in the game long enough for the true odds to be realized. My bets in Las Vegas had been designed to limit the probability of losing my entire bankroll to under 5%. I have followed the same path on Wall Street. In an industry where everyone tries to make the greatest amount of money in the shortest amount of time, I have consistently played the long game. To the great frustration of my hedge fund bosses, my trades have been sized to minimize my chance of ruin, and not to maximize my pay. While this approach of mine has almost certainly lowered my compensation, it has also given me something far more valuable in return: peace of mind.

Despite spending three decades first beating the casinos for a hundred dollars at a time and then managing hundreds of millions of dollars on Wall Street, I have never equated success with money. Instead, I have adopted Maya Angelous definition thatsuccess is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. I discovered early on that the key to happiness lies in playing the game well during the day and sleeping well during the night. Money is merely a side effect of a game played well, and not its primary objective. My Wall Street accomplishments creating an exceptional long-term track record of managing money and playing a key role in raising eight billion dollars for the largest hedge fund launch in history are a direct result of this conviction.

When I look back upon the past 30-odd years, I realize that my story could only have happened in America. More than any other country in the world, America rewards risk-taking and risk-takers. Devoting myself to the pursuit of becoming a professional gambler was an extraordinary risk as was the path that I followed on Wall Street spurning conventional wisdom to create my own investment method. My success in both ventures is the result of having a system, being disciplined, and operating with a large enough bankroll. If you can turn the risk/reward equation in your favour then you are no longer gambling, you are investing in your future. This basic fact holds true not only in casinos and on Wall Street, but in every aspect of life.

After a stint spent as a professional blackjack player,the author spent20 years (1999-2019) managing money for some of the largest hedge funds in the world. During that time, he achieved the feat of 103 consecutive months of positive returns, quite possibly the finest long-term track record produced by an individual in hedge fund history. He has recently authored a book that chronicles his extraordinary journey, 'Play It Right' published by Bloomsbury India

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