{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FutureProof You","title":"Stop Spamming Applications: How to Actually Stand Out in Your Job Search","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1569,"description":"EP 30 - Stop Spamming Applications: How to Actually Stand Out in Your Job SearchAI has made it easy to write a polished resume and send hundreds of applications. That is also why the old volume strategy is breaking. In this episode, Aaron Makelky and Dan Yu talk about prompt injections in job postings, Aaron's test against four AI models, and why mass-applying can leave you buried in a pile of identical candidates.They also talk about what works better: referrals, networking, and permissionless projects that show a hiring team what you can do before they hire you. Dan shares his \"zero for 200\" Wall Street story, where 200 mailed resumes got no response and one softball game led to an internship.Timestamps:00:00:43 - Everyone is using AI to apply00:03:28 - Prompt injections in job postings00:04:30 - Testing prompt injections on four AIs00:06:33 - Should companies use AI traps?00:07:55 - Colleges teaching students to spam00:09:01 - Why the volume game is dead00:10:11 - Standing out with permissionless projects00:13:30 - Why custom work beats AI output00:18:24 - The power of referrals00:20:02 - Zero for 200: a networking story00:23:53 - Connection beats volumeCo-hosts:Aaron Makelky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-makelky-m-a-ed-038b852a3/Dan Yu - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danoyu/Links:FutureProof You - https://futureproof-you.comFutureProof You on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/futureproof-you","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/x7_dn29sshkrCwNbZEfifDo_MyLT2iBAQGH5WP2FKDs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZGVj/MTE2NjcxMGE3ZTc4/MDU4YTY3MzA5OGY4/ODc5Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}