Whitecollar

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,…

The white-collar boomer dilemma

Keith Hayden, a 53-year-old software engineer, started searching for a job last fall. He soon realized interviewers had AI top of mind, and Hayden, who has already adapted to big innovation shifts over the past two decades, didn’t have the best answers. So he bought a Claude subscription and started…