I'm a fintech cofounder. Job interviews are like a first date, and they should last about 6.5 minutes.

Tech Insider : Business
Garima Shah standing in white outfit
Garima Shah said she typically asks three questions in succession to job candidates.

Garima Shah

I'm a psychology professor turned AI consultant. Here's how I help companies stop AI from being a 'yes-man.'

Tech Insider : Business
Leigh Coney
Leigh Coney says AI experiences the same biases that humans face.

Leigh Coney

I've worked in Big Four consulting and Big Tech. Both were stressful, but I know which I'd pick if I restarted my career.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology, Travel
Mandy Liu in front of a stone wall.
Mandy Liu worked at EY for two years and at Meta for three years.

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I've been job searching for over 2 years while raising a child. Here's why I still turned down an offer.

Tech Insider : Business
Julie Jordan-Wade selfie
Julie Jordan-Wade said she can barely afford anything after being out of work for two years.

Julie Jordan-Wade

I was a leader at Google and Microsoft. I thought my traumatic brain injury would hurt my career, but instead it made me stronger.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
A woman with long dark hair and glasses smiles while sitting against a white brick wall. She is wearing a black outfit, jewelry, and a watch, resting one arm on her knee.
Naseem Rochette was run over by a car in 2018. This changed the way she could function in Big Tech leadership.

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I hosted my own 'living funeral.' Doctors don't think I'll make it to the holidays and I wanted to see all my loved ones again.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A woman in a strappy silver gown
April Fenk organized her own "living funeral."

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My sister and I were raised to be entrepreneurs and started a business together. We keep each other's egos in check.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Bobby and Brianna Bitton
Bobby and Brianna Bitton are siblings and cofounders of women's health brand O Positiv.

Photo credit: O Positiv

I called myself 'James' on my résumé and finally got a job. Here's why I've started using my birth name again at work.

Tech Insider : Business
Mwangi Wanjau standing in front of a mountain in Alberta, Canada.
Mwangi Wanjau changed the name on his résumé to James M. Wanjau to land jobs.

Courtesy of Mwangi Wanjau

I'm 82 and earn $16 an hour working at a boat store. I don't have much saved and can't retire, but everything will work out.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Patricia Wheatley
Patricia Wheatley works for her friend's boat store, earning $16 an hour.

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I am an AI scientist at Amazon Web Services. It's not too late to get a Ph.D. in AI.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
Girik Malik is standing in front of a whiteboard in his office.
Girik Malik, 30, is an applied scientist at Amazon Web Services. He told Business Insider that a Ph.D. in AI will become more valuable, not less, as the technology becomes more prevalent.

Girik Malik

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