yesterday was my very first day without a job since 1993 I’ve been working at
a job since 1993 I’ve been working at
a job since 1993 I’ve been working at the national nonprofit managing several
the national nonprofit managing several
the national nonprofit managing several teams that I’d grown from the ground up
teams that I’d grown from the ground up
teams that I’d grown from the ground up but now each of those teams was filled
but now each of those teams was filled
but now each of those teams was filled with very very talented people and so
with very very talented people and so
with very very talented people and so the only thing left to do was to just
the only thing left to do was to just
the only thing left to do was to just get out of their way in the nonprofit
get out of their way in the nonprofit
get out of their way in the nonprofit world we often wear many hats I’ve built
world we often wear many hats I’ve built
world we often wear many hats I’ve built or managed web IT government affairs
or managed web IT government affairs
or managed web IT government affairs editorial and PR teams given that
editorial and PR teams given that
editorial and PR teams given that background I figured that my chances in
background I figured that my chances in
background I figured that my chances in the job market we’re gonna be pretty
the job market we’re gonna be pretty
the job market we’re gonna be pretty okay now the last time I had to apply
okay now the last time I had to apply
okay now the last time I had to apply for a job the process was very
for a job the process was very
for a job the process was very straightforward you see a job
straightforward you see a job
straightforward you see a job announcement you write up a cover letter
announcement you write up a cover letter
announcement you write up a cover letter submit it with your resume and then you
submit it with your resume and then you
submit it with your resume and then you just wait to hear back from the company
just wait to hear back from the company
just wait to hear back from the company and so I did just that now I’ve always
and so I did just that now I’ve always
and so I did just that now I’ve always been excited and passionate about
been excited and passionate about
been excited and passionate about technology so I started applying to the
technology so I started applying to the
technology so I started applying to the dreamiest companies like Google and
dreamiest companies like Google and
dreamiest companies like Google and Facebook and slack but as the the
Facebook and slack but as the the
Facebook and slack but as the the applications piled up I found that
applications piled up I found that
applications piled up I found that almost no matter what job I applied to I
almost no matter what job I applied to I
almost no matter what job I applied to I was being met with a resounding silence
was being met with a resounding silence
was being met with a resounding silence it’s easy to get lost to feel lost when
it’s easy to get lost to feel lost when
it’s easy to get lost to feel lost when you’re in a period of transition like
you’re in a period of transition like
you’re in a period of transition like this I’d had a perfectly good job and
this I’d had a perfectly good job and
this I’d had a perfectly good job and I’ve voluntarily walked away from it but
I’ve voluntarily walked away from it but
I’ve voluntarily walked away from it but now I couldn’t seem to convince anyone
now I couldn’t seem to convince anyone
now I couldn’t seem to convince anyone in these companies that a career
in these companies that a career
in these companies that a career nonprofit ear had something to offer
nonprofit ear had something to offer
nonprofit ear had something to offer them I spoke with some folks in HR who
them I spoke with some folks in HR who
them I spoke with some folks in HR who told me that in all likelihood I was
told me that in all likelihood I was
told me that in all likelihood I was probably being filtered out by applicant
probably being filtered out by applicant
probably being filtered out by applicant tracking systems we call him an 80s and
tracking systems we call him an 80s and
tracking systems we call him an 80s and 80s is simply a database of jobs and
80s is simply a database of jobs and
80s is simply a database of jobs and applicants and the more sophisticated
applicants and the more sophisticated
applicants and the more sophisticated versions have automated filters that
versions have automated filters that
versions have automated filters that search through resumes and cover letters
search through resumes and cover letters
search through resumes and cover letters for keywords specific educational
for keywords specific educational
for keywords specific educational background specific work experience it’s
background specific work experience it’s
background specific work experience it’s like a robot so sometimes I was being
like a robot so sometimes I was being
like a robot so sometimes I was being filtered out because I simply wasn’t the
filtered out because I simply wasn’t the
filtered out because I simply wasn’t the best candidate for the job but sometimes
best candidate for the job but sometimes
best candidate for the job but sometimes I thought despite having the kind of
I thought despite having the kind of
