
S5E8 - I Got Laid Off. Now AI Decides If I Get Hired
Published: September 2, 2026
Duration: 10:23
Getting laid off was only the beginning. Now the search for a new job means automated screening, AI interviews, ghost jobs, job scams, and competing with nearly everyone online.
JP compares modern job hunting with the days of walking into a business, asking whether it was hiring, and handing a resume to a real person. He also examines what credible research says about AI in hiring, why applicants increasingly distrust automated decisions, how ghost listings waste time and hope, and which job-scam warning signs deserve attention.
This is a candid look at unemployment, technology, and...