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This startup is betting job seekers will pay to land a job

Hansheng Liu’s first attempt to find a job through the startup Refer didn’t work out.It was this past fall, and the recent computer science grad from the University of Illinois said he hadn’t done enough to beef up his résumé. Liu then spent part of the winter building a website…

AI chatbots are coming for white-collar job interviews

When Bijo Thomas logged onto his computer for a job interview this spring, an AI chatbot named Sophie appeared on the screen.Thomas, a 45-year-old tech professional from Austin, said Sophie resembled a real businesswoman from the neck up, with brown hair pulled back and a white top. She smiled, gestured,…