<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Remote IT Jobs | Find Remote Tech Jobs Worldwide</title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app</link> <description>Discover top remote IT jobs from leading tech companies. Search software development, DevOps, cybersecurity, and tech leadership positions. Apply to work-from-home tech jobs today.</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:06:51 GMT</lastBuildDate> <docs>https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html</docs> <generator>https://github.com/jpmonette/feed</generator> <language>en</language> <image> <title>Remote IT Jobs | Find Remote Tech Jobs Worldwide</title> <url>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/images/logo-512.png</url> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app</link> </image> <copyright>All rights reserved 2024, RemoteITJobs.app</copyright> <category>Bitcoin News</category> <item> <title><![CDATA[Unlocking Tech Dreams in Memphis: How Affordable Training Is Creating a $40M Economic Impact]]></title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/article/unlocking-tech-dreams-in-memphis-how-affordable-training-is-creating-a-40m-economic-impact</link> <guid>unlocking-tech-dreams-in-memphis-how-affordable-training-is-creating-a-40m-economic-impact</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:15:26 GMT</pubDate> <description><]]></description> <author>contact@remoteitjobs.app (RemoteITJobs.app)</author> <category>techtraining</category> <category>careergrowth</category> <category>workforcedevelopment</category> <category>nonprofit</category> <category>memphis</category> <enclosure url="https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/WATN/images/c8542229-17aa-493a-bf4b-25c2624d8a00/20251211T033351/c8542229-17aa-493a-bf4b-25c2624d8a00_1140x641.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[AI Job Apocalypse Delayed: Why Your Career Is Safer Than You Think (Until At Least 2026)]]></title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/article/ai-job-apocalypse-delayed-why-your-career-is-safer-than-you-think-until-at-least-2026</link> <guid>ai-job-apocalypse-delayed-why-your-career-is-safer-than-you-think-until-at-least-2026</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:15:15 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[## The AI Job Market Reality Check You've probably heard the warnings: **AI is coming for your job**, and soon. If you work in fields like coding, writing, or research, you might be especially concerned. But what's the real timeline? Are we looking at massive disruption by 2026? ### Key Takeaways: Separating Fact from Fear - There's **little evidence** that AI is replacing workers at scale in 2025 - Current hiring trends are driven more by **broader economic factors** than automation - Experts suggest fears of major AI-driven job losses may be **overblown** ### The Current Impact: Minimal and Localized While some companies have reportedly used AI to automate certain tasks, it hasn't had broad effects on the labor market. According to Chris Martin, lead researcher at Glassdoor: "Results have mostly turned up nothing yet. There's very scant evidence that AI has replaced workers in 2025." Even the higher unemployment rate for recent college graduates (4.8% versus 4% for all workers) appears to be more about economic shifts and increased degree attainment than AI replacing entry-level positions. ### What This Means For You Even as tech leaders warn of coming AI job losses, experts suggest these claims may be exaggerated. Any changes to your work are likely to be **gradual rather than sudden**. This gives you time to experiment with AI tools to understand where they can help and where your human skills remain superior. ### The Timeline: Years, Not Months When might broader automation actually occur? Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas suggests it may not happen in the next decade. Their analysis of past technological predictions reveals that "many jobs once feared to be at risk didn't end up showing major decline in employment data." Martha Gimbel, executive director of the Budget Lab at Yale, emphasizes the time factor: "It has only been three years [since ChatGPT was released]. It would be unprecedented if a new technology had massively disrupted the workforce in three years. These kinds of things take time." ### Practical Advice for Workers For those in **AI-exposed careers**, the best approach is proactive experimentation: - **Test AI tools** in your daily work to understand their capabilities and limitations - Identify tasks where **AI struggles** and your human skills excel - Use this knowledge to **leverage AI where it works** for your profession - Gain perspective on how far the technology is from actually replacing you This gradual approach gives workers time to adapt and understand how AI fits into their roles rather than fearing immediate replacement.]]></description> <author>contact@remoteitjobs.app (RemoteITJobs.app)</author> <category>ai</category> <category>jobs</category> <category>automation</category> <category>career</category> <category>future</category> <enclosure url="https://www.investopedia.com/thmb/aSP5RK7YemWmS4R8E2V0Z4ca5WM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1487035057-23cb4cfe7b234bf981735b2e6b6760d5.