AI and Your Next Job

Brian Newman

This podcast explores how artificial intelligence is transforming hiring and careers. Each episode delivers practical strategies, tools, and insights to help job seekers stand out, adapt their skills, and land real opportunities in today’s evolving job market. 

Episodes

  1. 12/18/2025

    The Jobs AI Is Creating (That Nobody's Talking About)

    Stop asking "Will AI take my job?" Start asking "How do I become the person who manages the AI?" This episode reveals the four categories of new roles emerging from AI transformation - and how to position yourself for them before your competition figures out they exist. Key Insights: ✓ AI handles the repetitive; humans handle the exceptional ✓ Most new AI roles require domain expertise + AI application skills, not CS degrees ✓ Four automation-proof skill layers: Complex problem-solving, relational intelligence, adaptive creativity, ethical judgment ✓ The job market divides between AI operators and AI competitors - choose wisely Four New Role Categories Explained: AI Operators (prompt engineers, training specialists, quality auditors)AI-Human Orchestrators (workflow designers, change management, collaboration trainers)AI Ethics and Governance (ethics officers, compliance specialists, bias auditors)AI-Enhanced Specialists (existing roles that now require AI proficiency)Your Action Plan: Identify which role category aligns with your expertiseSearch LinkedIn for actual jobs in that category (note the skills requested)Audit your role: which parts are automating vs. becoming more strategic?Reframe your experience using automation-proof skills frameworkFind 3 job postings mentioning AI and translate your experience into their termsPerfect for professionals who want to stop competing with AI and start positioning themselves as the people who manage it. Real roles. Real positioning strategies. No hype. Resources Mentioned: LinkedIn job search strategiesFour-layer automation-proof skills frameworkExperience positioning formula#AIJobs #FutureOfWork #CareerDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #JobTransformation #AIRoles #CareerStrategy #ProfessionalDevelopment #EmergingJobs #AISkills

    11 min
  2. 12/15/2025

    The AI Job Search Arms Race: Why Your Resume Keeps Disappearing (And How to Fix It)

    Your resume isn't reaching humans - it's being filtered by AI systems before anyone sees your name. But while companies use AI to screen you out, you can use AI to get back in. This episode breaks down the three invisible barriers between you and your next job, with exact tactics you can implement this week. Key Takeaways: ✓ 90% of jobs need AI application skills, not AI development expertise ✓ Strategic keyword optimization isn't gaming the system - it's speaking ATS language ✓ AI handles optimization; you handle differentiation through genuine networking ✓ 10 strategically optimized applications beat 50 spray-and-pray submissions Your Action Steps This Week: Extract ATS keywords from 3 target job descriptions using AIAudit your resume for 70% keyword match on critical termsIdentify your required AI skills tier and choose one portfolio projectCustomize every application with AI assistanceSend 5 genuine networking messages to people at target companiesPerfect for mid-career professionals feeling invisible in the AI-transformed job market. No theory - just practical strategies that work right now. Resources Mentioned: ChatGPT and Claude for resume optimizationLinkedIn for strategic networkingThree-tier AI literacy framework#AIJobs #JobSearch #CareerDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #ResumeTips #ATSOptimization #CareerTransition #JobSearchStrategy #AITools #ProfessionalDevelopment

    8 min

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This podcast explores how artificial intelligence is transforming hiring and careers. Each episode delivers practical strategies, tools, and insights to help job seekers stand out, adapt their skills, and land real opportunities in today’s evolving job market.