I thought despite having the kind of experience that made me a very
experience that made me a very
experience that made me a very interesting candidate maybe I was being
interesting candidate maybe I was being
interesting candidate maybe I was being filtered out because I simply didn’t
filtered out because I simply didn’t
filtered out because I simply didn’t have the specific pedigree that these
have the specific pedigree that these
have the specific pedigree that these companies and these algorithms are
companies and these algorithms are
companies and these algorithms are looking for unless you have a lot of
looking for unless you have a lot of
looking for unless you have a lot of dot-coms on your resume it’s very very
dot-coms on your resume it’s very very
dot-coms on your resume it’s very very difficult to get into the most
difficult to get into the most
difficult to get into the most well-known internet companies these days
well-known internet companies these days
well-known internet companies these days so my chance is to make this transition
so my chance is to make this transition
so my chance is to make this transition many people told me we’re nearly
many people told me we’re nearly
many people told me we’re nearly impossible I had two things working
impossible I had two things working
impossible I had two things working against me one I was up against leaders
against me one I was up against leaders
against me one I was up against leaders in their field so my resume doesn’t
in their field so my resume doesn’t
in their field so my resume doesn’t always jump to the top of the pile and
always jump to the top of the pile and
always jump to the top of the pile and two robots read every application now of
two robots read every application now of
two robots read every application now of course that’s not true for all companies
course that’s not true for all companies
course that’s not true for all companies but it’s certainly true for many of the
but it’s certainly true for many of the
but it’s certainly true for many of the big ones and in fairness I was an
big ones and in fairness I was an
big ones and in fairness I was an unconventional candidate for many of
unconventional candidate for many of
unconventional candidate for many of these companies but unconventional can
these companies but unconventional can
these companies but unconventional can be a very good thing right so I did the
be a very good thing right so I did the
be a very good thing right so I did the only reasonable thing that a person
only reasonable thing that a person
only reasonable thing that a person faced with this challenge can do I
faced with this challenge can do I
faced with this challenge can do I decided that if they were going to use a
decided that if they were going to use a
decided that if they were going to use a robot to filter me out I was going to
robot to filter me out I was going to
robot to filter me out I was going to use a robot to force my way in now of
use a robot to force my way in now of
use a robot to force my way in now of course that’s not actually a reasonable
course that’s not actually a reasonable
course that’s not actually a reasonable thing to do but I was lost and I was
thing to do but I was lost and I was
thing to do but I was lost and I was determined to be found so I together
determined to be found so I together
determined to be found so I together this Rube Goldberg ian’s contraption of
this Rube Goldberg ian’s contraption of
this Rube Goldberg ian’s contraption of web crawlers and spreadsheets and
web crawlers and spreadsheets and
web crawlers and spreadsheets and scripts in order to automate my job
scripts in order to automate my job
scripts in order to automate my job application process it would search the
application process it would search the
application process it would search the web for jobs that I’d be interested in
web for jobs that I’d be interested in
web for jobs that I’d be interested in and then it built out a cover letter
and then it built out a cover letter
and then it built out a cover letter that was customized to the job and
that was customized to the job and
that was customized to the job and personalized to the hiring manager it
personalized to the hiring manager it
personalized to the hiring manager it sent these applications in batches with
sent these applications in batches with
sent these applications in batches with tracking mechanisms built in so that I
tracking mechanisms built in so that I
tracking mechanisms built in so that I could see when emails were opened who
could see when emails were opened who
could see when emails were opened who read my resume and who went and looked
read my resume and who went and looked
read my resume and who went and looked at my LinkedIn profile
at my LinkedIn profile
at my LinkedIn profile it was in no way elegant but it was
it was in no way elegant but it was
it was in no way elegant but it was ruthlessly efficient the very first time
ruthlessly efficient the very first time
ruthlessly efficient the very first time I spun it up I stepped away to get a cup
I spun it up I stepped away to get a cup
I spun it up I stepped away to get a cup of coffee and when I came back I found
of coffee and when I came back I found
of coffee and when I came back I found that I had inadvertently applied to more