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Elite CS Grads Jobless? The AI Paradox Shaking Tech Hiring]]></title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/article/elite-cs-grads-jobless-the-ai-paradox-shaking-tech-hiring</link> <guid>elite-cs-grads-jobless-the-ai-paradox-shaking-tech-hiring</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:15:14 GMT</pubDate> <description>< *Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images* ## The AI Factor in Hiring A prevailing theory among hiring managers and industry leaders suggests that **for every ten programmers, companies now only need two, plus a large language model (LLM)**. Amr Awadallah, CEO of Palo Alto-based AI startup Vectara, boldly stated: "**The AI now can code better than the average junior developer that comes out of the best schools out there. We don't need the junior developers anymore.**" ## Coping Strategies for Graduates Faced with this challenging job market, recent graduates are adapting in several ways: - Taking positions at companies they might have previously considered beneath their qualifications - Founding their own startups to compete for **venture capital funding** - Pursuing graduate degrees to enhance their resumes ## The Contradiction in AI Research While industry leaders claim AI is replacing junior developers, research tells a different story. One study found that when software developers use **AI coding tools**, they actually become **19 percent slower**—the opposite of what economists, machine learning experts, and developers themselves predicted. Another report from investment company Vanguard revealed that the **top 100 occupations most exposed to AI automation** are actually outperforming the rest of the labor market in both wage and job growth. This suggests AI systems are generally **enhancing worker productivity** rather than replacing them entirely. ## The Real Problem: Economic Systems Technology analyst Morten Rand-Hendriksen argues that the issue isn't AI itself, but how it's being implemented within our economic framework: "**AI can't replace people, but it can create short-term financial gain at the cost of long-term skill- and knowledge loss.**" He continues: "AI in all its forms can be a tool to extend our capabilities, but that requires leaders and an economic environment that values human work and human gains over increasing shareholder profits. **AI is an exponentially replicating canary in the coalmine of capitalism.**"]]></description> <author>contact@remoteitjobs.app (RemoteITJobs.app)</author> <category>ai</category> <category>techjobs</category> <category>softwareengineering</category> <category>careergrowth</category> <category>futureofwork</category> <enclosure url="https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/software-developers-ai-jobs.jpg?w=1200" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[AI in Banking: Why Your Finance Job Might Be Safer Than You Think]]></title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/article/ai-in-banking-why-your-finance-job-might-be-safer-than-you-think</link> <guid>ai-in-banking-why-your-finance-job-might-be-safer-than-you-think</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:15:15 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[## AI's Impact on Banking Jobs: Separating Hype from Reality Good morning. An AI-fueled takeover of finance jobs doesn't appear imminent, according to experts. My Fortune colleague Emma Burleigh takes a deep dive into this topic in her new report, **"Is AI really killing finance and banking jobs? Experts say Wall Street's layoffs may be more hype than takeover—for now."** For example, despite Wall Street's headline-grabbing layoffs this year, **overall headcount across banking and finance has remained relatively stable**. "I think the general [headcount] trend in the banking industry over the last decade is stable to slightly declining," Pim Hilbers, a managing director working with banking and talent at BCG, told Burleigh. "I don't see that changing anytime soon. That doesn't mean that everybody just stays in their job for life. I think we see a lot more mobility than we saw in the past." ### Banking Sector Workforce Trends Burleigh writes about the banking sector: **"So far, America's largest financial institutions haven't been making deep workforce cuts.** Bank of America employed just four fewer workers at the end of the third quarter this year, compared to 2024. In that same time period, JPMorgan saw its headcount climb by 2,000 employees, and more than a third of the new staffers were brought onto corporate operations. Even Goldman Sachs, which implemented multiple rounds of layoffs this year, employed 48,300 this September—around 1,800 staffers higher than the year before. "Banks aren't ready to shed staffers just yet; experts tell Fortune they're pulling back on headcount growth for as long as possible, **leaning on AI efficiency gains until they're forced to add more humans to payroll.** They predict this sluggish period of hiring could last for years." Although AI isn't replacing bankers just yet, there could be trouble on the horizon for marketers and accountants. ### AI's Role in Banking Strategy Regarding banking, AI is also reshaping competitive advantage, a recent BCG report finds. **Predictive, generative, and agentic AI are redefining the foundations of scale, efficiency, and customer experience.