Human curated highlights from last week:
Diversifying work opportunities: AI adoption accelerates tech hiring in 93% of U.S. Employers;
Creating a “house of cards” workforce: About 1 in 3 workers say they’re faking their skills;
Launching into the unknown: Colare raises $2.5M to expand its hardware-focused TA platform;
Telling them to eat cake: CEO claims that entry-level workers should pay employers for their jobs;
Calling out luddites & lazy leaders: Airbnb CEO Chesky warns two types of people won’t survive AI.
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AI Adoption Accelerates Talent Demand with 93% of U.S. Employers Growing Tech Workforce
AI adoption is fueling net workforce growth, according to a new report from Randstad, the world's leading talent partner. For US organizations, 93% are actively increasing their overall tech headcount to scale digital services and drive new revenue streams. To bridge specialized skill gaps, enterprises are executing a multi-pronged strategy to buy, build, and borrow the talent required to maintain competitive momentum.
The house of cards workforce: About 1 in 3 workers say they’re faking their skills
“Fake it ’til you make it” is more than an adage: 36% of the U.S. workforce, or about 64 million people, say they’ve “faked it” when it comes to their knowledge, skills or expertise, according to Addison Group’s 2026 Skill Security Report. Workers said they exaggerated because they felt pressure to appear capable and stay competitive.
Colare Raises $2.5M to Expand its Hardware-Focused Hiring Platform
The space industry thrives on its ability to develop new and novel technologies, but how do you hire a team to help you build something that’s never been built before? San Francisco, CA-based startup Colare launched its technical-assessment platform today aiming to solve this conundrum. The launch coincides with the closing of a $2.5M pre-seed funding round, which includes investment from Afore Capital, Garage Capital, and Acadian Ventures. The funding will help the company expand its team, and the roles it can help clients hire for.
CEO claims that entry-level employees should pay their employer for their job
The founder of an AI company sought to cause controversy when she shared her opinions on the future of entry-level work. She claimed that employees in this position should not be paid, and instead should be paying the companies they worked for to gain the skills and experience that they desired from the role. She claimed that people at this level were usually not useful to the company, so it made sense to charge them for the privilege of being employed instead of the other way around.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns two types of people won’t survive the AI era: ‘pure people managers’ and workers who resist change
Tech leaders have spent the past few years warning workers that AI will threaten every single job, from computer programming and customer service to law and finance. But according to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, the biggest risk to professionals isn’t the technology itself—it’s refusing to evolve alongside it. And in his view, there are two kinds of employees who “will not survive the age of AI.” “The two types of people who will not make the shift to AI are pure people managers and people that are rigid and don’t want to change and evolve,” Chesky said on the Invest Like the Best podcast earlier this year.
