In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we talk with Noel Andrews, owner and CEO at JobRack. We discuss the disruption happening in the job market with AI, how to optimize for taste and judgement, the importance of referrals and how to make them work for any service business, media and its impact in perception and mental health, antifragile roles for the future, and more. 

Episode timestamps:

• What is happening to hiring with AI in the picture? (0:30)
• How to think about quality when it comes to hiring with AI.  (5:02)
• Optimizing for intuition and taste when hiring. (6:55)
• Tools his team has built with AI. (9:35)
• What magical tool would solve a lot of problems in his field? (11:46)
• Building tools and finding out what is outdated. (14:04)
• Should you build your own CRM?. (16:08)
• Referrals and how to build an engine around them. (18:25)
• Asking for referrals the right way. (21:16)
• How to interact with those reluctant to recommend your business. (24:16)
• AI and referrals. (26:53)
• Referrals beyond the transactional nature of it. (29:23)
• How often does Noel send referral emails? (33:32)
• AI as a cover for layoffs. (36:40)
• The role of the media in understanding AI. (41:33)
• What are some antifragile roles Noel thinks will be safe in the future? (45:13)
• Entry-level disruption with AI and its advantages today. (47:44)

We hope you enjoy it!

Podcast links

• The Remote Work Tribe Podcast: Noel Andrews
• JobRack - Referral Programme
• Theremoteworktribe.com
• newsletter.theremotetribe.com
• Jessicamalnik.com

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