that I had inadvertently applied to more
that I had inadvertently applied to more than 1300 jobs in the Midwest now I live
than 1300 jobs in the Midwest now I live
than 1300 jobs in the Midwest now I live in New York City and I had no intention
in New York City and I had no intention
in New York City and I had no intention whatsoever of moving halfway across the
whatsoever of moving halfway across the
whatsoever of moving halfway across the country for these jobs so I did a little
country for these jobs so I did a little
country for these jobs so I did a little bit of refining until the robot was
bit of refining until the robot was
bit of refining until the robot was working with a little bit more precision
working with a little bit more precision
working with a little bit more precision now surely this bot would be massively
now surely this bot would be massively
now surely this bot would be massively more efficient than I could ever be
more efficient than I could ever be
more efficient than I could ever be working just by myself so therefore my
working just by myself so therefore my
working just by myself so therefore my chances of it overcoming the odds that
chances of it overcoming the odds that
chances of it overcoming the odds that were stacked up against me I thought
were stacked up against me I thought
were stacked up against me I thought they were pretty good but an interesting
they were pretty good but an interesting
they were pretty good but an interesting thing happened after thousands of
thing happened after thousands of
thing happened after thousands of applications had gone out
applications had gone out
applications had gone out I saw no better results in the large and
I saw no better results in the large and
I saw no better results in the large and well-known Internet companies then I had
well-known Internet companies then I had
well-known Internet companies then I had when I was applying to jobs manually
when I was applying to jobs manually
when I was applying to jobs manually virtually no success just a whole lot
virtually no success just a whole lot
virtually no success just a whole lot more of it so you may be thinking of
more of it so you may be thinking of
more of it so you may be thinking of course you’re getting rejected you can’t
course you’re getting rejected you can’t
course you’re getting rejected you can’t just send out a form letter and expect
just send out a form letter and expect
just send out a form letter and expect to get a response well I didn’t I had
to get a response well I didn’t I had
to get a response well I didn’t I had built and designed this robot to
built and designed this robot to
built and designed this robot to optimize and adjust to lots of different
optimize and adjust to lots of different
optimize and adjust to lots of different variables using a/b testing the idea was
variables using a/b testing the idea was
variables using a/b testing the idea was I wanted this to act just like an
I wanted this to act just like an
I wanted this to act just like an individual would each application one
individual would each application one
individual would each application one job at a time now as a side note I’ve
job at a time now as a side note I’ve
job at a time now as a side note I’ve since learned that rejection and
since learned that rejection and
since learned that rejection and disappointment can temporarily reduce
disappointment can temporarily reduce
disappointment can temporarily reduce dopamine levels in your brain and reduce
dopamine levels in your brain and reduce
dopamine levels in your brain and reduce dopamine in the brain is associated with
dopamine in the brain is associated with
dopamine in the brain is associated with all sorts of things but one really
all sorts of things but one really
all sorts of things but one really important one which is depression so if
important one which is depression so if
important one which is depression so if you think that it’s sad when you apply
you think that it’s sad when you apply
you think that it’s sad when you apply for a job and it doesn’t come through
for a job and it doesn’t come through
for a job and it doesn’t come through imagine not getting 3,000 jobs
we’ve been told for a very long time
we’ve been told for a very long time that robots would eventually take over
that robots would eventually take over
that robots would eventually take over our jobs but nobody ever told us that
our jobs but nobody ever told us that
our jobs but nobody ever told us that they would be able to bum us out on such
they would be able to bum us out on such
they would be able to bum us out on such an epic level so I continued to run
an epic level so I continued to run
an epic level so I continued to run these a B tests using subtle and not so
these a B tests using subtle and not so
these a B tests using subtle and not so subtle changes in email subject lines
subtle changes in email subject lines
subtle changes in email subject lines and cover letters and so forth but while
and cover letters and so forth but while
and cover letters and so forth but while I saw some variation River in response
I saw some variation River in response
I saw some variation River in response it really wasn’t much it seemed like
it really wasn’t much it seemed like
