My Wild Ride from Old-School Recruiting to AI-Smarter Outreach

Old-school recruiting sucked. AI’s my new bestie—cuts the grunt work, lands better replies. Check my journey + a handy script

The Mess: Why Old-School Outreach Tanks

Recruiting’s tough, man. Here’s what I kept running into:

• Nobody’s Replying: Candidates get spammed with job offers all day. Good luck standing out.
• Manual Emails Are a Time Suck: Writing personal notes to 200 people? Yeah, no thanks.
• Boring Messages Flop: If it doesn’t click with their experience, they’re not biting.

I’ve lost count of how many awesome candidates ghosted me just ‘cause my email didn’t grab ‘em. AI’s been a game-changer here—it digs into their profiles, whips up something tailored, and keeps it human enough to not feel like a robot wrote it.

How AI’s Saving My Bacon

• Digging Into Profiles ...