all things open 2026 - the current state of the tech market
with taylor desseyn (solo)
- treat ai fluency as a baseline skill now, not a nice-to-have, across tech and non-tech roles alike
- stop reading from chatgpt scripts in interviews, interviewers can tell and it kills trust and credibility
- prepare with the star method as a thinking framework, not a memorized script, to keep answers clear under pressure
- network constantly since a large share of hires trace back to referrals, so build real human connections at events
- contribute to open source and write about what you build, visible work and thought leadership gets you noticed by hiring managers