** Banks must anchor AI strategy in business strategy. And "winning institutions" focus on where AI will deliver real returns, not just on deploying more technology, according to BCG. ### Skills Gap and Organizational Readiness "Future-Ready Finance: Technology, Productivity, and Skills Survey," released by AICPA and CIMA, finds a gap between finance professionals' expectations of AI's impact and their organizations' readiness to adopt it. One of the key findings is that **88% of respondents believe AI will be the most transformative technology trend in accounting and finance over the next 12–24 months.** However, just 8% feel their organization is very well prepared to manage the AI trend, while 21% feel their organization is well prepared, according to the report. In addition, more than half (56%) of respondents identified **generative AI as the most prominent skills gap.** This reflects a broader shift in the skills landscape, with IT and technological capabilities moving from a secondary concern (20% in 2021) to the top priority today (46%). The findings are based on a survey of 1,446 global senior finance and accounting leaders and managers. "AI is here and reshaping finance, creating opportunities for finance professionals to build future-ready skills," Tom Hood, EVP of business growth and engagement at AICPA & CIMA, said in a statement. "Organizations that invest in talent and technology today can turn disruption into a competitive advantage and be best positioned to lead the way tomorrow." ### Leadership Perspectives on AI "The 5 AI tensions leaders need to navigate" is an interesting article in Harvard Business Review. The introduction of AI into the workplace inherently creates tension. Which tensions are most common in workplaces—and how are they actually playing out? The researchers examine this topic based on insights collected from over 100 leaders. "While many companies have struggled to find early success, our AI journey over a number of years at Sam's Club has proven to be more successful. It has changed how we operate our business, how our associates work, and how our members shop with us." —Chris Nicholas, president and chief executive officer of Sam's Club, writes in a Fortune opinion piece titled, "I'm the Sam's Club CEO and I've got an AI leadership reality check: let purpose, not promise, guide investment."]]></description> <author>contact@remoteitjobs.app (RemoteITJobs.app)</author> <category>ai</category> <category>banking</category> <category>finance</category> <category>jobs</category> <category>automation</category> <enclosure url="https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GettyImages-2171537262-e1766461283568.jpg?resize=1200,600" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[AI's 2025 Job Market Revolution: From Millionaire Researchers to 'Workslop' and Trade Shifts]]></title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/article/ais-2025-job-market-revolution-from-millionaire-researchers-to-workslop-and-trade-shifts</link> <guid>ais-2025-job-market-revolution-from-millionaire-researchers-to-workslop-and-trade-shifts</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:15:28 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence has been the biggest story in business this year, and it's reverberating throughout the workplace and labor market on multiple levels. While it hasn't quite led to the jobs apocalypse people were expecting, it has certainly started to reshape which roles are in-demand, where opportunities are found, and how workers collaborate with their new virtual colleagues. ## Top AI Trends Shaping Work in 2025 * **Employees are clinging to their jobs — and cracking under pressure** * **AI is eliminating entry-level white-collar jobs, driving more young people to the trades** * **The AI talent war is turning top researchers into millionaires** * **More applicants are using ChatGPT to land a job** * **ChatGPT is becoming the new Glassdoor** * **AI giants are launching their own job boards** * **Some workers are resisting AI** * **Employees are creating "workslop"** * **Professionals are training AI for cash** ## Inside the AI Job Market Shakeup AI's impact on the job market cannot be distilled in one clean trend, but rather in various sharp contrasts. Workers are feeling more uneasy and burned out by AI, but are too afraid to leave their jobs. Entire career paths are being created and destroyed in real time. And while some roles are stagnating or disappearing altogether, others are becoming remarkably lucrative. The result is a labor market in flux, where both anxiety and opportunity exist side by side as AI adoption accelerates. ### Employees are Clinging to Their Jobs — And Cracking Under Pressure As businesses scramble to adopt AI, they have been reluctant to hire more people until they know how this technology will impact their staffing needs. This uncertainty has led to a stagnant hiring market. Throw in all the mass layoffs and dire job market predictions from the world's top AI developers, and it's easy to see why workers are fearful about their professional future. This