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AI Is Making Attackers Faster and Defenders Scarcer. That Gap Is Your Career Opening.
Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing hiring sectors in mid-2025, even as AI eliminates jobs elsewhere in tech. Here's what displaced engineers, career changers, and new graduates need to know — and do — to break in.
AI Is Now Sitting Across From You in the Interview. Here's What That Tells You About the Job Market.
McKinsey just announced it will use an AI client simulation in some entry-level interviews. That single policy decision reveals something bigger about where the entire early-career tech job market is heading — and what you need to do about it now.
The Re-Entry Problem: Why Displaced Engineers Keep Missing the Jobs That Are Actually There
Tech has eliminated more than 149,000 positions in 2026 while overall hiring has risen 25% year-over-year. Engineers trying to get back in need to understand why those two facts point to entirely different opportunities — and require entirely different strategies.