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Readers told us how they use AI in their job search — or why they avoid it

Sun, 08/10/2025 - 05:29

Tech Insider : Business

Job interview with futuristic cyborg. 3D generated image. — AI job interviews
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Careers, Strategy, Work, AI, Jobs, job-search, Resumes

They're in their 80s, still working, and living paycheck to paycheck

Sun, 08/10/2025 - 03:47

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Sandy McConnell and June Boyd — Sandy McConnell (left) and June Boyd (right) both work out of financial necessity.
Bridget Bennett and Brittany Greeson for BI

After a tedious week of squinting at spreadsheets, Sandy McConnell, 80, makes her way to a restaurant in Nevada for a monthly lunch with former colleagues.

economy, 80-over-80, Aging, Work, paycheck-to-paycheck, freelance-photography, isabel-fernandez-pujol

We asked readers for the biggest red flags they've seen in job interviews. Here's what you told us.

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 05:13

Tech Insider : Business

A man in a suit crosses his fingers in a job interview
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Careers, Strategy, Work, Hiring, job-interviews

I'm 85 and looking for work but no one will hire me. I just need to pay the bills — I'm an old girl, but I'm not a dead girl.

Wed, 08/06/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Pat Fagin Scott in her couch at home — Pat Fagin Scott, 85, has navigated unemployment after decades of well-paying jobs.
Alyssa Schukar for BI

economy, as-told-to, Retirement, 80-over-80, Aging, Unemployed, Work

What work looks like in your 80s for half a million Americans

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 05:25

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Photo collage of a construction worker in her older years — Nearly 550,000 Americans 80 and older are still working, and the number is rising.
Getty images; BI

Harvey Mendelson is no stranger to reinvention.

economy, bi-illustration, Retirement, Aging, Work, social-security, Career

I'm 81 and work at Trader Joe's to help pay off $70,000 in debt and launch a business. I don't want to be treated like I'm an old person.

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 05:15

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Politics

Dianne Michels, 81, works at Trader Joe's while starting a consulting business.
Dianne Michels

economy, as-told-to, trader-joes, Aging, Retirement, Work, 80-over-80

8 simple things you can do at the office every day to build good relationships with your boss and coworkers

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 05:44

Tech Insider : Business

Two coworkers working together at desk looking at computer. — A few simple actions each day can go a long way towards building and maintaining good working relationships with your colleagues.
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Careers, Strategy, office, RTO, Work, work-advice, Etiquette

They've been retired for 2 decades — and have learned to make the most of their golden years

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 04:07

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel

Bernita at her Table — Bernita Clark, 82, makes costumes for her daughter's 12-foot-tall skeleton.
Michael Starghill, Jr. for BI

Sitting at her sewing machine, Bernita Clark, 82, guides a piece of blue fabric as the needle bobs up and down. To her side sit scissors, measuring tape, thread, and a skull.