The Future of Hiring with Josh Hill of Super Hired
Applying to a thousand jobs in ten minutes hasn't made hiring better — it's made it broken. So what actually fixes it?
The Ai Chicks talk with Josh Hill, co-founder of Super Hired, about how AI is changing hiring and recruiting. Josh argues for human-led, AI-augmented hiring, reframes recruiting as two-sided matchmaking, and breaks down why the resume is a flawed, one-dimensional snapshot that fails both candidates and companies. He digs into "AI slop" and gamed applicant-tracking systems, transferable skills that resumes can't capture, selling the culture you actually have, and using real-world simulations to see how someone truly performs.
Along the way: what companies should do differently, practical advice for job seekers navigating an AI-driven market, and why the manager of the future will manage the environment, not just people.
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Show Notes
EPISODE COVERS:
WhaHuman-led, AI-augmented hiring
Why hiring is really matchmaking
Why the resume is broken
"AI slop" flooding the job market
The dating-app parallel for hiring
Self-discovery before the job search
AI's Take: the hybrid approach
Transferable skills resumes miss
ATS & keyword-screening pitfalls
Gaming the system with hidden text
Selling the culture you HAVE, not want
Simulations that trial real performance
AI, jobs & the future of work
Using personality data the right way
The future manager: managing environment, not people
TIMELINE:
00:00 Welcome + meet Josh Hill of Super Hired
01:41 From 10 years in the military to founding Super Hired
03:23 Human-led, AI-augmented hiring (not AI-led)
05:10 Why the resume is broken
06:52 "AI slop" & why the job market feels impossible
08:34 The dating-app parallel: AI supports, humans decide
10:16 Self-discovery first — know what you actually want
12:00 AI's Take (ChatGPT): the case for a hybrid approach
13:47 Transferable skills a resume can't capture
15:29 ATS & keyword screening
17:11 Gaming the system & what it reveals about broken hiring
22:18 Simulations: trialing candidates in real conditions
28:59 AI, jobs & the future of work 33:00 Using personality data right + diversity of thought
35:53 The future manager: managing the environment, not people
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