Job hunting

‘Awkward and humiliating’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews

People describe unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AI

April 2026

How AI job scams are destroying people’s hopes

Letters: Sasha Cooklin, Darryl Dixon and Niall Leonard respond to an article by Victoria Turk about the boom in AI-driven fraud in recruitment

AI job scams are booming – and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them

Fraudsters are using the promise of fake roles to trick job-seekers out of money, personal information or both, and with the help of AI they are more convincing than ever. But there are ways to spot them

Reworked

‘I feel helpless’: college graduates can’t find entry-level roles in shrinking market amid rise of AI

Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches

March 2026

US college students: are you about to graduate? We’d like to hear about your job-hunting experience

Six great reads

Six great reads: how to get a pay rise, Catherine Opie’s images of queer America, and the influencers saving pubs

The experts

Want a better job and a pay rise? Eleven ways to progress at work – and avoid a ‘dry promotion’

Why does admitting you’re ambitious feel so wrong for gen Xers like me?

Emma Beddington

February 2026

A mountain to climb in today’s job market

Do you remember your first crappy job? Today’s young people would wish for half your luck

Gaby Hinsliff

The brutal hunt for low-paid work: ‘It’s like The Hunger Games – but for a job folding clothes’

‘It’s soul-crushing’: young people battle to find any work in bleak jobs market

Our young people aren’t shirkers or snowflakes - they were failed by government policy. That changes now

Pat McFadden

November 2025

With a million young people locked out of work, the UK’s hidden jobs crisis is only growing

John Harris

Held back by Covid and then phased out by AI, Britain’s so-called Neets are desperately seeking a secure future. Who will offer them hope? asks Guardian columnist John Harris

Personal details of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online

Sensitive information relates to more than 100 individuals and their referees

UK 18- to 24-year-olds: we would like to hear your experiences of trying to find a job

Persistently high numbers of 16- to 24-year-olds are not in work or studying in the UK

October 2025

Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says

British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce costs

September 2025

UK graduates and healthcare workers worst hit as jobs market ‘cools’

UK white-collar recruits expected in office more as hybrid working balance shifts