Nathaniel Brooks
Careers Editor
Nathaniel Brooks is the Careers Editor at Career and Company, where he leverages over a decade of experience in human resources and career coaching to provide readers with practical advice and insightful analysis. Prior to joining Career and Company, Nathaniel led talent acquisition strategies for a Fortune 500 company, implementing innovative hiring practices that increased employee retention by 15%. He also founded a successful career coaching consultancy, helping hundreds of individuals navigate job transitions and achieve their professional goals. Nathaniel holds an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and is a certified career coach.
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What is ethical AI in hiring and why does it matter for employers?
Amazon was forced to scrap its AI-driven recruitment tool after discovering it penalized resumes containing the word 'women', according to MIT Sloan .
Apr 21, 2026 · 4 min read
AI Expansion Fuels Unemployment Trends for 30-Year-Olds
In the past year, unemployment for 30-34 year olds in administrative and entry-level tech roles surged by 15% in major urban centers.
Apr 21, 2026 · 4 min read
Top 9 Most In-Demand Soft Skills for Career Advancement in 2026
Cognitive ability, measured by IQ tests and academic grades, predicts little variance in crucial life outcomes like educational attainment or labor market success, according to PMC .
Apr 20, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Conduct Effective Behavioral Interviews
Residents in the bottom behavioral interview quartile are 2–3 times more likely to require formal remediation for professionalism or interpersonal issues, according to Residencyadvisor .
Apr 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Understaffed programs hinder veteran job search in 2026
The Veterans Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program, a critical resource for transitioning service members, saw its participation surge from 120,000 in August 2022 to 210,000 by March 2026.
Apr 20, 2026 · 3 min read
How Do Applicant Tracking Systems Work in 2026?
An AI resume screener, trained on existing employees' CVs, once assigned extra marks for hobbies like 'baseball' or 'basketball' while simultaneously downgrading 'softball', inadvertently favoring mal
Apr 20, 2026 · 5 min read
Top 3 Job Seeker Strategies to Stand Out in 2026
60 percent of job seekers quit in the middle of filling out online job applications due to their complexity, a significant barrier in modern recruitment, according to Huemanrpo .
Apr 20, 2026 · 5 min read
How Skills-Based Hiring Works for a Diverse Workforce
By 2025, an astonishing 85% of companies globally will be using skills-based hiring, marking a rapid and fundamental shift in how talent is acquired.
Apr 20, 2026 · 5 min read
US worker disengagement hits record lows, crushing the workforce.
For the first time since Gallup began measuring life evaluation, more U.
Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
What is recruiting for attitude, and why does it matter?
A staggering 46% of all new hires will fail within their first 18 months, leading to significant financial and operational setbacks for organizations across industries, according to LeadershipIQ .
Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Michigan youth grant initiative tackles skills gap
Six months into Michigan's $3.
Apr 18, 2026 · 3 min read
What Are HR-PEO Partnerships and Why Do They Matter for Operations?
Billing on gross payroll instead of taxable payroll can add an extra 7.
Apr 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Mass. invests $14.4M in youth employment initiatives
The Healey-Driscoll Administration just committed nearly $14.
Apr 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Top 9 Essential Job Skills for College Graduates
Nearly 90% of employers seek evidence of problem-solving skills in recent college graduates, yet a growing number also expect AI fluency for entry-level roles, a skill many students aren't learning.
Apr 18, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Choose Fractional Talent for Leaders: An Integration Guide
One provider of fractional executives reports a 57% increase in their deployment since 2020.
Apr 17, 2026 · 4 min read
New Grads Navigate Tough Job Market Amid Skills Gap
Gillian Frost, a recent graduate, has applied to over 90 jobs since September 2025.
Apr 17, 2026 · 2 min read
How to Optimize Employee Onboarding for Retention and Productivity
On average, new hires are given 54 onboarding tasks to complete, a number that can quickly overwhelm even the most eager new employee, according to StrongDM .
Apr 17, 2026 · 5 min read
Older adults reshape 2026 job market for college students
Over the next decade, the fastest-growing segment of the labor force will not be recent college graduates, but people aged 65 and older.
Apr 17, 2026 · 2 min read
Essential Soft Skills Employers Want in 2026
Despite the rapid evolution of AI and technical tools, 93% of HR leaders now prioritize soft skills over hard skills when making hiring decisions, signaling a fundamental shift in what truly drives jo
Apr 17, 2026 · 5 min read
What Is Candidate Experience and Why Does It Matter?
Nearly half (49%) of job seekers in in-demand fields like technology have turned down an offer due to a bad hiring experience, according to PwC .
Apr 16, 2026 · 5 min read