it really wasn’t much it seemed like nothing made a difference the
nothing made a difference the
nothing made a difference the old-fashioned way of applying to jobs
old-fashioned way of applying to jobs
old-fashioned way of applying to jobs with a thoughtful cover letter and a
with a thoughtful cover letter and a
with a thoughtful cover letter and a resume just seemed tilted against
resume just seemed tilted against
resume just seemed tilted against someone like me someone who didn’t have
someone like me someone who didn’t have
someone like me someone who didn’t have the exact pedigree that those algorithms
the exact pedigree that those algorithms
the exact pedigree that those algorithms were looking for and I realized early on
were looking for and I realized early on
were looking for and I realized early on that this just was not going to be the
that this just was not going to be the
that this just was not going to be the way that I get my next job but now I was
way that I get my next job but now I was
way that I get my next job but now I was really interested I wanted to see just
really interested I wanted to see just
really interested I wanted to see just how badly this system was tilted against
how badly this system was tilted against
how badly this system was tilted against someone like me eventually I decided to
someone like me eventually I decided to
someone like me eventually I decided to just throw the game I ran an a/b test
just throw the game I ran an a/b test
just throw the game I ran an a/b test using a perfectly normal-looking cover
using a perfectly normal-looking cover
using a perfectly normal-looking cover letter and I contrasted that with a
letter and I contrasted that with a
letter and I contrasted that with a letter that admits right in the second
letter that admits right in the second
letter that admits right in the second line that it’s being sent by a robot now
line that it’s being sent by a robot now
line that it’s being sent by a robot now that second letter should either perform
that second letter should either perform
that second letter should either perform much much better than the first or a
much much better than the first or a
much much better than the first or a whole lot worse someone shy to be saying
whole lot worse someone shy to be saying
whole lot worse someone shy to be saying hey I like the cut of this guy’s jib we
hey I like the cut of this guy’s jib we
hey I like the cut of this guy’s jib we should hire him or they should be saying
should hire him or they should be saying
should hire him or they should be saying who the heck does he think he is
who the heck does he think he is
who the heck does he think he is and for my purposes I didn’t care which
and for my purposes I didn’t care which
and for my purposes I didn’t care which I just wanted to see that someone anyone
I just wanted to see that someone anyone
I just wanted to see that someone anyone was paying attention and as far as I
was paying attention and as far as I
was paying attention and as far as I could tell from this experiment and
could tell from this experiment and
could tell from this experiment and others like it the answer is that nobody
others like it the answer is that nobody
others like it the answer is that nobody reads cover letters not even it seems
reads cover letters not even it seems
reads cover letters not even it seems the robots now this was confirmed by a
the robots now this was confirmed by a
the robots now this was confirmed by a number of HR people that I’ve been
number of HR people that I’ve been
number of HR people that I’ve been speaking to a recruiter at Spotify told
speaking to a recruiter at Spotify told
speaking to a recruiter at Spotify told me that they get between three hundred
me that they get between three hundred
me that they get between three hundred and three hundred and fifty thousand
and three hundred and fifty thousand
and three hundred and fifty thousand applications per year is it any wonder
applications per year is it any wonder
applications per year is it any wonder that they have to rely on automation to
that they have to rely on automation to
that they have to rely on automation to deal with that kind of volume and how do
deal with that kind of volume and how do
deal with that kind of volume and how do you stand out from a crowd that’s that
you stand out from a crowd that’s that
you stand out from a crowd that’s that big another recruiter told me that in
big another recruiter told me that in
big another recruiter told me that in his experience roughly 80 to 90 percent
his experience roughly 80 to 90 percent
his experience roughly 80 to 90 percent of the most senior level jobs are never
of the most senior level jobs are never
of the most senior level jobs are never even advertised so how do you get into
even advertised so how do you get into
even advertised so how do you get into that crowd still others told me that
that crowd still others told me that
that crowd still others told me that their companies posted jobs on all of
their companies posted jobs on all of
their companies posted jobs on all of the websites but they only considered
the websites but they only considered
the websites but they only considered referrals and a number of them were
referrals and a number of them were
