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Please don’t ask why I picked these resumes

Please don’t ask why I picked these resumes

Because "looked cool" isn’t a valid hiring reason (apparently).

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May 01, 2025
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After two months of convincing leadership that ChatGPT can’t replace my team (yet), I finally got the approval to hire one headcount. I hope it won’t always take so much effort, but I enjoy this small victory.

The next day, I contact Kat from our HR team and ask how to start the process. To my surprise, she shares a Google Drive full of resumes and says,…

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