3X, Then 3X Again: How AI Broke the Job Application (and How Willo Is Fixing It)

It's crazy to see how...

We're going to talk about the impact of generative AI on the application process and journey and hiring and all those things.

But a lot of what you've said specifically around the COVID, the genesis of the company through COVID, man, that was such a crazy time, specifically building and founding a team.

And to that point, I was curious about...

A lot's happened since 2020.

And so I'm just curious from your seat... generative AI has made it a lot easier for people to just like fire off applications and apply now.

And so I'd love to just like, yeah, dig into the product more too.

If you could tell me a little bit more about like what is, you know, like what is at the core of Willow and sort of how do you think about this, this space, especially now with, you know, all the advances that have been made here over the last like two to three

years.

Absolutely.

I think it's such an interesting time for businesses in general.

There's been so much change over the past five or six years.

that you could never even have predicted.

Like 2019, we're building Willow.

Everything looks like it's just going to continue.

It's going to continue with the same old thing.

2020, all changes.

Then it changes again in 21, changes again in 22, and it continues to change every year.

We almost have this, I actually drew on a whiteboard yesterday, we have this evolution every year.

And it's been so fascinating to follow.

But it's also quite scary how quick it's changing.

If we go back to pre-COVID, CVs and resumes were the currency.

That's how you got jobs.

You went on a job board, you sent over your CV, the person reviewed it, and then they maybe met you or maybe did not meet you.

Then COVID comes along and no one's meeting you anymore.

It's crazy to see how...

We're going to talk about the impact of generative AI on the application process and journey and hiring and all those things.

But a lot of what you've said specifically around the COVID, the genesis of the company through COVID, man, that was such a crazy time, specifically building and founding a team.

And to that point, I was curious about...

A lot's happened since 2020.

And so I'm just curious from your seat... generative AI has made it a lot easier for people to just like fire off applications and apply now.

And so I'd love to just like, yeah, dig into the product more too.

If you could tell me a little bit more about like what is, you know, like what is at the core of Willow and sort of how do you think about this, this space, especially now with, you know, all the advances that have been made here over the last like two to three

years.

Absolutely.

I think it's such an interesting time for businesses in general.

There's been so much change over the past five or six years.

that you could never even have predicted.

Like 2019, we're building Willow.

Everything looks like it's just going to continue.

It's going to continue with the same old thing.

2020, all changes.

Then it changes again in 21, changes again in 22, and it continues to change every year.

We almost have this, I actually drew on a whiteboard yesterday, we have this evolution every year.

And it's been so fascinating to follow.

But it's also quite scary how quick it's changing.

If we go back to pre-COVID, CVs and resumes were the currency.

That's how you got jobs.

You went on a job board, you sent over your CV, the person reviewed it, and then they maybe met you or maybe did not meet you.

Then COVID comes along and no one's meeting you anymore.