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OP here. What we hope the independent thinks will realize is that when the cost of applying drops down to a single automatable click, their cursory click applic

OP here. What we hope the independent thinks will realize is that when the cost of applying drops down to a single automatable click, their cursory click application is lost in a sea of spam. This allows them to stand apart. Recruiting and dating have a tone of parallels. They are time-intensive for both parties. And that time spent does not always result in a positive outcome. And yet that high time-cost (for both sides) is what makes the relationship meaningful. Here's a question. In a difficult job market with a deluge of candidates, how should a candidate try and stand apart? And we have to answer that for the new AI age where output for many tests can generated very cheaply.

MattGaiser 2y ago
Do the type of project you specified, but unprompted for companies that did not request it, meaning a higher delta between you and other candidates. Because you are defining the project rather than them, you can also heavily recycle it within the same industry, so it still stands out as impressive but also scales reasonably well. You can also do it with ChatGPT quickly and it is not noticeably messy AI work because there is nothing to compare your work with. Your work stands out to for its quality, but for existing. I did this back when I was an intern for an innovation role and got it. Did a bit of consulting for others on this years ago as well. A remnant of that time: https://simbi.com/matthew-gaiser/pre-interview-project-help https://simbi.com/matthew-gaiser/pre-interview-project-help The project idea is fine, but if everyone does the project, you are still stuck competing against many others on the same field. When I do this kind of project, I stuff it in with my resume as a single file. On the employer side, I am not sure what you could do that doesn't deter a lot of people.

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OP here. What we hope the independent thinks will realize is that when the cost of applying drops down to a single automatable click, their cursory click applic

by ChaitanyaSai 2y ago

MattGaiser 2y ago
Do the type of project you specified, but unprompted for companies that did not request it, meaning a higher delta between you and other candidates. Because you are defining the project rather than them, you can also heavily recycle it within the same industry, so it still stands out as impressive but also scales reasonably well. You can also do it with ChatGPT quickly and it is not noticeably messy AI work because there is nothing to compare your work with. Your work stands out to for its quality, but for existing. I did this back when I was an intern for an innovation role and got it. Did a bit of consulting for others on this years ago as well. A remnant of that time: https://simbi.com/matthew-gaiser/pre-interview-project-help https://simbi.com/matthew-gaiser/pre-interview-project-help The project idea is fine, but if everyone does the project, you are still stuck competing against many others on the same field. When I do this kind of project, I stuff it in with my resume as a single file. On the employer side, I am not sure what you could do that doesn't deter a lot of people.