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The Career Transition ExpertsAuthor: Jonathan Flaks
The Career Transition Experts is designed to help you get hired for the job youll love. Discover what top recruiters and job search professionals have to say about current job trends and what hiring parties are looking for. Youll also get expert leadership and career transition advice on writing your resume and cover letter, interviewing, networking, and more. In this podcast, we interview members of our executive recruiter network, including CEO recruiters and CFO recruiters as well as many other successful professionals in the executive search business. Discover how to love your career with financial success, happiness, and work-life balance. If you are interested in leadership career success, listen up! You can find more from Jonathan at https://betheonebest.com Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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EP 192. What Every Career Professional Must Know About AI, the Job Market, Networking, and Getting Hired in 2026 - with Adam Smith
Episode 12
Monday, 8 June, 2026
In this episode of The Career Transition Experts, we cover the following key strategies for career transition success in the age of AI:AI & the Job Market: Understand how AI is already reshaping hiring across every industry and why waiting to engage with these tools is the most dangerous career move you can make right nowThe Jevons Paradox & Job Security: Why AI is not going to shrink the job market, it is going to expand it and how to position your career to benefit from that growthSkepticism & Fear in the Workplace: How to navigate colleagues and leaders who resist AI, why ego silently drives that resistance, and how to bring people along on the journey as a multiplierCompany Culture & Career Growth: The three non-negotiable ingredients of a great workplace culture open mindedness, bidirectional communication, respect and trust and why culture determines whether even the most brilliant AI professional will succeed or failOvercoming Imposter Syndrome: How to silence self-doubt, reframe rejection, show up confidently in interviews, and stop letting fear of being found out hold your career backResume Strategy in the AI Era: Why even the AI expert needed outside expertise to craft a truly compelling resume and why AI gets it wrong more often than most people realizeInterview Mastery: Why the best hiring managers have completely abandoned old-school whiteboarding interviews and what they are actually measuring in candidates todayCareer Advice for Every Industry: Why AI is coming across every field without exception and why the professionals who experiment constantly, fail forward, and teach others will always be the ones writing their own ticketOur guest, Adam Smith, Director of AI Development and former Senior Software Engineering Manager, has spent years on the front lines of AI adoption building automated AI pipelines that generated nearly a million dollars in labor value in just three weeks, leading high-performing teams with exceptional retention, and championing a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and human connection. His journey from self-driven AI experimenter to recognized thought leader and career success story is a masterclass in what it truly means to future-proof your career in today's job market.You may contact him at asmith0935@gmail.comIf you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Resume and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.
