Here is what 3 AI startup CEOs say they're looking for when deciding to hire a candidate

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Checkr, Together AI, Glean AI
For some AI startups, a résumé is coming in second to adaptability and willingness to use AI.

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You don't need an AI degree to land an AI-powered internship

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MIAMI BEACH- MARCH 14: Megan Jump (L) and Jenna Haring on spring break from Ball State University, use a funnel to drink beer March 14, 2007 on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. Students from universities and colleges around the country are attending spring break which ranges from the end of February to mid-April.
College students enjoying spring break, before getting back to work.

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Jensen Huang floats giving engineers tokens worth half their annual salary on top of pay as a recruiting strategy

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Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a keynote address at Nvidia's GTC Conference on March 16, 2026 in San Jose, California. Nvidia's GTC Conference focuses on recent developments and future uses of AI. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)
Nvidia's Jensen Huang becomes the first high-profile CEO to float tokens as a recruitment strategy.

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As a computer science grad, she was promised stability. Then AI arrived.

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Kiran Maya Sheikh
Software engineer Kiran Maya Sheikh

Kiran Maya Sheikh

Tech employees are losing confidence faster than workers in any other sector

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A person wearing an umbrella hat at a Google welcome event

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Silicon Valley is buzzing about this new idea: AI compute as compensation

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Greg Brockman, wearing a black leather jacket and a blue shirt, is standing on stage giving a speech. His hands are both splayed to his left.
Greg Brockman, OpenAI's President, reflected on the tktk-day period when CEO Sam Altman was removed from his duties.

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Tech jobs are getting demolished in ways not seen since 2008 and the dot-com bust

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A person wearing a black shirt has their hands on their head while sitting at a desk, and there are lines of code on the computer monitors in front of them
Tech jobs are showing weakness in the US labor market.

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I quit my tech job and became a stay-at-home dad. I sometimes feel lost because I'm not making money, but I still feel valuable.

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Zachary Fox and his son in the woods with a camera in his hands
The author is now a stay-at-home dad after quitting his tech job.

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Investors face a harsh reality: If the AI hype is real, so are the layoffs

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AI apps on a phone
AI is going to change the economy. That's the point, right?

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Freaking out about AI destroying jobs? Look here to see what's really happening.

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Tech leaders, including Dario Amodei and Sam Altman, at an AI summit in India
Tech leaders, including Dario Amodei and Sam Altman, at an AI summit in India

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