growing sense of anxiety has led some workers to hang on to their jobs for dear life — a phenomenon some analysts have dubbed "job hugging." Just because they stay doesn't mean they're happy, though. Instead, the employees who feel burned out by staffing shortages or overwhelmed by the pressure to find a use case for AI are "quiet cracking," a term used to describe a persistent feeling of workplace unhappiness that leads to disengagement, poor performance and an increased desire to quit. ### AI is Eliminating Entry-Level White Collar Jobs, Pushing More Young Workers to the Trades AI has led to a contraction in white-collar work, particularly at the entry level. Roles in data entry and customer support, which once served as stepping stones to a professional career, are increasingly getting automated. As a result, more young people are considering blue-collar jobs, particularly skilled trades like plumbing, electrical and construction, which require physical skills that are much harder to replace with artificial intelligence. In addition to being largely automation-proof, these jobs are in-demand — in part because of all the data centers being built right now — and offer a decent amount of financial security. ### The AI Talent War Is Turning Top Researchers Into Millionaires While most of the job market moved at a fairly slow, unpredictable pace, one profession was in extremely high demand: AI researchers. As companies race to establish dominance in the early innings of the AI arms race, top AI talent is now extraordinarily valuable, with tech giants like Meta and OpenAI shelling out massive compensation packages to recruit someone they think will push them to the forefront. A PhD in computer science paired with a deep expertise in niche AI subfields and a proven track record at a top firm could command tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars for a four-year contract — paychecks more typical of professional athletes than tech employees. For those at the very top of this so-called "talent war," the opportunities are unprecedented, but so is the competition. ## Job Hunting In the Age of AI In 2025, job seekers and recruiters found themselves navigating a brutal hiring landscape that is increasingly being shaped by artificial intelligence. Applicants are turning to AI tools not only to write resumes and prepare for interviews, but also to research companies and decide where they want to apply in the first place. All the while, companies are struggling to manage their reputations and reach the right candidates. AI firms themselves are stepping into the hiring process directly as well, launching their own job boards. ### More Applicants Are Using ChatGPT to Land a Job The 2025 hiring market was widely regarded as a bit of a hellscape, with applicants and recruiters locked in a sort of AI-fueled game of cat-and-mouse. Many applicants turned to ChatGPT to churn out more applications and improve their chances of being noticed. ChatGPT isn't just about volume, though; it also allows applicants to customize their resumes and cover letters for specific roles, increasing their ranking in recruiters' applicant tracking systems. Recruiters, on the other hand, are being inundated with a deluge of AI-generated applications, causing them to tighten their ATS filters and include additional screening steps. The application process has gotten so frustrating that some job seekers have resorted to embedding hidden prompts in their resumes, burying small white text at the bottom of the document that tells AI-powered tracking systems to recommend them for "immediate hiring." But the truth is that, while many ATS systems rank and filter candidates, recruiters still review resumes manually for the most part, especially if they're going to reach out and schedule an interview. And because these systems remove formatting from resumes, the small white text becomes visible to recruiters, who are not impressed by applicants' efforts to game the system. ### ChatGPT Is Becoming the New Glassdoor Job seekers aren't just using ChatGPT to write their resumes. They're also using it to discover and evaluate prospective employers, researching things like a company's culture and benefits, as well as its reputation among employees, to determine whether it's a place they'd like to work in the first place. As this process shifts from company career pages to chatbots, recruiting teams are finding it difficult to control how their employer brand shows up and gets shared with potential applicants. Companies that aren't visible in AI-generated results aren't getting noticed, and those that do appear may not like what they see. Platforms like ChatGPT compile content from Reddit, Glassdoor or Blind, inadvertently surfacing information that can be outdated or inaccurate, ultimately hurting an employer's reputation. In response, a new class of tools has emerged to help talent acquisition teams evaluate and improve how their company is represented in AI outputs, and improve discoverability across these platforms. ### AI Giants Are Launching Their Own Jobs Boards This year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, announced that they were launching their own job boards. Together, these moves suggest that AI companies are no longer content to just