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The Skills Employers Want Most in 2026
The technical skills everyone was told to learn got cheap. What got expensive is harder to put on a resume.
Skills-First Hiring Without a Degree
How skills-first hiring and AI are dismantling the degree barrier, opening doors for 70 million workers skilled through alternative routes.
Internal Mobility: Hiring From Within
Internal hires stay longer and get productive faster. So why do companies keep hiring strangers instead?
What AI Is Doing to Entry-Level Jobs
AI absorbed the routine work that used to train juniors. 21% of US firms have frozen entry-level hiring, and the bill arrives in a decade.
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How Swipejobs has given control of AI to the job-seeker
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Katrina Leslie named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Australia
Swipejobs Founder and Chair Katrina Leslie has been named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Australia, and will represent the country on the world stage in Monaco in 2027.
What AI Has Actually Changed About Hiring
Both sides now use AI, so there are far more applications and exactly the same number of jobs. That explains why hiring feels slower, not faster.
Why Employers Ghost Candidates After Interviews
Around two thirds of candidates say they never heard back after an interview. The reasons are mundane, which is what makes them fixable.
Why Good Candidates Quit Your Application Form
Around nine in ten people who click apply never finish. The form is the reason, and the drop-off is not random.
Why Jobseekers Don't Trust AI Hiring Tools
Most people now assume an algorithm read their application and won't say why it said no. The trust gap, the law catching up, and what to ask for.
Ghost Jobs: Why Some Postings Aren't Real
Roughly a fifth of job postings are not being actively filled. Here is how to spot one before you waste an evening on it.
The Skills Employers Want Most in 2026
The technical skills everyone was told to learn got cheap. What got expensive is harder to put on a resume.
Skills-First Hiring Without a Degree
How skills-first hiring and AI are dismantling the degree barrier, opening doors for 70 million workers skilled through alternative routes.
Internal Mobility: Hiring From Within
Internal hires stay longer and get productive faster. So why do companies keep hiring strangers instead?
What AI Is Doing to Entry-Level Jobs
AI absorbed the routine work that used to train juniors. 21% of US firms have frozen entry-level hiring, and the bill arrives in a decade.
Why Cold Job Applications Almost Never Work
Cold applications convert at 0.1% to 2%. The arithmetic explains why job hunting feels like shouting into a hole, and what to do instead.
