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Episode 534 - Navigating Layoffs in Real Time w/ Dan DiGangi, Engineering Leader

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Episode 533 - Will AI Agents Replace Devs or Just 10x Them w/ Peter Bell

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Episode 532 - Get Promoted w/o Being the Loudest In the Room

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Episode 531 - AI & Yap - AI Assistants & Bots

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Episode 530 - Don't Walk Away from AI w/ Mark Hinkle

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Episode 529 - State of the Market from a Veteran Recruiter

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Episode 528 - Building Your AI Job Search System

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Episode 527 - All Things Open 2026 - the Current State of the Tech Market -

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Episode 526 - How to Use AI to Navigate Offers

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Episode 525 - Using AI for Mock Interviews

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Episode 524 - Using AI In Your Job Search - DMs & Cover Letters

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Episode 523 - From Blockbusters to Burnout - Reinventing Work with Steven Puri

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Episode 522 - Week 4 on Using AI to Make Over Your Linkedin

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Episode 521 - Week 3 + Using AI to Write Your Resume

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Episode 520 - Build Your Target Company Hit List with Claude

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Episode 519 - Use Claude to Figure Out What Job You Actually Want

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Episode 518 - The Inner Workings of Job Search Algorithms w/ Subhash Jaini

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Episode 517 - Navigating AI and Your Career - All Things AI 2026

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Episode 516 - LATAM Community Recap

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Episode 515 - Community Always Wins w/ Chris DeMars, Sr. Dev Advocate @ TuxCare

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Episode 514 - Literally Writing The Book on Technical Interviews w/ David McCarter

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Episode 513 - Everything's Broken w/ Mike Peditto

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Episode 512 - AI Resumes, Ghost Jobs, & The State of the Market w/ Sr. Recruiter Steven Evans

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Episode 511 - How to Level Up Your Career w/ AI + Nader Dabit, Growth at Cognition

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Episode 510 - AI and Your Career w/ Aaron Francis

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Episode 509 - How to Tackle Salary Negotiations w/ John Gates

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Episode 508 - Finding Your Next Job w/ Recruiter Richie Lampani

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Episode 507 - What To do If You Were Laid Off Today w/ Will King, Design Engineer

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Episode 506 - Navigating Recruiters - Solo Show

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Episode 505 - Interview Prep - Solo Show

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Episode 504 - Feeling Demotivated In Your Career and How to Fix It w/ Emma Bostian

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Episode 503 - How to Answer the 'Tell Me About Yourself' - Solo Show

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Episode 502 - How to Find a Job on LinkedIn - Solo Show

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Episode 501 - How to Network on LinkedIn - Solo Show

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Episode 500 - Let's Talk About Job Boards - Solo Show

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Episode 499 - Recapping @wesbos Tweet About The Job Search - Solo Show

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Episode 498 - How To Create Your LinkedIn Profile - Solo Show

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Episode 497 - How to Write an Impactful Resume - Solo Show

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Episode 496 - How to Build Healthy Developer Culture w/ Matt Stauffer, CEO of Tighten

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Episode 495 - How to Land Your Next Promotion w/ Kelly Vaughn, Sr. Eng Mgr

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Episode 494 - Soft Skills over Technical Skills w/ Alex Berk, Lead Engineer

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Episode 493 - Pretending to Have The Job Before You Get It w/ Josh Cirre, DevRel @ Laravel

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Episode 492 - The State of AI and Your Career w/ Mark Thompson, Sr. DevRel @ Google

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Episode 491 - A Very Analytical Approach to the Job Search w/ Jerome Hardaway

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Episode 490 - Finding a Job in This Tough Job Market w/ Barrett Blake MS MVP & Architect

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Episode 489 - How to Navigate Internal Recruiters w/ Principal Recruiter Aaron Harmon

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Episode 488 - Finding a Job Through a Friend and a DM w/ Andrew Gilliland

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Episode 487 - The Art of Networking...Internally w/ Dania Luc, Cyber Security Program Manager

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Episode 486 - Why Is Everyone Hiring A Social Media Person

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Episode 485 - ADHD & Anxiety to Public Speaking w/ Will Klein

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Episode 484 - Navigating a 20 year Career in Tech w/ Sunil Pai

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Episode 483 - In Demand Skills in Today's Market w/ Founder Ken Schumacher

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Episode 482 - How You Should Hire in Today's Market w/ Engineering Manager Nate Taylor