influence the hiring process indirectly — they want to play an active role in it. OpenAI's platform is expected to launch in mid-2026, with a goal of connecting employers with AI-fluent applicants who have completed the company's certification program. The platform would effectively position OpenAI as both a skills provider and a talent broker, likely rewarding workers who align closely with its specific ecosystem. Meta, meanwhile, brought back Facebook's jobs platform after a two-year break, with a renewed focus on local hiring. The platform is said to be centered around entry-level, trade and service industry opportunities in particular, positioning itself as a potential bridge between employers and workers outside of traditional white-collar tech roles. ## The Realities of Working With AI AI is becoming a daily reality at work, but its impact on companies and professionals has been anything but predictable. Some employees are pushing back, questioning whether it actually improves productivity or creates new problems. Others are adopting it quickly — sometimes too quickly — producing work that may look great, but lacks substance. In short, AI adoption is a process, and most organizations are simply learning as they go. ### Some Workers Are Resisting AI While most companies have been excited by the potential productivity gains of AI, some employees remain skeptical about its benefits and reluctant to incorporate it in their work. These resistors raise valid concerns about AI's limitations, the inefficiencies caused by its errors and the dangers of becoming too reliant on it — not to mention its environmental impact. Leaders would do well to listen to these concerns, as they might provide useful information about where AI is falling short so they can avoid pitfalls that could undermine both productivity and employee trust. ### Employees Are Creating 'Workslop' Even when employees embrace AI, they don't always use it responsibly. Some use AI tools to generate long-winded emails, half-baked reports and other work that confuses and annoys coworkers. This so-called "workslop" not only hinders the productivity of those on the receiving end, but it also undermines trust and collaboration among teammates. AI adoption comes with growing pains, but managers can help minimize these issues by offering proper training, setting clear expectations around work quality and establishing guidelines for appropriate AI use. This isn't just a human problem, either; AI agents that are hastily implemented without adequate coordination or oversight can also create their own brand of slop. ### Professionals Are Training AI for Cash If you can't beat AI, you might as well train it, right? Data annotation or data labeling typically involves tedious, low-paying tasks, like transcribing audio or describing images. But many AI models have evolved beyond simply recognizing objects or classifying data, creating demand for knowledge workers who can evaluate responses, correct inaccuracies and apply their expertise to complex, domain-specific situations. On sites like Mercor and Surge AI, doctors, lawyers and other white-collar professionals can earn more than $100 per hour to review AI outputs, essentially teaching these models to perform tasks that once required their own skills. This, of course, begs the question: Are we training our own replacements? ### Did AI actually take away jobs in 2025? Yes, but it's complicated. AI is eliminating some roles, especially in areas like data entry and customer support, which are easy to automate. At the same time, it's creating new, often lucrative opportunities elsewhere, particularly for experienced AI researchers and workers who can train or evaluate AI systems. ### Does using ChatGPT help you get a job? It can, but it's a double-edged sword. Many applicants are using ChatGPT to write resumes, cover letters and tailor applications to specific roles, which can improve their chances of getting past applicant tracking systems. However, recruiters are being flooded with AI-generated applications, prompting them to put tighter filters and additional screening measures in place. Applicants' attempts to game the system — like hiding prompts in resumes — often backfire, since recruiters still typically review applications manually and can easily spot these tactics.]]></description> <author>contact@remoteitjobs.app (RemoteITJobs.app)</author> <category>ai</category> <category>jobmarket</category> <category>automation</category> <category>futureofwork</category> <category>chatgpt</category> <enclosure url="https://cdn.builtin.com/cdn-cgi/image/f=auto,fit=cover,w=1200,h=635,q=80/sites/www.builtin.com/files/2025-12/ai-work-year-review.