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Sep 2024
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How AI Is Helping ‘Fake Candidates’ Land...

The Wall Street Journal
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New artificial intelligence tools are helping job seekers tailor their résumés and pass hiring managers' assessment tests. To find qualified candidates in sea applicants, companies are adding new steps and more human interaction to the hiring process. WSJ reporter Katherine Bindley joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Plus, workers are strapping on virtual reality headsets as companies turn to VR for training.


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