Is it time for the resume’s reign to come to an end? Tigran Sloyan is the co-founder and CEO of CodeSignal, a skills assessment platform used by many tech companies to hire engineers based on their engineering chops rather than their keyword-packed resumes. In this episode, Becca, Dom, and Tigran talk about how traditional resume-based hiring perpetuates biases and limits opportunities for individuals without extensive networks or prestigious credentials and how skills assessment lead to more equitable hiring. They also get into the CodeSignal team’s plans to go beyond assessment to skills development, how AI will play a role in building out these courses, and the way Tigran thinks about equitable hiring on his own team.
(1:32) Solving the "talent problem" in hiring and skill development
(4:55) Math competitions to MIT
(10:42) Resumes, skills assessment, and AI in the job market
(14:50) AI's impact on jobs and learning
(20:05) Personalized learning with AI tutoring
(24:47) AI tutoring platform for education and career development
(28:57) Personal growth as an entrepreneur
(32:42) Strategic hiring
(37:08) Company culture, transparency, and AI development
(40:35) AI tutoring platform and its potential impact on job requirements
(42:34) Tech industry skills training and apprenticeships
(44:16) AI-powered tutoring and personalized learning
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