The Gen Xers turning to odd jobs — from summer internships to ice hockey refereeing — to stay employed

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William Simon
William Simon works as an ice hockey official when he has the opportunity to.

William Simon

Schools are training kids to follow in AI's footsteps — pushing them toward a 'life of hurt,' says a VC-turned-educator

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Ted Dintersmith, a former venture capitalist turned education reformer, has spent the past 15 years pushing schools to adapt to the AI era.
Ted Dintersmith argues that America's schools are training kids to do what AI already does better, leaving Gen Z unprepared for the job market.

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A Gen Zer explains how he navigated Amazon's 5-hour 'loop' interview and landed a job with no connections

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Sooraj Kumar
Sooraj Kumar

Sooraj Kumar

3 reasons the US can't count on wealthy Americans to keep the economy going strong

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Cisco exec says the slowdown in entry-level hiring is a 'total blip' and won't last

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Francine Katsoudas, Cisco's chief people, policy, and purpose officer, told Business Insider that she doesn't think the slowdown in entry-level hiring will last long.

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I worked as a Google recruiter for almost a decade and now coach job seekers. Here are 4 ways to become a rare end-of-year hire.

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Sarah Goose says generalists will struggle in today's job market

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The job market is hell for us, and heaven for scammers

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Portrait of Amisha Datta in Fort Worth Texas
After realizing the job she applied to had scammed her out of $4,300, "I felt very alone and just sort of rudderless," says Amisha Datta.

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Two years after graduating at the top of her class in college, Amisha Datta could not believe she'd lost $4,300 in a job scam.

I created a group chat for 6 struggling job seekers. They shared how they're coping in a market that feels broken.

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The struggle to find work is real — and sometimes you need moral support.

These Gen X job seekers are sick of the job hunt — and building businesses instead

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Business Insider spoke to four Gen Xers who turned to self-employment after struggling to find traditional work.

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I'm still unemployed after applying to 100 jobs since my layoff. Many of us job seekers don't need a dream job — just stability.

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Sarah Cate Patten.

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