by Tyler Durden Sunday, May 09, 2021 - 07:30 PM We already know that minimum wage payers are having trouble recalling workers for their post-Covid plans. And why wouldn't they? Laid off workers have been making more on unemployment and PPP loans over the last year than they likely ever made working rank-and-file jobs in years past. But now the hiring drought is starting to hit higher end jobs, like AI talent, the Wall Street Journal notes. To drum up interest, companies are now sponsoring award programs and scouting software development contests in the hunt for data scientists and other AI professionals. Peter Krensky, director, analyst on Gartner Inc.’s business analytics and data science team, told the