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Tech Firm Lists ‘Whites’-Only Job, Blames Employee, Nukes Online Presence
The Virginia-based IT and staffing company first claimed a junior employee did it, then changed it to former employee. Its Twitter page, Facebook page, and company website have all been disabled.
Business Lobby Tries to Weaken Law Regulating Bias in Hiring Algorithms
As AI hiring tools get more popular, they've attracted scrutiny for potential biases—and lawsuits claiming they can discriminate on the basis of age, gender, and race.
Your Ideas Are Being Used After a Job Interview Without Any Credit. Now What?
More and more companies are asking prospective employees to do job tryouts or turn in ideas and assignments. Here’s a guide to making sure your fabulous ideas don’t get ripped off.
7 People Talk About Job Hunting for Months During the Pandemic
"My laptop broke two weeks ago, and it has my resumé on it. It’ll cost $300–$400 to fix, which is an unimaginable amount of money right now."
Apparently the FBI is having some recruitment woes
The pool of prospective applicants for FBI special agent shrank for the fourth consecutive year in 2018.
This User-Friendly Menstrual Cup Is What Happens When Design Is Inclusive
When her old cup kept failing her, Jane Adame, whose connective-tissue condition makes her joints unstable, had to imagine there was a better way.
I'm Not Hiring You Because You Don't Really Want the Job
Eagerness to get hired isn’t the same thing as enthusiasm for doing the work.
How to Convince a Robot to Hire You
Ready or not, artificial intelligence in hiring is probably here to stay. Here’s how to prepare.
An AI Analyzed My Twitter Feed and Discovered I’m a Shithead
DeepSense says it can analyze tweets to see if someone is a good employee. I'm going to need to make better tweets.
Employers Don't Like to Hire Intelligent Women
A new study found that high-achieving women were less likely to get called back for a job interview than high-achieving men—as well as only moderately-achieving women.
Unemployment Is the Lowest It's Been in Almost a Decade
The monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that most of the new 178,000 jobs were added to professional and business services, the healthcare industry, and construction.
Having Tattoos Can Actually Help You Get Hired
According to a new study, getting inked may increase your chances of employment—depending on the type of job you're after.