WTF Is Happening To The Tech Job Market
The tech job market is cooked... Ghosting, hiring freezes, and AI-fueled layoffs are the new normal. But there is a way forward. In this video, I reveal how AI reshaped hiring and share a proven playbook, backed by real success stories from engineers who broke into Microsoft and Google.
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00:00 The tech job market is cooked
00:35 What we’re covering and how to use it
00:51 When recruiters begged and life was easy
01:22 The AI hype era
02:11 ChatGPT launched and everything shifted
03:10 The 2023 hiring correction
03:45 CS enrollment surge floods the pipeline
04:15 The 2024 AI layoffs and Wall Street rewards pivots
05:00 AI breaks hiring: mass applications and ghosting
05:37 The 2025 reality: AI tools boost output, junior roles shrink
06:34 Hot take: if you’re only as good as AI…
07:20 The 2019 playbook is dead, raise your bar
07:39 New grad wins at Microsoft: what she did
08:47 Three resume upgrades that actually matter
09:24 Getting into Google
10:32 Build impact-driven projects, not another clone app
11:18 Use AI builder
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Chapters (17)
The tech job market is cooked
0:35
What we’re covering and how to use it
0:51
When recruiters begged and life was easy
1:22
The AI hype era
2:11
ChatGPT launched and everything shifted
3:10
The 2023 hiring correction
3:45
CS enrollment surge floods the pipeline
4:15
The 2024 AI layoffs and Wall Street rewards pivots
5:00
AI breaks hiring: mass applications and ghosting
5:37
The 2025 reality: AI tools boost output, junior roles shrink
6:34
Hot take: if you’re only as good as AI…
7:20
The 2019 playbook is dead, raise your bar
7:39
New grad wins at Microsoft: what she did
8:47
Three resume upgrades that actually matter
9:24
Getting into Google
10:32
Build impact-driven projects, not another clone app
11:18
Use AI builder
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