Getting hired, with AI in the room
For Anyone applying for work who now has AI on the desk and is not sure which parts of the application are safe to hand over. · 10 days · Concepts
The days
Listen to the whole course · 44 min
- 1Read a job ad for what is screenedBy the end you can separate a job ad's real screening criteria from its wish list, and name the evidence you have for each. Listen · 4 min
- 2Split the CV into draftable and yoursBy the end you can mark every line of your CV as AI-draftable, AI-editable, or yours alone — and say why. Listen · 5 min
- 3Make an achievement checkableBy the end you can rewrite any achievement so it names a quantity, a scope, and the part you personally did. Listen · 4 min
- 4Spot the generated cover letterBy the end you can name the four tells of a generated cover letter and find them in your own draft. Listen · 4 min
- 5Use AI on a take-home honestlyBy the end you can say which parts of a take-home exercise AI may touch, and defend that line if asked. Listen · 4 min
- 6Rehearse decisions, not answersBy the end you can prepare for an interview by listing the decisions you have made, rather than memorising answers. Listen · 4 min
- 7Tell a story that survives follow-upsBy the end you can structure a work story so each follow-up question has somewhere to go. Listen · 4 min
- 8Say what you actually used AI forBy the end you can answer "how do you use AI?" with a specific, defensible account of your own working method. Listen · 5 min
- 9Justify a salary number out loudBy the end you can state a salary number and give the two-sentence reasoning behind it without hedging. Listen · 4 min
- 10Run one application end to endBy the end you can take one real application through every stage of this course and name the three lines a reviewer would challenge. Listen · 4 min