Bartie Scott

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Jacob Zinkula |Henry Blodget

It's the great mystery facing frustrated job seekers: Who — or what — is rejecting my application? As more companies turn to AI to boost productivity, applicants often tell BI that they wonder whether a human ever reviewed their résumé. We reached out to seven major companies and found out that AI's role in the hiring process varies widely.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Jireh Deng |Henry Blodget

The normally bustling streets of Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles were quiet except for the commotion of sirens and gusty helicopters. Loud bangs punctuated the night, but LA's street vendors were still slinging tacos and crêpes to the few pedestrians who had ventured out. It was the evening of Monday, June 9, the week that the LA Times reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained several hundred immigrants in Southern California.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Noah Sheidlower |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Linda Zierolf, 80, who lives near Dayton, Ohio. She has worked at the same company since she was 18 and has no plans to retire. Zierolf, who is financially comfortable, said her company, while very different from a staffing and technology perspective, still has the same values and friendly people it had in the 1960s. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Jacob Zinkula |Henry Blodget

Secretly working multiple full-time remote jobs may sound like a nightmare — but Americans looking to make their financial dreams come true willingly hustle for it. Over the past two years, Business Insider has interviewed more than two dozen "overemployed" workers, many of whom work in tech roles. They tend to work long hours but say the extra earnings are worth it to pay off student debt, save for an early retirement, and afford expensive vacations and weight-loss drugs.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Juliana Kaplan |Henry Blodget

Country roads, take me to vacation. The open road is a preferable getaway this summer for Americans who discovered a love for road trips during the pandemic, are feeling economic uncertainty, or want to take advantage of tumbling gas prices. Road trips also offer a degree of certainty — you won't find yourself abroad as tariffs or border policies change, or the latest flight chaos strikes. James Willamor, 45, is setting out on a 4,500-mile road trip to kick off summer.