$ cat ./why-this-exists.md
The Resume is Dead
In 2026, the hiring system is fundamentally broken. Application success rates have plummeted to ~0.4%. Both candidates and employers are locked in an AI arms race (candidates generate perfect resumes, companies filter with AI). Meanwhile, 88% of employers admit their systems misqualify good people.
$ echo $CORE_INSIGHT
"Attention, not talent, is the scarce resource. The strategic question is no longer 'how do I present my qualifications?' but 'how do I capture genuine human attention and evaluation?'"
$ ./describe-approach
Interactive > Static
Replace PDF scanning with genuine conversation. Multi-turn dialogue surfaces depth that bullet points can't capture.
Demonstrate, Don't Claim
Anyone can write "strong problem-solving skills". Not everyone can build and deploy an AI system that answers detailed technical questions about their work.
Amplify Real Expertise
This only works if you have genuine substance. The AI surfaces what's actually there — or isn't.
$ git log --oneline -1
This project was inspired by "Resumes Are Dead" by Nate B Jones about escaping the resume pile. The thesis: with a 0.4% success rate through traditional channels, building something different is essentially free. Why not try?
$ stat ./bet
When someone clicks your link, they can get a PDF that gets 6 seconds of attention before being discarded — or they can get this. An interface that invites exploration. A conversation instead of a filter.
$ echo "P.S." && cat ./colophon
Built with React, TailwindCSS, and the Vercel AI SDK. Deployed on Cloudflare Workers. This project was entirely vibe-coded — I take credit for every feature you see, but Sonnet and Opus 4.5 did the heavy lifting. Design: also them, honestly. The brutalist terminal aesthetic emerged naturally; form follows function, nothing to hide behind.