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Reid Hoffman, the venture capitalist who cofounded LinkedIn, said AI will transform jobs, but he rejected the idea that it will result in a “bloodbath” for job seekers.”Yes, I think people are underestimating AI’s impact on jobs,” Hoffman said on an episode of the Rapid Response podcast, released Tuesday.”But I…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Adit Sheth, a senior software engineer at Microsoft. Business Insider has verified his employment. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.While completing my master’s in computer science at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2016, I had an…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees Tuesday that AI will shrink the company’s corporate white-collar workforce over the next few years, citing “efficiency gains” as the driving force.Amazon employees weren’t having it.Across internal Slack channels, Amazon’s white-collar workers tore into Jassy’s message, taking aim at his leadership and unapologetic push…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charles Smith, 87, who lives in Pennsylvania. After hundreds of unsuccessful applications in his mid-80s, he found work at the Lancaster County Office of Aging and makes about $30,000 a year. He and his wife live a frugal and somewhat comfortable…
If you’re trying to find a job, it’s time to get scrappy.While the job market hasn’t fallen off a cliff and layoffs remain low, stiffer competition for roles, surging use of artificial intelligence, and some employers’ hesitation to hire are scrambling some job searches.That means some job seekers might have…
In today’s ultra-competitive job market, even small mistakes can sink a candidate’s chances.If you’re applying for a job at Allstate, be careful how you talk about your past work experiences. Sean Barry, the company’s vice president of talent acquisition, said one of the biggest mistakes candidates make is speaking too…
Staying current in a world that’s rapidly evolving isn’t easy. Just ask Google Cloud’s chief technology officer, Will Grannis, who says he’s been at it for a few decades.Keeping up with the times amid the AI revolution doesn’t mean ditching what you’ve learned in the past, though. Grannis said a…
After a well-deserved career break, I decided it was time to look for a new job. The only problem was that I had last done this 10 years ago, and job hunting was a completely different game then.In 2025, everything has changed, from how roles are advertised to how candidates…
The winners and losers of the workforce are coming into sharper focus.If you’re looking for roles in healthcare or service work, you may have a very different experience than the white-collar workforce or new grads.Overall, the latest jobs data shows that the labor market isn’t looking too shabby; the number…
My parents always encouraged me to be myself. Still, I somehow picked up the belief that there’s a “right” way and a “wrong” way to do life and that the right way means doing things in a certain order.I believed that your early 20s were the only time it was…
