The creator of Anthropic's Claude Code likes to hire engineers who do 'side quests' like making kombucha

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Boris Cherny said that he wanted engineers who were "generalists" with "cool weekend projects."

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What job seekers and employers need to learn about AI and hiring, according to Indeed's top marketer

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Indeed's chief marketing officer James Whitemore, speaking at the company's 2025 Future Works event

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Figure AI CEO says over 170,000 people have applied to his robot company in the last 3 years. He hired fewer than 500.

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Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock
Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock said most of the 176,000 job applications his company saw was "slop."

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BlackRock's head of talent acquisition reveals how AI has changed what he looks for in applicants

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Nigel Williams said AI is chaning what he looks for in applicants.

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A Hall of Fame quarterback-turned-CEO explains why he interviews everyone he works with — and the red flag he looks for

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NFL legend Fran Tarkenton said he makes sure to spend at least 15 minutes with every candidate who wants to work at his companies.

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If you were laid off, you could 'boomerang' back to your old company. Here's who's more likely to be asked back.

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People who were laid off could be rehired.

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Goldman Sachs flags 'growing signs of weakness' in the US jobs market as layoffs mount

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Layoffs are on the rise triggering, Goldman economists to speculate the US job market may be softening, according to a new report.

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CloudKitchens CTO says he might add an IQ test for job applicants

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CloudKitchens CTO Brian Atwell said the startup's accounting team already uses IQ tests in its interview process.

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Big pay, bigger influence: How Wall Street's war for AI talent is shaping new power dynamics

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The real reason the job market is totally broken

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Resume wormhole.

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