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Three Job Searches, Three AI Roles: What Actually Worked
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- The Skip Podcast
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- Mar 4, 2026
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- 3686
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Summary
Most job search advice comes from people still in the thick of it—anxious, second-guessing, pattern-matching off too little data. This episode is different. We sat down with three product leaders who recently landed roles at Netflix, OpenAI, and Abridge, and did a full postmortem. What they shared upends a lot of conventional wisdom: the spray-and-pray pipeline doesn't work, your AI credentials matter less than you think, and the relationships that land jobs are often years in the making. Key topics • Why you need curiosity, not experience • The "AI hungry" mindset: searching for environments that match your learning goals, not just your resume • Why the best job search intelligence comes from people who just landed, not people still looking • Why prototypes are now table stakes in take-homes • How Janie built a shortlist of 5–10 companies in a week of 50–60 conversations • Why Ben's Netflix role traces back to a cold application seven years ago • What OpenAI's interview process actually looks like—and why it's less about the past than you expect • Why most AI-native jobs aren't posted, and how to land them • How to use investor attention as a proxy for company quality • Why Ben's early interview mistake (not enough AI mindset) became the fuel for his take-home Brought to you by • Framer—Build websites with enterprise needs at startup speeds: https://framer.link/dFacxBQ • Dust—The operating system for AI agents: https://dust.tt/skip Where to find Nikhyl • Twitter/X • LinkedIn Where to find Ben • LinkedIn Where to find Janie • LinkedIn Where to find Julia • LinkedIn Join The Skip • Skip Coach • Skip Community Find The Skip • Website • Substack • YouTube • Spotify • Apple Podcasts Timestamps (00:00) How to prove your AI credentials (04:42) Introducing the three product l…