Hiring

🎧 Prefer to listen? Your browser does not support the audio element. I’ve been thinking about hiring a lot lately — not because I’m hiring, but because the entire process is getting weird. Last week, a Stockholm startup called Fika Jobs raised $4 million to build a platform where AI agents conduct video interviews with job candidates. Not screening calls. Not resume filters. Actual 10-minute conversations where an AI asks questions, records responses, and builds a video profile that employers browse. If you’re a solo builder who’s ever struggled to hire — or wondered how AI agents are going to change the job market — this one’s for you. ...

🎧 Prefer to listen? Your browser does not support the audio element. A few weeks ago I spent three hours screening resumes for a freelance project manager role. By the end, I had narrowed forty applications down to eight candidates — and I still had no idea which ones could actually hold a conversation. That’s the problem a new wave of AI hiring platforms is trying to solve, and if you’re running a small operation, it’s worth paying attention. ...