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Can you buy your way into a job?

In a tough employment market, applicants are spending money to try and get ahead.

We look at a growing industry where candidates are spending on career coaching, résumé redesigns, AI tools, and job boards.

In a tough job market, with companies cutting staff due to artificial intelligence and rising costs, is this the way to get ahead?

We talk to job seekers about whether these tools really help and share what you can do to find work without spending money.

Presenter: Megan Lawton
Producer: Sam Gruet

(Image: Giovanna Ventola, who runs an online community for jobhunters. Credit: Frank Ventola)

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