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Episode 481 - Finding a Job in This Terrible Market w/ Principal Engineer, Jeff Blankenburg

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Episode 480 - Tech Hiring is Not Dead, No Matter What the Headlines Say

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Episode 479 - Aaron Presley on Leaving Nike, Freelancing & Finding Purpose Beyond Code

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Episode 478 - From Yoga Teacher to Director of Engineering — Harjis Deksnis’ Nonlinear Tech Journey

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Episode 477 - How Gilad Shoham Cracked 52 Interviews in 30 Days

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Episode 476 - The Power of Community at Torc and Career Guidance w/ David Messinger, CTO of Torc

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Episode 475 - Career and Community talks w/ Domitrius Clark

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Episode 474 - From Layoff to Job in 19 days w/ Sr. Engineer Michael Eaton

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Episode 473 - How to Stand Out In Your Search to a Founder w/ Nizar Zaher

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Episode 472 - How to Crush the Application and Interview Process w/ Brad Garropy

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Episode 471 - Mindset in the Job Search w/ Jasmine Vo

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Episode 470 - Leaving Corporate America w/ CTO David Fannin

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Episode 469 - Community Building from a DTC Brand w/ Carl Maynard

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Episode 468 - AI & The Job Search w/ Engineering Leader Anna McDougall

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Episode 467 - Talent Land - Guadalajara - Exposing the Job Search

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Episode 466 - How to Land a Cool Job w/ Jordan Rogers, Former Director of Marketing at Nike

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Episode 465 - Beyond the Match: How Torc is Redefining The Talent Industry

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Episode 464 - Hiring Trends and The Power of Community w/ Andy Hutsell

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Episode 463 - The Grueling Job Search w/ Bradley Stokes, VP of IT

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Episode 462 - AI And The Job Search w/ Vp of Eng, Andrew Moore

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Episode 461 - How To Get a Job Off of X/Twitter w/ Staff Eng, Jacob Evans

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Episode 460 - Generalists vs. Specialists Where Do We Go From Here w/ Pat Clarke, Dir of Eng

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Episode 459 - Starting Over w/ Clark Sell

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Episode 458 - Navigating Your Career w/ AI as a Junior Dev w/ Will King

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Episode 457 - Staying Positive in Your Job Search w/ Bree Hall, Developer Advocate

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Episode 456 - Power of Engaging on Social and How to Interview with a Startup w/ Founder, Rae Lambert

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Episode 455 - Why James Disappeared from the Internet w/ James Q Quick, Head of Dev Exp

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Episode 454 - DEVWorld 2025 Conference Talk - Exposing the Job Search

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Episode 453 - Why You Should Just Post Things w/ Francesco Ciulla, Sr. Dev Rel

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Episode 452 - THAT conference keynote - you are not alone

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Episode 451 - The Blocking & Tackling of Finding a Job in 90 Days w/ Lawrence Lockhart

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Episode 450 - JSConfMX Conference Talk - How Content & Community Can Impact Your Career

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Episode 449 - Being Nice and How to Network w/ Salma Alam-Naylor

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Episode 448 - All Things Open Conference Talk (Exposing The Job Search Process)

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Episode 447 - Layoff to Offer Letter in 89 Days w/ Sr. Dev Rel, Lawrence Lockhart

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Episode 446 - How to Hire And Navigate Startup Culture w/ CEO, Kevin Van Gundy

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Episode 445 - Career Switching and Job Search 101 w/ Account Manager, Jordyn Wallace

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Episode 444 - How AI is Effecting the Interviewing w/ Head of Dev Relations, Angie Jones

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Episode 443 - Advice from a Hiring Manager w/ Eng Manager Dan Digangi

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Episode 442 - Building a Network & Betting on Yourself w/ Co-Founder Dee Murthy

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Episode 441 - How to Hire Properly w/ Brian Holt, Staff PM @ Neon.tech

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Episode 440 - Solo Show

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Episode 439 - From Sales to First Engineering Job at Netflix w/ Shaundai Person

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Episode 438 - Finding a Job Through Community w/ Appwrites Nishant Jain

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Episode 437 - Navigating Your Career and Job Search w/ Leon Noel

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Episode 436 - Do What You Love and It Just Works Out w/ Kevin Blanco, Sr. DevRel

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Episode 435 - The Power of Putting Yourself Out There w/ Aaron Francis