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[LinkedIn Job Scams Go Global: How Scammers Are Exploiting Local Desperation from India to Nigeria]]></title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/article/linkedin-job-scams-go-global-how-scammers-are-exploiting-local-desperation-from-india-to-nigeria</link> <guid>linkedin-job-scams-go-global-how-scammers-are-exploiting-local-desperation-from-india-to-nigeria</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:15:14 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[LinkedIn job scams have evolved into a **borderless epidemic**, preying on the hopes of desperate job seekers worldwide and costing victims anywhere from a few hundred dollars to $25,000. While Microsoft-owned LinkedIn connects millions to opportunities, it has also become a **shared hunting ground for fraudsters**. From Nairobi and Lagos to Mumbai and Mexico City, scammers are masterfully tailoring their tactics to specific **cultural expectations, industry trends, and economic pressures** in each region. > **80.6 million** > LinkedIn identified and removed 80.6 million fake accounts at the time of registration during July–December 2024. ### How Scammers Adapt Locally - **In India**, tech jobs are used as bait because the industry employs millions and offers high-paying roles. Scammers pose as mentors from companies like Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, offering free resume reviews and referrals before charging for advanced services. - **In Kenya**, the unorganized recruitment industry allows scammers to leverage fake personal referrals. They often ask for "facilitation fees" to process documents, mirroring corrupt practices that exist in legitimate hiring. - **In Mexico**, scammers capitalize on the **informal job economy** by advertising fake formal roles that promise security. They often request payment for travel to interviews abroad before disappearing. - **In Nigeria**, scammers exploit **acute unemployment** by offering cryptocurrency earnings in exchange for LinkedIn login credentials, hijacking accounts to distribute fake job referrals. ### LinkedIn's Response In its transparency report for July–December 2024, LinkedIn reported removing **80.6 million fake accounts** at registration, up from 70.1 million in the prior six months. A LinkedIn spokesperson stated: > "While online fraud continues to become more sophisticated, over 99% of the fake accounts we remove are detected proactively before anyone reports them. We’re constantly investing in new technology and human expertise to strengthen our ability to detect and stop harmful behavior." LinkedIn has introduced features like **verification badges on job postings** and recruiter profiles, along with filters for verified jobs and safety tools such as message warnings and scam detection. ### The Human Cost Human resources experts warn that the trend of people falling for these scams is likely to grow due to **global layoffs and economic desperation**. Victims often ignore red flags because the possibility of change outweighs the fear of being scammed. In the U.S., job scam texts were the second most common type of hoax reported in 2024, after fake package deliveries, according to the Federal Trade Commission. ### Case Studies - **Michael Oruko in Kenya** nearly fell for a scam promising a position at a dairy processor. The scammer used a fake title and asked for money to "fast-track" paperwork. - **Busola in Nigeria** lost her LinkedIn account after sharing login credentials with a scammer offering cryptocurrency earnings. Her account was used to distribute fake job referrals to her network. - **Rosy Ortiz in Mexico** noted that scammers often pose as international companies, requesting payment for travel to interviews before disappearing. ### Why These Scams Work Scammers exploit **local economic pressures and cultural norms**. In India, the social pressure to secure a tech job makes IT graduates vulnerable. In Nigeria, high unemployment drives professionals to take risks. In Kenya, corruption in recruitment blurs the lines between legitimate and fake opportunities. Emmanuel Faith, founder of HR Clinic in Lagos, explained: > "They want to believe it’s real. That’s what scammers count on. LinkedIn profiles contain valuable detailed data, making it easy to personalize attacks." As job seekers navigate an increasingly digital landscape, vigilance and due diligence are essential to avoid falling victim to these **sophisticated and localized scams**.]]></description> <author>contact@remoteitjobs.app (RemoteITJobs.app)</author> <category>jobscams</category> <category>cybersecurity</category> <category>linkedin</category> <category>remotework</category> <category>careertips</category> <enclosure url="https://restofworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ROW_Illustration_V5-1600x900.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[AI's Workforce Revolution: Over 50,000 Jobs Lost in 2025 as Tech Giants Embrace Automation]]></title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/article/ais-workforce-revolution-over-50-000-jobs-lost-in-2025-as-tech-giants-embrace-automation</link> <guid>ais-workforce-revolution-over-50-000-jobs-lost-in-2025-as-tech-giants-embrace-automation</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:15:15 GMT</pubDate> <description>< *Sad female worker carrying her belongings while leaving the office after being fired* Total job cuts through 2025 reached **1.17 million**, the highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 when there were 2.2 million layoffs announced by the end of the year. In October, U.S. employers announced 153,000 job cuts, and there were over 71,000 job cuts in November, with AI being cited for over **6,000 for the month**. At a time when inflation bites, tariffs are adding to expenses, and firms are looking to carry out cost-cutting measures, **AI has presented an attractive, short-term solution** to the problem. