The Resume Arms Race: Why Optimization Never Ends (and Never Wins)
The modern job search has quietly become a competition of optimization. Candidates refine keywords, adjust titles, and mirror job descriptions, yet everyone ends up looking the same. This article explores why the resume arms race never truly works, and why the future of hiring will move beyond optimization toward real human connection.
If Everyone Uses AI, What Actually Differentiates Candidates?
As artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday work, the tools themselves stop being the differentiator. What begins to matter more are the human qualities technology cannot replicate - judgment, communication, adaptability, and presence. The future of hiring will depend on recognizing those signals, not just optimizing documents.
Why Hiring Feels Broken and Why It’s Not Candidates’ Fault
From keyword filters to five-second resume scans, modern hiring systems were built to reject, not connect. Candidates are blamed for a process they never designed. This article breaks down why hiring feels impossible today, and why the failure lies in infrastructure, not in people.