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In our September 2025 video essay, Chelsea takes a hard look at today’s increasingly dystopian job market. From candidates being overqualified and underpaid to the rapid rise of AI replacing once-secure roles, she unpacks the forces that have made finding meaningful work harder than ever — and what can be done do to take back control over the job search process.
Special thanks to:
-Sabrina Ryan, writer & friend of TFD https://www.instagram.com/magicalgirlsabrina/
-Joe Pietromonico, Founder and Career Coach at Shape Your Fate https://www.shapeyourfatecareer.com/
RESOURCES:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/us-jobs-report-july
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K4Gk9uUCZ0&t=79s
https://blog.theinterviewguys.com/how-many-applications-it-takes-to-get-hired-in-2025/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-long-does-it-take-to-find-a-job
https://www.jobscan.co/blog/fortune-500-use-applicant-tracking-systems/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/starting-new-job/how-long-does-hiring-process-take
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-long-does-it-take-to-find-a-job
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/22/ghost-jobs-why-fake-job-listings-are-on-the-rise.html
https://clarifycapital.com/job-seekers-beware-of-ghost-jobs-survey//
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/turnover
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/news/ghost-job
https://consumer.ftc.gov/now-leaving?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.careeronestop.org%2Fjobsearch%2Ffindjobs%2Fstate-job-banks.aspx&back_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconsumer.ftc.gov%2Fconsumer-alerts%2F2024%2F11%2Frandom-text-offering-you-job-its-probably-scam
https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-report-spam-text-messages#what_to_do_on_friday
https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/11/random-text-offering-you-job-its-probably-scam
https://www.resume-now.com/job-resources/careers/ai-hiring-trends-2025
https://time.com/7306955/ai-job-interview-recruitment/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/business/artificial-intelligence-agentic.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/technology/ai-job-interviews.html
https://time.com/5520558/artificial-intelligence-racial-gender-bias/
https://time.com/7306955/ai-job-interview-recruitment/
https://www.hbs.edu/recruiting/insights-and-advice/blog/post/improve-decision-making-avoid-pitfalls-in-hiring
https://www.fastcompany.com/91325384/companies-adopting-ai-first-strategies-environmental-impact-duolingo-shopify
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/ai-jobs-college-graduates.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/biggest-challenges-law-how-ai-can-help-us-solve-techvify-6dzwf
https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/news/survey-predicts-generative-ai-use-will-separate-successful-from-unsuccessful-law-firms
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hessiejones/2025/03/20/risk-or-revolution-will-ai-replace-lawyers/
https://www.hbs.edu/managing-the-future-of-work/Documents/dismissed-by-degrees.pdf
https://time.com/7010154/college-degree-inflation-essay/
https://www.jobscan.co/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/what-is-skill-stacking
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Intro
05:15 Ad Break
07:47 Chapter 1: Job Hunting - A Dystopian Beauty Pageant
13:53 Chapter 2: How Job Scams Became The New Normal
20:53 Chapter 3: The Job Market's AI Takeover
28:15 Chapter 4: Overqualified and Underpaid
37:40 What can we do about it?
And thanks to our good pals at Monarch for sponsoring this video! Get 50% off with code TFD50 at http://bit.ly/930TFDMonarch
In our September 2025 video essay, Chelsea takes a hard look at today’s increasingly dystopian job market. From candidates being overqualified and underpaid to the rapid rise of AI replacing once-secure roles, she unpacks the forces that have made finding meaningful work harder than ever — and what can be done do to take back control over the job search process.
Special thanks to:
-Sabrina Ryan, writer & friend of TFD https://www.instagram.com/magicalgirlsabrina/
-Joe Pietromonico, Founder and Career Coach at Shape Your Fate https://www.shapeyourfatecareer.com/
RESOURCES:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/us-jobs-report-july
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K4Gk9uUCZ0&t=79s
https://blog.theinterviewguys.com/how-many-applications-it-takes-to-get-hired-in-2025/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-long-does-it-take-to-find-a-job
https://www.jobscan.co/blog/fortune-500-use-applicant-tracking-systems/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/starting-new-job/how-long-does-hiring-process-take
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-long-does-it-take-to-find-a-job
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/22/ghost-jobs-why-fake-job-listings-are-on-the-rise.html
https://clarifycapital.com/job-seekers-beware-of-ghost-jobs-survey//
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/turnover
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/news/ghost-job
https://consumer.ftc.gov/now-leaving?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.careeronestop.org%2Fjobsearch%2Ffindjobs%2Fstate-job-banks.aspx&back_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconsumer.ftc.gov%2Fconsumer-alerts%2F2024%2F11%2Frandom-text-offering-you-job-its-probably-scam
https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-report-spam-text-messages#what_to_do_on_friday
https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/11/random-text-offering-you-job-its-probably-scam
https://www.resume-now.com/job-resources/careers/ai-hiring-trends-2025
https://time.com/7306955/ai-job-interview-recruitment/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/business/artificial-intelligence-agentic.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/technology/ai-job-interviews.html
https://time.com/5520558/artificial-intelligence-racial-gender-bias/
https://time.com/7306955/ai-job-interview-recruitment/
https://www.hbs.edu/recruiting/insights-and-advice/blog/post/improve-decision-making-avoid-pitfalls-in-hiring
https://www.fastcompany.com/91325384/companies-adopting-ai-first-strategies-environmental-impact-duolingo-shopify
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/ai-jobs-college-graduates.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/biggest-challenges-law-how-ai-can-help-us-solve-techvify-6dzwf
https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/news/survey-predicts-generative-ai-use-will-separate-successful-from-unsuccessful-law-firms
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hessiejones/2025/03/20/risk-or-revolution-will-ai-replace-lawyers/
https://www.hbs.edu/managing-the-future-of-work/Documents/dismissed-by-degrees.pdf
https://time.com/7010154/college-degree-inflation-essay/
https://www.jobscan.co/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/what-is-skill-stacking
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Intro
05:15 Ad Break
07:47 Chapter 1: Job Hunting - A Dystopian Beauty Pageant
13:53 Chapter 2: How Job Scams Became The New Normal
20:53 Chapter 3: The Job Market's AI Takeover
28:15 Chapter 4: Overqualified and Underpaid
37:40 What can we do about it?
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