Job seekers in 2025 faced a Great Frustration: never-ending applications, ghosting after interviews, and losing hope

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I got laid off at 57 and couldn't find work for 20 months. I had to sell my apartment and work odd jobs to make ends meet.

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Amy Smith says she fell into a depression during her 20-month search for a job.

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The ugly truth at the heart of America's miserable job market

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I got a job by building a dating-app-inspired website and pitching myself as the 'perfect match' for the role. Here's how I did it.

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Shari Williams says it's important to be bold to stand out in the current job market.

Shari Williams

Merriam-Webster just released its word of the year. 2025 words of the year say a lot about the AI world users can't quit

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2025's words of the year reflect a generation frustrated with job prospects, AI, and online culture.

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The year the Big Tech job market cracked

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A former AT&T worker has been job hunting for 3 years. Recruiters keep telling him to embellish his résumé.

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Miles Bradley

Miles Bradley

He predicted an automation crisis years ago. Now, Andrew Yang says AI may wipe out 40 million jobs over the next decade.

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Andrew Yang says the AI jobs crisis he warned about is now here — and tens of millions of workers are at risk.

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I struggled to find a job after working at Microsoft, Meta, and Apple — until I embraced AI and looked beyond Big Tech

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Lee Givens, Jr.
Lee Givens, Jr.

Lee Givens, Jr.

I landed a job at Amazon after 10 months of job-searching. My strategy was flawed in the beginning — here's how I fixed it and landed an offer.

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Jugal Bhatt
Jugal Bhatt

Jugal Bhatt

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