A 25-year software developer says he’s been shut out of jobs despite applying to 2,000 roles, and suspects Applicant Tracking Systems are the culprit. He claims his entrepreneurial history—using the title “founder”—is triggering automated filters that interpret it as “unemployed,” prolonging his job search and straining the people who rely on him.
A Hyqoo AI Engineer job posting reportedly required 4+ years of experience with LangChain, a framework that launched in late 2022. The mismatch—experience exceeding the tool’s lifespan—sparked a viral Reddit debate and raised fresh questions about outdated hiring filters in fast-moving AI markets, where candidates may not have had time to gain “years” on newly released tech.
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GM has reportedly laid off hundreds of IT employees while moving to recruit candidates with stronger AI capabilities. The company’s postings emphasize AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud engineering, and work tied to agent and model development. It also highlights prompt engineering and new AI workflows, signaling a rapid redesign of parts of its tech team around machine-focused skills.
Deeptech startup Bettrlabs is digitising consumer product development with an AI R&D platform that cuts timelines from over seven months to 30–90 days by replacing fragmented lab experiments with formulation, ingredient analysis, and regulatory checks. At the same time, LinkedIn data shows India’s AI hiring jumped 59.5% year-on-year, led by Bengaluru but spreading into emerging hubs.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says the company will hire 1,000 graduates and interns to support its growing AI product push, directly addressing worries that automation will wipe out entry-level roles. The move comes after February reports of under 1,000 job cuts that affected areas including marketing and product management.
IITs have opened the 2025–26 campus placement season with a brighter start, marked by more job and pre-placement offers, broader recruiter participation including first-timers, and firmer compensation trends. The momentum is largely linked to hiring demand for technology, data, and AI roles, suggesting recruiter sentiment is gradually improving across engineering campuses.
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AI adoption is reshaping India’s IT hiring patterns. Companies are moderating entry-level hiring while keeping mid and senior roles largely stable, reflecting a shift toward domain knowledge plus AI capability. The report says productivity gains are strong as AI complements technical work, helping firms scale efficiently. However, AI training coverage remains limited, creating uneven readiness across the talent pipeline.
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