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I partnered with my Head of HR, Kendal DeBellis, on this. Between the two of us, we've been hiring for decades: hundreds of people hired and thousands of candidates screened. And in the last year, everything changed. The résumé that used to work now looks like everyone else's, because AI can write it in ten seconds. So we want to tell you exactly what hiring managers are looking for now, so you can get hired.
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When we screen candidates now, a list of job duties tells us almost nothing. What makes us stop scrolling is proof: something you built, how you thought about it, and what changed because of it. The rest of this guide shows you how to build that, using one example: an SEO specialist who built a Claude workflow.
Before you start
- Open Claude. Any Claude chat works. Make a project called "job search" so it keeps your notes, your experience and the role you want in one place.
- Paste in your résumé, a few real things you're proud of, and one job description you actually want.
- Give it about an hour. The work example is the part that takes the longest, and it's the part that gets you hired.
The five steps
1. Check your fit: find your human superpowers
Split your experience into two buckets. The first is what AI makes faster. The second is what only you bring. AI does the first list. You get hired for the second.
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Here's my experience and the job description for a role I want. Split my experience into two buckets: (1) work AI can now do faster or automate, and (2) my human superpowers: judgment, taste, relationships and decisions only I can make. Use only what I actually did. Then show which requirements in the job description each bucket covers, and where I have a gap.
What to look for
Your human superpowers bucket is your pitch. If it's thin, that's not a problem with you. It's a sign you need to describe your decisions, not just your tasks.
2. Build one thing they can see end to end
One real work example beats ten bullet points. Show the problem, the whole process and the impact on the numbers that matter for the role.
The SEO example: the weekly SEO report took a whole Monday. They connected Search Console and rankings, built a Claude workflow that pulls the data and flags drops, picked the three fixes that mattered each week, and sent the team a one-page brief. That's the whole story: the problem, the workflow, the human judgment, the impact.
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Help me turn one piece of my real work into a work example a hiring manager can see end to end. Ask me about the problem, what I built or changed, which steps AI handled and which decisions were mine, and what changed after (time saved, money, growth, quality). Use only numbers I give you. Lay it out as: the problem, the process in 3-4 steps, my judgment, and the impact.
What to look for
If you don't have a number yet, don't invent one. Build a small version you can measure, or describe the impact honestly ("the team stopped missing weekly drops").
3. Make what you bring easy to understand
Your résumé still matters, and it needs both buckets: what you made faster with AI, and what only you bring. Written so anyone gets it in one read.
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Rewrite my résumé bullets for this role in two groups: "faster with AI" (workflows I built or automated) and "only me" (decisions, judgment, relationships). Keep every fact true. No new titles, tools or numbers I didn't give you. Make each bullet understandable to someone outside my field.
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Get the course for 50% off4. Put your work where they can click
A Notion page, a simple website or a Google Drive folder. One place for your work examples, each one leading with its impact. The process is one click away.
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Turn my work example into a one-page write-up for a Notion page: a headline with the impact, the problem in one sentence, the process in 3-4 short steps with what I decided at each one, and the result. Keep it skimmable in 30 seconds. Then suggest a title for the page that lists all my work examples.
5. Send it with a personal message
One real reason for reaching out, your work attached, and one clear question. They see exactly what you'd do on day one.
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Write a short message to [person and role] at [company]. Use one real reason I'm reaching out: [reason]. Mention my work example in one sentence and include [link]. End with one clear question they can answer in a minute. Keep it under 70 words, warm and direct. No flattery, no asking for a job outright.
Your review point
Read it out loud before you send it. If it sounds like a template, cut a sentence and add one specific detail about them.
What to notice
- Show the work, show the impact. That's the new résumé.
- AI does the first bucket. You get hired for the second.
- Never invent a number. Measure something small and real instead.
- One great work example beats five average ones.
- Every message has one reason and one question.
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This HIRED guide was written by Zoe Lu and Kendal DeBellis. The SEO specialist is an illustrative example, and the numbers in the sample images are illustrative. The prompts are starting points; your results depend on your real experience. Get Hired in the AI Era is a separate paid course.
Checked 12 October 2026.