5 things you should lie about in interviews, according to a recruiting expert

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Joel Lalgee said the worst thing a job candidate can do is go on a tangent about their previous or current company.

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How Gen Zers can beat negative stereotypes in a tough job market

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Gen Zers feel they are being discriminated against while they search for jobs.

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There's some really bad career advice on TikTok. Here are some of the worst tips you should ignore.

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Some career advice on TikTok could be doing more harm than good.

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Gen Zers can be weird in interviews. A recruiter explained how it sets them back.

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Gen Zers may be making some huge mistakes early on in the jobseeking process (stock photo).

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I've worked at Meta, Visa, and Google. There are 6 steps I always take when preparing for a big interview.

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Yung-Yu Lin says mock interviews and reading company news are crucial to his interview prep strategy.

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The shadowy new way employees are cheating their way to the top

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Across the globe, a wave of workers are secretly outsourcing parts or all of their jobs.

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Remi never intended to secretly outsource her job. It sort of just happened.

Job interviews are about to get a whole lot more stressful

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Taking the S2, which measures cognitive capacities like your reaction time and ability to control distractions, feels like a cross between playing Pong and taking an eye exam.

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Jobseekers and recruiters are all using AI. It's chaos.

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Jobseekers and recruiters are both using AI to get a leg up. It's a battle of the bots.

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When Josh Holbrook, a software engineer in Alaska, was laid off in January, he didn't expect to spend too much time looking for a new job. He certainly didn't think he'd need to relearn the job-hunt process.

5 people share the different ways they landed jobs at Big Tech companies

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A woman was told she wasn't hired for a job because of her appearance. Career experts say it happens all the time.

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Sometimes it's obvious when a job interview isn't going well (stock image).

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