Welcome to Job Search Stories by Indeed, your one stop shop for job-seeker advice. Listen along as our host, Priya, and Jenn, our seasoned career coach extraordinaire, unpack the hardest parts of the job search and answer out loud the questions everyone is secretly asking.
An AI job search sounds simple until you open the tool and realize nobody agrees on what to do with it. Career coach Erin Ahart of Job Search Academy and host Priya Rathod sit down with career consultant Jerry Lee, co-founder of Wonsulting, to find out how people are actually using it to land an interview. If your job search has stalled at the apply button, this is the conversation worth hearing before the next round goes out.
0:00 - Welcome back to Job Search Stories
0:18 - How do you use AI to land an interview
2:41 - Where job seekers hurt themselves
4:34 - Does learning AI now help later
6:21 - A 30-day reset
9:06 - The job search is changing
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15 Sept 2026
Not Landing Interviews? Here’s Why (Resume Tips)
Applying everywhere and hearing nothing back is the norm right now, not a sign that you are doing something wrong. Career coach Erin Ahart of Job Search Academy and host Priya Rathod sit down with career consultant Jerry Lee (co-founder of Wonsulting) to unpack what recruiters actually see in those first few seconds, and his resume tips come from experiments he ran on the hiring process itself. If your job search has gone quiet, this is a good reset.
0:00 - Why interviews are so hard to land right now
1:22 - Why quality beats quantity in your job search
2:24 - How recruiters use AI to screen resumes
4:21 - The fake resume experiment that got 35 interviews
5:55 - The two layers of resume review
8:57 - Don't be the one who says no to yourself
11:25 - What eye tracking revealed about resume scans
13:41 - Could recruiters give honest feedback
15:38 - Why the old job search playbook is broken
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1 Sept 2026
The Most Important Skills To Future Proof Your Career In The AI Era
Wondering how to future-proof your career when everything feels like it's changing at once? Donna Bongard, Director of accessibility from Indeed, joins Priya on Job Search Stories to explain why human skills are in higher demand than ever, how to upskill without the overwhelm, and why your job search doesn't require checking every box.
0:00 - Welcome back, Donna Bongard
0:28 - Why human skills are in higher demand
2:04 - Feeling overwhelmed by upskilling
3:52 - Job descriptions are a wish list, not a checklist
7:08 - Neurodiversity as a source of strengths
8:38 - Translating your skills into a new industry
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