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study in November showing that **AI can already do the job of 11.7% of the U.S. labor market** and save as much as $1.2 trillion in wages across finance, healthcare, and other professional services. Not everyone is convinced that AI is the real reason behind the dramatic job cuts. Fabian Stephany, assistant professor of AI and work at the Oxford Internet Institute, previously told CNBC that it might be an excuse. Stephany said many companies that performed well during the pandemic **“significantly overhired”** and the recent layoffs might just be a **“market clearance.”** “It’s to some extent firing people that for whom there had not been a sustainable long term perspective and instead of saying ‘we miscalculated this two, three years ago, they can now come to the scapegoating, and that is saying ‘it’s because of AI though,’” he added. ## Top Companies Citing AI for Layoffs ### Amazon  *Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024* In October, **Amazon announced the largest ever round of layoffs** in its history, slashing **14,000 corporate roles**, as it looks to invest in its “biggest bets” which includes AI. “This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the Internet, and it’s enabling companies to innovate much faster than ever before... we’re convinced that we need to be organized more leanly, with fewer layers and more ownership, to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business,” Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, wrote in a blog post. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warned of the cuts earlier this year, telling employees that **AI will shrink the company’s workforce** and that the tech giant will need “fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs.” ### Microsoft  *Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appears at the CES event in Las Vegas* Microsoft has cut a total of around **15,000 jobs** through 2025, and its most recent announcement in July saw **9,000 roles** on the chopping block. CEO Satya Nadella wrote in a memo to employees that the company needed to “reimagine” its “mission for a new era,” and went on to tout the significance of AI to the company. “What does empowerment look like in the era of AI? It’s not just about building tools for specific roles or tasks. It’s about building tools that empower everyone to create their own tools. That’s the shift we are driving — from a software factory to an intelligence engine empowering every person and organization to build whatever they need to achieve,” Nadella said. ### Salesforce  *Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc.* ### IBM  *CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna looks on during a roundtable discussion* Global tech giant **IBM’s CEO Arvind Krishna told the Wall Street Journal** in May that AI chatbots had taken over the jobs of a few hundred human resources workers. However, unlike other companies that had cited AI in job cuts, Krishna admitted that the firm had **increased hiring in other areas** that required more critical thinking, such as software engineering, sales, and marketing. In November, the company announced a **1% global cut**, which could impact nearly 3,000 employees. ### Crowdstrike  *Founder and CEO of CrowdStrike George Kurtz speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame* Cybersecurity software maker **CrowdStrike said in May that it’s laying off 5% of its workforce** or 500 employees, and directly attributed the cuts to AI. “AI has always been foundational to how we operate,” co-founder and CEO George Kurtz wrote in a memo included in a securities filing. “AI flattens our hiring curve, and helps us innovate from idea to product faster. It streamlines go-to-market, improves customer outcomes, and drives efficiencies across both the front and back office. AI is a force multiplier throughout the business.” ### Workday  *Carl Eschenbach, CEO of Workday speaks on CNBC’s Squawk Box* In February, HR platform **Workday was one of the first companies this year to say its cutting 8.5% of its workforce**, amounting to around 1,750 jobs, as the company invests more in AI. Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach said the layoffs were needed to prioritize AI investment and to free up resources.]]></description> <author>contact@remoteitjobs.app (RemoteITJobs.app)</author> <category>ai</category> <category>layoffs</category> <category>tech</category> <category>automation</category> <category>workforce</category> <enclosure url="https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108243445-1766054143358-gettyimages-1439534612-dsc_1393.jpeg?v=1766054196&w=1920&h=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Dark Side of AI Hiring: How Automation is Making Job Searches Miserable for Everyone]]></title> <link>https://www.remoteitjobs.app/article/the-dark-side-of-ai-hiring-how-automation-is-making-job-searches-miserable-for-everyone</link> <guid>the-dark-side-of-ai-hiring-how-automation-is-making-job-searches-miserable-for-everyone</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:15:15 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[As