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How to spot fake job scams in 2025
Navigating the job market requires skill, determination, and a keen awareness of potential pitfalls, especially when it comes to online searches. The search for a new job can be exciting and hopeful, but it’s also a time when job seekers are vulnerable to scams. Unfortunately, fake job postings are a prevalent issue, designed to trick unsuspecting applicants out of their…
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‘AI is coming for your jobs. It’s coming for my job too’: Fiverr CEO urges staff to upskill or be left behind
Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman warned staff over the potential impact of AI on jobs, urging them to upskill and adapt amidst the rise of the technology. In an internal memo sent to some 700 staff and subsequently published on social media, Kaufman said employees should take steps to future proof their careers in the long term. “I’ve always believed in…
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Your Next Job Interview Might Be With an AI. Here’s How to Ace It
Summary AI interviews are becoming more common, with companies like Talently and HireVue leading the charge. AI hiring systems analyze candidates for job suitability using advanced technologies like NLP. Despite AI benefits, human judgment is essential for hiring decisions to ensure fairness and ethical considerations. Picture this: you’re in a job interview, but instead of a human recruiter, you’re talking…
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Tech hiring dropped by 29K in March, even as US job growth remained solid – Computerworld
The overall US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2% in March, just 0.1% higher than in February. Previous US job gains for January and February were revised down by a total of 48,000, with January reduced by 14,000 and February by 34,000, according to BLS data. In the first quarter of 2025, the IT job market shrank by 34,200 jobs,…
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How to Make Your DIY Paint Job Look Professional
Paint is the cheapest, easiest renovation you can do: it makes everything fresh and new, it covers defects, and it’s something almost anyone can do to a reasonable level of quality. If you just read that last part and started shaking your head because your paint projects always turn out terribly—patchy, or with visible sheen or brush strokes, or a…
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Which Top Cybersecurity Role of 2024 Was Featured in 64,000+ Job Postings?
Security engineer was the most common title in cybersecurity job listings in 2024, according to security and IT workforce management platform provider CyberSN. Its report “U.S. Cybersecurity Job Posting Data” was created by pulling together job postings from 30 major job boards and Fortune 500 companies’ job boards between January 2022 and December 2024. The report shows which roles are…
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Scale of Dell job cuts laid bare as firm sheds 10% of staff in a year
Dell Technologies’ workforce has reduced significantly in recent years, figures show, with headcount at the tech giant dropping by 10% in 2025 alone. The fall in employee numbers isn’t a surprise given Dell announced job losses back in August. Dell Technologies attributed these cuts to its current sharpened focus on AI, with the company reorganizing teams and fueling investment in…
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Productivity gains, strong financial returns, but no job losses – three things investors want from generative AI
Investors are making it clear what they want from generative AI: solid financial and productivity returns, but no job cuts. That’s according to a survey of AI investors by PwC, which found three-quarters of respondents believed generative AI would be beneficial for the companies they’ve backed. And six-in-ten investors polled said they expect not only revenue growth but also increased…
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‘If you want to look like a flesh-bound chatbot, then by all means use an AI teleprompter’: Amazon banned candidates from using AI tools during interviews – here’s why you should never use them to secure a job
Amazon has banned the use of AI tools during the interview process, and it’s not the only major firm cracking down on the trend. According to internal documents seen by Business Insider, the tech giant hit out at the use of teleprompter-style AI tools which can give applicants assistance in real-time during interviews. Using chatbots represent a leg up that…
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February’s IT job market in the US shows mixed signals; unemployment ticks up – Computerworld
The jobs report shows a market trying to balance itself amid falling consumer confidence and ongoing economic uncertaintyr\, according to Ger Doyle, US country manager for staffing firm ManpowerGroup. While the labor market remains resilient, job seekers face challenges, and signs of cooling indicate cautious employer behavior. “This year, our real-time data shows that demand is down 6%,” Doyle said…
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