{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startups Decoded","title":"Ep#92: The Truth About Job Hunting When AI Is Talking to AI - Angus Dobbie","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ffc6a286\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2937,"description":"Angus Dobbie spent fifteen years inside corporate recruiting, then built JobPass because the job hunt had turned into AI talking to AI.\nApplicants use it to fire out resumes, companies use it to filter them, and the recruiters who used to read them got cut to pay for the software.\nWhat struck me is how closely this mirrors building a company. You’re a solo operator with no boss, several pipelines to keep moving, and a front door so crowded the only reliable way in is a side door someone holds open for you. Maya walks away with the order of operations: relationships first, applications second, and a system that forces you to act on both.\nEpisode outline\nPerth to a Sydney trading floor to New York, then losing it all in 2008\nWhy the job market always feels bad, and what AI changed for real\nRisk-averse hiring and the slide back to the average candidate\nFour opportunity pipelines, and why the spreadsheet dies in 24 hours\nText roulette, dealer’s choice, and networking with no ask attached\nThe post-launch flat spot and a note that says “I am not special”\n\nListen: Apple || Spotify || YouTube\n\nAngus Dobbie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adobbie/ \nAngus Dobbie spent two decades in international financial markets, then fifteen years in corporate recruiting, hearing the same job search frustrations from almost every candidate he met. In 2026, he walked away from corporate life to build JobPass, a system that helps job seekers run their search like a sales pipeline. Being his own boss was a long-held ambition, and in his words, it sounds good and is hard.\n\nAndy Walsh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anwalsh/\nThree-time founder with two exits who bootstrapped to $10M ARR, now host of Startups Decoded (top 2%, 850k+ downloads) and advising founders on growth through consulting and his podcast.\n\nAccess All Areas.\nListen: Apple || Spotify || YouTube\nSubscribe: Substack\nConnect: LinkedIn\nWeb: startupsdecoded.com \nSocials: TikTok || Instagram || X\n\nMusic Credit.\n“Neptuno” – Phondupe...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bTh0GUhb7xJeYW7MYUDmD9TYD80ffNPKyTvd7oJ_DPI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNDA2/Y2MwNzcwNzJhMDIz/NGJlNzhkYzI4NWVl/MWU0OS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}