America's labor market slows, AI-led interviews and auto-generated cover letters are dramatically changing the process of getting a job. And maybe not for the better. More than half of the organizations surveyed by the **Society for Human Resource Management** used AI to recruit workers in 2025. And an estimated third of **ChatGPT** users reportedly leaned on the OpenAI chatbot to help with their job search. However, recent research found that when job seekers use AI during the process, applicants are **less likely to be hired**. Meanwhile, companies are fielding an increased volume of applications. "The ability (for companies) to select the best worker today may be worse due to AI," said Anaïs Galdin, a Dartmouth researcher who co-authored a study looking at how **large language models (LLMs)** have impacted cover letters. Galdin and her co-author, Jesse Silbert at Princeton, analyzed cover letters for tens of thousands of job applications on Freelancer.com, a jobs listing site. The researchers found that after the introduction of ChatGPT in 2022, the letters all got longer and better-written, but companies stopped putting so much stock in them. That made it harder to distinguish a qualified hire from the rest of the applicant pool, and the rate of hiring dropped as did the average starting wage. "If we do nothing to make information flow better between workers and firms, then we might have an outcome that looks something like this," said Silbert, referring to the results of his study. And with more applications to review, employers are automating the interview itself. A majority (54%) of the US job seekers surveyed by recruiting software firm **Greenhouse** in October said they've had an **AI-led interview**. Virtual interviews exploded in popularity during the pandemic in 2020. Many companies now use AI to ask the questions, but that hasn't made the process any less subjective. "Algorithms can copy and even magnify human biases," said Djurre Holtrop, a researcher who has conducted studies about the use of asynchronous video interviews, algorithms, and LLMs in hiring. "Every developer needs to be wary of that." Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse, warned that with AI infiltrating hiring – from applicants using the tool to apply to hundreds of jobs and employees automating the process in response – it has created a **"doom loop"** making everyone miserable. "Both sides are saying, 'This is impossible, it's not working, it's getting worse,'" Chait told CNN. ## Pushing Back Employers are embracing the technology — one estimate projects the market for recruiting technology will grow to **$3.1 billion** by the end of this year. But state lawmakers, labor groups and individual workers have begun pushing back over fears that AI could **discriminate** against workers. Liz Shuler, president of the **AFL-CIO** labor union, called the use of AI in hiring "unacceptable." "AI systems rob workers of opportunities they're qualified for based on criteria as arbitrary as names, zip codes, or even how often they smile," Shuler said in a statement to CNN. States such as California, Colorado, and Illinois are enacting new laws and regulations aimed at creating standards for the technology's use in hiring, among other areas. A recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump threatens to undermine state-level AI regulations. Samuel Mitchell, a Chicago-based lawyer who argues employment cases, said that the order can't "preempt" state law but does add to the "ongoing uncertainty" around new regulations on the tech. However, he added that existing anti-discrimination laws still apply to hiring, even if a company uses AI. And lawsuits are already being filed. In a case backed by the **American Civil Liberties Union**, a deaf woman is suing HireVue (an AI-powered recruiting company) over claims an automated interview she was subject to did not meet accessibility standards required by law. HireVue denied the claim and told CNN that its technology works to reduce bias through a "foundation of validated behavioral science." But despite initial challenges, AI hiring seems here to stay. And to be sure, new developments in AI have led to more sophisticated ways to analyze resumes, opening doors for candidates who may have otherwise been overlooked. But those who value the **"human touch"** in hiring are left wanting. Jared Looper, an IT project manager based in Salt Lake City, Utah, began his career as a recruiter. As part of his current job search, he was interviewed by an AI recruiter. He found the experience "cold," even hanging up the first time he was contacted by the program. Looper now worries about those who haven't yet learned how to navigate a new hiring process in which catering to artificial intelligence is a crucial skill. "Some great people are going to be left behind."]]></description> <author>contact@remoteitjobs.app (RemoteITJobs.app)</author> <category>ai</category> <category>hiring</category> <category>recruitment</category> <category>automation</category> <category>jobs</category> <enclosure url="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-1333092791-20251209175252224.jpg?c=original&q=w_860,c_fill" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> </channel> </rss>