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The hiring process has long been criticized for its inefficiency and opacity. Candidates spend hours writing applications and submitting cover letters, only to disappear into what often feels like a black box. Generative AI has only made things messier, with employers increasingly relying on AI-powered screening systems to sift through an overwhelming number of submissions. Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs thinks there’s a better way. The company is building a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating something that feels like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok. Instead of relying solely on resumes, candidates complete AI-powered interviews designed to showcase their personality and communication skills. Fika Jobs announced on Tuesday a $4 million pre-seed round, which will be used to continue developing the platform, grow the team, and prepare for a wider launch later this year. For job seekers, the process starts by connecting a LinkedIn profile. Fika’s AI reviews the candidate’s background and generates personalized interview questions. Candidates then complete a roughly 10-minute video interview with the AI agent, currently powered by Google’s Gemini models. After the interview, Fika automatically turns responses into short video clips and organizes them into a profile. Instead of

WSJ Tue, June 23, 2026 at 10:11 AM CDT LinkedIn Chief Business Officer Mark Lobosco said that overall global hiring is currently running 20% to 30% below pre-pandemic levels, while the artificial-intelligence sector remains a major bright spot.The AI economy has generated over 1.3 million new jobs in the past year, driving the emergence of "new collar" roles that combine technical expertise with vocational skills for projects like building data centers. Terms and Privacy Policy Your Privacy Choices More Info Recommended Stories

Social Media Today, an Industry Dive publication This story was originally published on Social Media Today. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Social Media Today newsletter . LinkedIn announced a collaborative posts feature, which will enable creators to invite other LinkedIn members to be co-creators of in-stream posts. LinkedIn's collab posts will be accessible via a new Add Collaborators option within post settings, accessible via the composer options. Users will then be able to invite other LinkedIn users or company pages to partner on posts. As outlined by LinkedIn: "Great ideas love company. Whether at work or in life, some of the best moments of success and creativity come from collaboration. Think of new product launches, executives breaking major business news, creators sharing brand partnerships, or teammates celebrating company milestones. There's almost always multiple people working behind the scenes to make magic happen." LinkedIn said its collaborative posting option will provide a way to lean into this, and to celebrate team achievements in the app. "In time, members and LinkedIn pages will be able to share posts together on LinkedIn, and people will see all collaborators listed at the top of the post," the company

#WATCH | 🚨 Kunal Shah is the new boss of WhatsApp, and Meta is investing $900 million in CRED. 🤯 What does this landmark deal mean for India's fintech ecosystem, digital payments landscape, and CRED's next phase of growth? Chandra R. Srikanth breaks down the story behind the investment, why Meta is betting big on Kunal Shah's vision, and the opportunities this partnership could unlock. #Meta #CRED #KunalShah #WhatsApp #Fintech #StartupIndia Like Comment Transcript So Kunal Shah is the new big boss of WhatsApp. Last week, Money Controlled reported exclusively that Meta is evaluating an investment in credit, and one of the options on the table is for the founder of Crete, Kunal Shah, to join Mehta in an operating role. Well, guess what? Both have happened today because Meta and CRED have announced the contours of this huge, huge deal, possibly the biggest deal in the startup ecosystem this year. So basically, Kunal Shah. The founder of CRED will now become the global CEO of WhatsApp and unprecedented move for an Indian startup founder to lead a global platform. So he will transition out of credit but retain his shareholding his -1 Methane. Sampath is going to become the

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Business Insider’s Post About a decade ago, Jae Park took a furniture-building class on a whim, and she loved it. She considered going into carpentry at the time, but after leaving college with six-figure debt, she gave up on the idea. Instead, she wanted to pursue a path that could let her make more money. Over the past year, as her tech job pushed her to incorporate AI into every aspect of her workflow, she wanted out. She left her tech job in March with the plan of becoming a carpentry apprentice at 32. She said finding an apprenticeship has proven to be difficult, but she's still overjoyed with her decision. Read more about her experience leaving tech and entering the trades on Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/ecUXwFza (Credit: Courtesy of Jae Park) #leavingtech #careerpivot #carpentry #trades See more comments More from this author Explore content categories

Senior-level mothers are caught in a two-way trap: the intensification of work and the intensification of parenting. The pandemic gave rise to remote jobs, but it also gave rise to the infinite work day as organizations discovered the boundary between work and home could be erased. Staff Editor Shalene Gupta interviewed over a hundred working mothers about balancing professional and familial obligations and found that many are turning to artificial intelligence to cope. "There was one person who used AI to generate a bedtime story read out loud in her AI-generated voice," Gupta shared on the most recent episode of the Most Innovative Companies podcast. Listen to the full conversation: https://bit.ly/4itb7yj More from this author Explore content categories

Taylor Borden, an editor at LinkedIn, emailed me last week with a question she’s putting to a handful of writers for a special edition of her newsletter, The Work Shift. The premise was backed by data that shows entrepreneurship on LinkedIn is up nearly 70% year over year, more than six in 10 of those entrepreneurs also identify as content creators, and people who post weekly see up to 4x more profile views, with commenting driving 2.5x more. Her question was simple: What’s one lesson that changed how you approach content creation? And if you were starting your LinkedIn journey from scratch, how would you approach your first 10 posts? Screenshot from LinkedIn, June 2026 I almost answered with a framework. Then I remembered why frameworks are the problem. 4 Categories Felt Complete. The Data Disagreed Back around 2009, Guy Kawasaki asked me for a few pages for his book “Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions.” I outlined four ways brands could create YouTube videos that truly enchant an audience: inspire viewers with emotional stories, educate them with useful information, enlighten them with documentaries, or entertain them by making them laugh. Four felt complete. It was clean

Eight nations will discover their group-stage opponents on 22 June at 12:00 (UTC+2), live on BeachSoccerTV.com The road to promotion to the Euro Beach Soccer League Division A 2027 will officially begin on Monday, 22 June, when the draw for the Euro Beach Soccer League Division B Georgia 2026 takes place at 12:00 (UTC+2). The draw ceremony will be broadcast live on BeachSoccerTV.com and will determine the composition of the two groups that will compete in Batumi from 15 to 19 July. Eight national teams will take part in the tournament: hosts Georgia, Latvia, Romania, Azerbaijan, Malta, England, Norway and Slovakia. Based on the final standings of the Euro Beach Soccer League 2025, Georgia have been seeded in Group A as A1, while Latvia will occupy position B1 in Group B. The remaining teams will be distributed across three pots according to their rankings before being drawn into the two groups. The competition format will see the eight teams divided into two groups of four. Following the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, where the winners of Group A and Group B will face the runners-up from the opposite group (1A vs

Prabakar enlisted ChatGPT to help find a new software engineering job. Courtesy of Rathesh Prabakar This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rathesh Prabakar, 26, who lives in Bengaluru, India. The following has been edited for length and clarity. After over four years in my tech job, I was getting bored doing the same tasks, sitting in the same place. I started working at a billing company after college in 2021. During my time there, I worked my way up to senior software engineer. I wanted to explore different businesses and learn how other industries solved user problems, so after thinking about leaving for a few months, in October 2025, I handed in my notice. I was helping to support my parents financially at the time, and told them I felt I'd stand a better chance at getting a new job after quitting, so my notice period wouldn't delay my start date. They were OK with me taking the risk. In an environment where it seemed AI was replacing roles and companies weren't hiring that vigorously, I was scared that I didn't have a job lined up, but I also knew I had nearly 4½ years of experience