Hire a process, not a vibe.

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    The Gig Economy Was Supposed to Set Us Free. AI Turned It Into a Trap.

    The gig economy was sold as the future of work—freedom, flexibility, the chance to be your own boss, and work when you want. But, like every other shiny new tech trend, AI has found a way…

  • AI at Work: The Jobs It’s Changing First

    AI at Work: The Jobs It’s Changing First

    Spoiler: It’s not just the interns and data monkeys. AI isn’t coming for all jobs. It’s just cherry-picking the easiest tasks and doing them faster, cheaper, and without a lunch break. For now. Predictable roles tend…

  • The Jobs AI Still Can’t Touch (Yet)

    The Jobs AI Still Can’t Touch (Yet)

    And why you should be studying them like your job depends on it. AI is fast. Scary fast. But it’s also deeply, hilariously bad at being human. That means some jobs are hanging on—not because they’re…

  • The New Resume Rules: Hiring Bots Don’t Care About Your Hobbies

    The New Resume Rules: Hiring Bots Don’t Care About Your Hobbies

    There’s no shame in caring about how your resume looks. But here’s the bad news: it’s not humans you’re designing it for. Most resumes don’t make it past the first gatekeeper—a bot. Specifically, an ATS, or…

  • How to Look Smart About AI at Work (Without Faking It)

    How to Look Smart About AI at Work (Without Faking It)

    There’s a growing epidemic in offices everywhere: people talking about AI like they just finished a Coursera course titled How to Sound Like a Thought Leader Without Knowing Anything. And sure, the pressure is real. Whether…

  • From Endcap to Algorithm: How AI Replaced the Art of Merchandising

    From Endcap to Algorithm: How AI Replaced the Art of Merchandising

    Once upon a time, great merchandising meant knowing how to catch a customer’s eye from across the store. The best merchandisers were part psychologist, part designer, part magician—arranging products just so, crafting irresistible endcaps, playing music…

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Is this resume fakery?
No cosplay. We tune for clarity, not delusion. ATS passes without lying.
What if my boss bans AI?
Use low-permission flows and keep receipts. Process matters more than the tool sticker.
Portfolio help?
Yes—boring demos with timers. Show pass/fail, not vibes. Generator.
Do you cover interviews?
We bias toward rehearsals you can reproduce, not cheat sheets that rot your brain.

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Talking to the Machines

This isn’t just a blog—it’s a running dialogue with the systems shaping your future. Talking to the Machines is our behind-the-screens series: the prompt tests, contradictions, and quiet reveals you won’t hear in a press release.

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I don’t sell vibes. I run receipts. If a claim can’t be falsified, it doesn’t publish. Less pitch, more proof.