referrals and a number of them were paying their own employees thousands and
paying their own employees thousands and
paying their own employees thousands and thousands of dollars for referrals who
thousands of dollars for referrals who
thousands of dollars for referrals who went on to get the job now in many
went on to get the job now in many
went on to get the job now in many companies in the United States as many
companies in the United States as many
companies in the United States as many as 30 to 50 percent of hires come from
as 30 to 50 percent of hires come from
as 30 to 50 percent of hires come from referrals and referred candidates are
referrals and referred candidates are
referrals and referred candidates are more than four times as likely to be
more than four times as likely to be
more than four times as likely to be hired than non referred candidates so
hired than non referred candidates so
hired than non referred candidates so maybe those companies should just tell
maybe those companies should just tell
maybe those companies should just tell people if you don’t know someone at this
people if you don’t know someone at this
people if you don’t know someone at this company don’t bother applying go outside
company don’t bother applying go outside
company don’t bother applying go outside get some exercise play with your kids or
get some exercise play with your kids or
get some exercise play with your kids or try and find someone who works at this
try and find someone who works at this
try and find someone who works at this company and meet them because all of
company and meet them because all of
company and meet them because all of those things are going to be infinitely
those things are going to be infinitely
those things are going to be infinitely more effective than applying for a job
more effective than applying for a job
more effective than applying for a job even on our own website in fact some
even on our own website in fact some
even on our own website in fact some people began telling me these dirty
people began telling me these dirty
people began telling me these dirty little secrets things like I don’t even
little secrets things like I don’t even
little secrets things like I don’t even look at people that apply to jobs
look at people that apply to jobs
look at people that apply to jobs anymore I only consider people that I
anymore I only consider people that I
anymore I only consider people that I find on my own while hunting on LinkedIn
find on my own while hunting on LinkedIn
find on my own while hunting on LinkedIn now this person is openly admitting that
now this person is openly admitting that
now this person is openly admitting that they don’t consider people who’ve
they don’t consider people who’ve
they don’t consider people who’ve actively self-selected
actively self-selected
actively self-selected as interested in that company and
as interested in that company and
as interested in that company and interested in that position and instead
interested in that position and instead
interested in that position and instead they go out searching for other people
they go out searching for other people
they go out searching for other people who already have jobs and have shown no
who already have jobs and have shown no
who already have jobs and have shown no interest in their company so that seems
interest in their company so that seems
interest in their company so that seems like a store clerk who leaves a line
like a store clerk who leaves a line
like a store clerk who leaves a line full of customers waiting to checkout
full of customers waiting to checkout
full of customers waiting to checkout and instead is running around the
and instead is running around the
and instead is running around the parking lot asking does anybody want to
parking lot asking does anybody want to
parking lot asking does anybody want to buy something another person told me
buy something another person told me
buy something another person told me that a colleague routinely posted
that a colleague routinely posted
that a colleague routinely posted non-existent senior-level jobs on all of
non-existent senior-level jobs on all of
non-existent senior-level jobs on all of the websites this is strictly to get a
the websites this is strictly to get a
the websites this is strictly to get a pipeline of information about applicants
pipeline of information about applicants
pipeline of information about applicants that were available for poaching they
that were available for poaching they
that were available for poaching they posted the same jobs over and over and
posted the same jobs over and over and
posted the same jobs over and over and over again racking up hundreds if not
over again racking up hundreds if not
over again racking up hundreds if not thousands of applicants information
thousands of applicants information
thousands of applicants information despite not actually having a job to
despite not actually having a job to
despite not actually having a job to offer I’d been applying to jobs that
offer I’d been applying to jobs that
offer I’d been applying to jobs that don’t exist trying to squeeze my way
don’t exist trying to squeeze my way
don’t exist trying to squeeze my way through filters that were built to keep
through filters that were built to keep
through filters that were built to keep people like me out and competing against
