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Avetis Antaplyan discusses the misconceptions surrounding AI's role in the current hiring challenges and emphasizes the importance of hiring discipline and clarity in talent acquisition.

For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan tackles one of the most common narratives in today’s hiring market and argues that most people are blaming the wrong thing. In this solo episode, Avetis breaks down why AI is not the primary driver of today’s rough employment landscape and explains that the real issue is a combination of overhiring, cheap capital disappearing, bloated org structures, weak hiring discipline, and a market correction that many companies are rebranding as innovation. He shares a sharp perspective on why some businesses use AI as a convenient excuse for layoffs, why average talent is getting squeezed out, and why top operators, strong engineers, revenue generators, and hands-on leaders are still in high demand. Avetis also explores where AI is genuinely changing work, especially in compressing junior roles, increasing output per employee, and exposing weak or low-impact performers. Along the way, he offers direct advice for both companies and candidates: hire fewer but better people, define what great…

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Host: Avetis Antaplyan

Topics covered

• AI in hiring
• employment landscape
• overhiring
• market correction
• talent acquisition
• workplace discipline

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