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Emma Burleigh

LinkedIn CEO says that job seekers are sending out 30% more applications than pre-pandemic—and it’s harder to ‘know who can actually do the job’

LinkedIn CEO Dan Shapero (Credit: Courtesy of LinkedIn)

Job seekers are sending out thousands of applications in hopes of finally landing stable work—and AI has become their best friend in the hunt. But on the hiring side, LinkedIn’s CEO says the tech-enabled flood of applicants is making it harder to find the right talent.

“It’s gotten harder and harder for employers to know who can actually do the job anymore,” Dan Shapero recently told the Wall Street Journal.

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