people like me out and competing against
people like me out and competing against people who had worked at their
people who had worked at their
people who had worked at their competitors and who are friends with
competitors and who are friends with
competitors and who are friends with their employees and let’s not forget now
their employees and let’s not forget now
their employees and let’s not forget now I’m sad at the same time I heard stories
I’m sad at the same time I heard stories
I’m sad at the same time I heard stories from people who are incredibly
from people who are incredibly
from people who are incredibly passionate about their careers and
passionate about their careers and
passionate about their careers and compassionate for people who are
compassionate for people who are
compassionate for people who are searching for careers one told me I wish
searching for careers one told me I wish
searching for careers one told me I wish that I could sit down over coffee with
that I could sit down over coffee with
that I could sit down over coffee with every single applicant that we get but I
every single applicant that we get but I
every single applicant that we get but I just can’t do that and so instead I
just can’t do that and so instead I
just can’t do that and so instead I never stopped clicking on their profiles
never stopped clicking on their profiles
never stopped clicking on their profiles just in case the next one is like you I
just in case the next one is like you I
just in case the next one is like you I learned about companies that are
learned about companies that are
learned about companies that are creating content management systems for
creating content management systems for
creating content management systems for job applicants sort of like an
job applicants sort of like an
job applicants sort of like an application tracking system to match the
application tracking system to match the
application tracking system to match the applicant tracking system that the the
applicant tracking system that the the
applicant tracking system that the the recruiters use others are creating
recruiters use others are creating
recruiters use others are creating entire referral networks and some of
entire referral networks and some of
entire referral networks and some of them are focusing exclusively on
them are focusing exclusively on
them are focusing exclusively on underrepresented populations I’m still
underrepresented populations I’m still
underrepresented populations I’m still on the lookout for my next job but I can
on the lookout for my next job but I can
on the lookout for my next job but I can say that I’ve had roughly the same
say that I’ve had roughly the same
say that I’ve had roughly the same number of interviews from networking
number of interviews from networking
number of interviews from networking with just a small handful of very
with just a small handful of very
with just a small handful of very helpful contacts as I did when I had a
helpful contacts as I did when I had a
helpful contacts as I did when I had a bot that
bot that
bot that to thousands and thousands of jobs so it
to thousands and thousands of jobs so it
to thousands and thousands of jobs so it turns out that simple networking has
turns out that simple networking has
turns out that simple networking has been hundreds of times more effective
been hundreds of times more effective
been hundreds of times more effective than submitting an unsolicited
than submitting an unsolicited
than submitting an unsolicited application or hitting a click here to
application or hitting a click here to
application or hitting a click here to apply now button so what did I learn by
apply now button so what did I learn by
apply now button so what did I learn by robotically applying to thousands of
robotically applying to thousands of
robotically applying to thousands of jobs well it’s not how you apply it’s
jobs well it’s not how you apply it’s
jobs well it’s not how you apply it’s who you know
who you know
who you know and if you don’t know someone don’t
and if you don’t know someone don’t
and if you don’t know someone don’t bother and also the number of
bother and also the number of
bother and also the number of applications that you put in has no
applications that you put in has no
applications that you put in has no correlation to whether or not you’ll be
correlation to whether or not you’ll be
correlation to whether or not you’ll be considered for a job and you definitely
considered for a job and you definitely
considered for a job and you definitely won’t be considered for the jobs that
won’t be considered for the jobs that
won’t be considered for the jobs that you don’t even get a chance to apply to
you don’t even get a chance to apply to
you don’t even get a chance to apply to but what’s in this for companies what
but what’s in this for companies what
but what’s in this for companies what can they learn from from this experience
can they learn from from this experience
can they learn from from this experience well first the sheer volume of
well first the sheer volume of
well first the sheer volume of applicants that recruiters have to go
applicants that recruiters have to go
applicants that recruiters have to go through coupled with measures like time
