"Tiffany Chau used one to hunt for a summer internship. This fall, the 20-year-old junior at California College of the Arts tailored her Hinge profile to connect with people who could offer job referrals or interviews. One match brought her to a Halloween party, where she networked in hopes of landing a product-design internship for the summer. While there, she got some tips from someone who had recently interviewed at Accenture."
"They're recognizing that the online job hunt is broken as unemployed workers flood the system, AI screens out resumes and many job matching programs are overwhelmed. Automation has squeezed human contact out of hiring, which has pushed applicants to seek any path to a live hiring manager, no matter the means. The overall US unemployment rate continued to climb throughout 2025, reaching 4.6%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
Tiffany Chau tailored her Hinge profile to connect with people who could offer job referrals or interviews and attended a Halloween party where she sought a product-design internship, gaining tips from someone who had recently interviewed at Accenture. Workers are increasingly using dating apps to boost job searches as the online job market faces high unemployment, AI resume screening, and overwhelmed matching programs. Automation has reduced human contact in hiring, prompting applicants to seek live hiring managers through unconventional channels. Surveys show about a third used apps for job hook-ups, two-thirds targeted desirable employers, and many users include senior, high-income professionals.
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