Beat the Resume Bots & Build a Career You Love with Jodi Kantor
About this episode
Jodi Kantor discusses her book on building meaningful careers amidst modern challenges.
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor joins Kara to talk about her new book, “How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work.” It’s a guide for young people starting their careers in an age of AI disruption, economic instability and political chaos. Jodi acknowledges the difficult reality graduates face and tries to offer practical yet empathic advice. She argues that meaningful careers are built on “craft” and “need.” Kara and Jodi discuss how to find workarounds in an automated hiring hellscape, and what key things to look for in a first job. Plus, Jodi explains why young people need to take calculated risks, and what that looks like for recent graduates. Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Kara Swisher
Guest: Jodi Kantor
Topics covered
- career advice
- AI disruption
- economic instability
- political chaos
- young professionals
- job search strategies
Keywords
- career
- AI
- job search
- young graduates
- risk-taking
- employment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times
Books & works: How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work
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