Former Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach told McKinsey’s *Inside the Strategy Room* podcast in August 2025 that workplace attitude determines career trajectory more than job titles or credentials, a view Amazon CEO Andy Jassy publicly endorsed in 2024. Eschenbach, 59, who stepped down from Workday’s chief
Free resume builders check formatting and keywords but systematically miss job-specific fit requirements, according to analysis published today by career platform ShouldApply. The gap affects callback rates because most tools grade documents in isolation rather than measuring overlap between a candi
Forbes career expert Sho Dewan identified two workplace dynamics trapping mid-career professionals in stagnant positions—the “experience trap” where competence prevents advancement and the “reputation silo trap” where team-level excellence remains invisible to senior leadership—in an analysis publis
Job applicants interviewed by AI voice agents received job offers 12% more often than those interviewed by humans, according to a University of Chicago study of more than 70,000 real candidates published May 22, 2026. Economists Brian Jabarian and Luca Henkel found that AI agents conducted more cons
Entry-level job postings have declined across multiple sectors while unemployment for new college graduates rises, forcing the class of 2026 to compete in a tighter labor market where AI is eliminating traditional entry-level tasks like administrative work and basic coding, according to a Forbes ana
SHRM warned earlier this year that AI hiring could degenerate into “bots screening resumes submitted by other bots,” with humanity stripped from the process. As of this week, that warning looks generous.
Hiring managers now routinely search candidates’ names on Google before scheduling interviews, with alignment between online presence and resume content emerging as a key screening criterion, according to workplace experts interviewed by Forbes. Some employers have begun deploying AI tools to screen
Code For Good Now handed survey respondents two AI-generated resumes this week. The qualifications matched. The formatting matched. The bullet points were copied word-for-word. The only variable was the name printed at the top: Emily on one, James on the other. James received a 97% approval rating.
Three recruiting and career coaching experts issued guidance May 11 against including photographs on job applications submitted in Australia, citing both technical screening barriers and bias concerns, according to ABC News.
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