through coupled with measures like time
through coupled with measures like time to fill or cost of acquisition I think
to fill or cost of acquisition I think
to fill or cost of acquisition I think that this forces them into an efficiency
that this forces them into an efficiency
that this forces them into an efficiency mode that forecloses opportunities on
mode that forecloses opportunities on
mode that forecloses opportunities on some very interesting candidates also
some very interesting candidates also
some very interesting candidates also transparency is critical
transparency is critical
transparency is critical if you’re a company the hire is almost
if you’re a company the hire is almost
if you’re a company the hire is almost exclusively by referral just say that
exclusively by referral just say that
exclusively by referral just say that you’ll save your recruiters a whole lot
you’ll save your recruiters a whole lot
you’ll save your recruiters a whole lot of time and you’ll do job applicants the
of time and you’ll do job applicants the
of time and you’ll do job applicants the favor of not wasting their time if they
favor of not wasting their time if they
favor of not wasting their time if they don’t already know someone on the inside
don’t already know someone on the inside
don’t already know someone on the inside now I mentioned earlier that I’m in my
now I mentioned earlier that I’m in my
now I mentioned earlier that I’m in my very first days on the job market and
very first days on the job market and
very first days on the job market and whether I was applying the old-fashioned
whether I was applying the old-fashioned
whether I was applying the old-fashioned way or by brute force I couldn’t seem to
way or by brute force I couldn’t seem to
way or by brute force I couldn’t seem to get my foot in the door
get my foot in the door
get my foot in the door however after telling my story a
however after telling my story a
however after telling my story a peculiar thing happened more than 200
peculiar thing happened more than 200
peculiar thing happened more than 200 other job candidates reached out to
other job candidates reached out to
other job candidates reached out to share similar experiences
share similar experiences
share similar experiences dozens of HR tech companies reached out
dozens of HR tech companies reached out
dozens of HR tech companies reached out to me I’ve met with CEOs I’ve spoken at
to me I’ve met with CEOs I’ve spoken at
to me I’ve met with CEOs I’ve spoken at All Hands meetings and now I’m advising
All Hands meetings and now I’m advising
All Hands meetings and now I’m advising a number of companies with HR and
a number of companies with HR and
a number of companies with HR and recruiting products
overall the robot was a complete and
overall the robot was a complete and total failure but in a strange way it
total failure but in a strange way it
total failure but in a strange way it may actually accomplish its task this
may actually accomplish its task this
may actually accomplish its task this project was incredibly fun it gave me
project was incredibly fun it gave me
project was incredibly fun it gave me the chance to to be inquisitive and to
the chance to to be inquisitive and to
the chance to to be inquisitive and to break up complicated processes into
break up complicated processes into
break up complicated processes into achievable steps and to learn new
achievable steps and to learn new
achievable steps and to learn new approaches to old problems but it was in
approaches to old problems but it was in
approaches to old problems but it was in telling my story that the companies that
telling my story that the companies that
telling my story that the companies that I had spent so much time trying to
I had spent so much time trying to
I had spent so much time trying to impress actually became more aware of
impress actually became more aware of
impress actually became more aware of what I’m capable of and they came to me
what I’m capable of and they came to me
what I’m capable of and they came to me now not everybody has the opportunity to
now not everybody has the opportunity to
now not everybody has the opportunity to build a bot that helps them turn the
build a bot that helps them turn the
build a bot that helps them turn the odds in their favor and that’s why the
odds in their favor and that’s why the
odds in their favor and that’s why the most important lesson that I’ve learned
most important lesson that I’ve learned
most important lesson that I’ve learned from job seekers and recruiters and a
from job seekers and recruiters and a
from job seekers and recruiters and a robot is that the job search process is
robot is that the job search process is
robot is that the job search process is incredibly personal and recruiting is
incredibly personal and recruiting is
incredibly personal and recruiting is filled with people who are committed to
filled with people who are committed to
filled with people who are committed to other people
other people
other people but we still need to strive to make this
but we still need to strive to make this
but we still need to strive to make this more human and more humane
more human and more humane
more human and more humane [Applause]
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