The woes of job-hoppers are a particularly visible sign of a wider trend: the softening of America’s once rock-solid labour ...

Everyone's job is changing on them, even if they aren't changing jobs, and everyone's career trajectory is changing on them, even if they have no plans to change their career trajectory.

“Hi LinkedIn, Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts,” the post begins. “Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years. Elmo is sad.

Candidates are frustrated. Employers are overwhelmed. The problem? An untenable pile of applications — many of them generated with the help of A.I. tools.

On Wednesday, LinkedIn introduced new AI tools to make the job-search process more intuitive and easier to navigate. The best tools are highlighted below -- and you won't want to skip them.