Now there are only two ways to help you quickly find a job in the AI field.
- Let your x algorithm focus on a bunch of YC startups.
Because these teams will need to hire people. By becoming a reply guy under these posts, the algorithm will quickly push more job postings to you.
- Use an AI startup's automated resume submission feature, such as @finalroundai, which can automatically match you to thousands of opportunities with just one click.
Either use AI, or get close to AI.
That’s the trick.
@madhuraaa_ I don’t think the two conflict — for most startups, you can usually find at least one paying customer among your first few users. Early adopters are hyper-targeted by default. 💡
@samirande_ Arguing with coworkers (high wear & tear)
Chatting with friends (medium wear, high silence mode)
Writing code (damage mainly from ctrl + c / ctrl + v) 💀
In SF I realized the mindset around AI competition has shifted.
It’s no longer humans vs AI, or fear that AI will replace jobs. The real battle is between people who know how to use AI — and those who don’t.
The challenge now is: when AI can already do your job,
can you use AI to create value it can’t?
That’s the new edge
built on AI, but beyond it. ⚔️
Most new grads I’ve seen can do the work —
but can’t explain why the work matters.
They focus on the surface:
what they delivered, what documents they wrote, what tasks they finished.
But they miss the deeper layer:
what value the project created,
why it existed,
and why they were the one to do it.
That’s the real gap between a good résumé and just a résumé.
Interviews are just like public speaking — they need deliberate practice.
The good ones never practice because they already pass.
The bad ones don’t practice because they think they suck.
So you end up thinking it’s luck — when it’s really skill design.
An interview is a performance, not a vibe.
You can break it down, rehearse, and train it.
💡 How to practice smarter:
>answer “what job are you looking for?” like it’s a pitch
> post your past projects like case studies (“how I built X 0→1”)
> run mock sessions with AI tools like Final Round AI — it drills, co-pilots, and debriefs you
Interviews aren’t about talent.
They’re about training — till even your bullshit sounds structured.
3️⃣ Stay calm about change.
We don’t join companies expecting collapse — but change is the only constant.
Don’t take it personally if company shifts.
You still have the ability to find your next good job.
Because good jobs don’t last forever.
But good momentum does.
“Good jobs” have expiration dates. What counts as a dream job totally depends on when you join.
A few years ago, working at BuzzFeed News or Vice was peak career flex
But today, not so much.
So what can we take from that? 👇
2️⃣ Job hunting is never one-and-done.
Good jobs and bad jobs constantly trade places.
You need to stay curious, stay interview-ready.
(And yes, mock interviews help — FinalRoundAI does that really well 😉
Even if your interview success rate is just 1%, that’s still huge. Here’s the mindset shift 👇
Most people don’t actually have a 1-in-100 success rate.
Across a whole job hunt, you might interview at 10–30 companies — and usually land at least one.
So your true success rate is way higher.
Once you know your own stats, every rejection feels less personal. It’s just part of the math that leads to the eventual “yes.”
That’s exactly how Musk thinks — he gives himself 10–20 tries for anything big.
If it works, great. If not, he still learns something useful from every failed launch.
Look at SpaceX: one rocket after another exploded.
Now they’re sending rich people (and monkeys) to space. 🚀
We don’t have that kind of budget — our “rocket” is just job applications.But the logic’s the same: volume beats fear.
You can’t fail forever.
If you keep applying, eventually probability bends your way.
So apply more. Interview more. Try more.
Even with just a 1% hit rate — that’s still a whole list of offers waiting to happen.
The biggest career red flag isn’t low pay.
It’s walking into a room and realizing —
“There’s no one here I want to become.”
That’s not burnout.
That’s misalignment.
No promotion can fix that.
No raise can cover it up.
Because what drains you isn’t the work —
it’s being surrounded by a future you don’t want.
Sometimes the hardest part of a career isn’t figuring out what you want to do,
but noticing what kind of person your job is quietly training you to become.
If that thought feels uncomfortably real,
you’re probably overdue for a recalibration — not a vacation.
At FinalRoundAI, we help people do exactly that:
figure out what roles, companies, and interview paths actually fit the person you’re becoming.
Before you walk into another wrong room.
The first step in job hunting?
Learn how to tell a story.
Stories are more powerful than results.
A good one reveals your motivation, curiosity, problem-solving, and drive —the things no JD ever lists, but every interviewer cares about.
If you’re tired of rigid STAR templates, try framing your experience as a story.
Even Steve Jobs had to keep retelling his garage origin story.
But good stories take practice — lots of it.
That’s why mock interviews are your best shortcut.
With FinalRoundAI——
you can practice storytelling in interview form,
get instant feedback and scoring,
and walk into your next interview ready to deliver your own “garage story.” 🚀
@craigzLiszt That’s also why you should prefer to be on open source projects/teams at your job, if possible.
Then your work is “portable” and you have tangible proof of work, even after switching jobs.
(It’s one of the perks I’ve enjoyed from working on Chromium and Authenticator.)