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Fight Bots With Bots
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13 articles
Fight Bots With BotsFounder Field Note: Our AI Interview Asked for Impact and Hid the Target
We let an AI interviewer ask “impact” questions with a secret scorecard. Good candidates sounded vague because the bot never told them what game it was scoring.
Vlad Budko
Aug 21, 2026 13 min read
Fight Bots With BotsFounder Field Note: Our AI Recruiter Turned Resumes Into Cross-Examination
We used an AI recruiter to “save time.” It grilled good candidates on resume gaps like a tiny prosecutor. Here’s how to prep before the bot starts blinking.
Vlad Budko
Aug 17, 2026 11 min read
Fight Bots With BotsFounder Field Note: Our AI Debrief Turned Real Proof Into Beige Soup
We let an AI interview summary drive the debrief. It erased the strongest candidate’s evidence. Here’s how to make your proof survive the recap bot.
Vlad Budko
Aug 13, 2026 12 min read
Fight Bots With BotsFounder Field Note: Our AI Screener Penalized the Candidate Who Asked the Right Questions
We let an AI screener grade “confidence.” It punished the only candidate honest enough to diagnose before prescribing. Here’s how to survive that bot logic.
Vlad Budko
Aug 9, 2026 11 min read
Fight Bots With BotsFounder Field Note: Our Job Post Said Chaos. The Bot Wanted Systems.
A founder field note on reverse-engineering the hidden interview scorecard before the automated screen grades you for requirements nobody wrote down.
Vlad Budko
Aug 5, 2026 12 min read
Fight Bots With BotsBuild a Personal Evidence Vault Before the Hiring Bot Invents You
Stop letting hiring software summarize your career like a drunk intern. Build an evidence vault that feeds resumes, AI interviews, and recruiter screens.
Vlad Budko
Aug 2, 2026 14 min read
Fight Bots With BotsMake the Bot Cross-Examine You Before the Company Bot Does
Use AI to pressure-test your interview answers before the hiring bot gets a vote. Templates, decision points, and a final QC pass included.
Vlad Budko
Jul 29, 2026 13 min read
Fight Bots With BotsYou Have 24 Hours Before the AI Interview. Build the Panic-Proof Answer Kit.
A tactical 24-hour prep system for one-way AI interviews: decode the bot, build proof cards, rehearse cleanly, and stop donating your dignity to software.
Vlad Budko
Jul 25, 2026 15 min read
Fight Bots With BotsBefore the Avatar Judges You, Grade Your Own Interview Transcript
AI interviews score what they can read. Build a transcript debugger that turns your real answers into bot-legible proof before recording day.
Vlad Budko
Jul 21, 2026 14 min read
Fight Bots With BotsThe Bot Question Router: Build Six Answers That Survive Any AI Interview
Stop memorizing 47 answers for a blinking avatar. Build a six-lane question router that turns bot-speak into proof you can actually deliver.
Vlad Budko
Jul 16, 2026 13 min read
Fight Bots With BotsStrategy Memo: Run Interview Recon Before the Bot Starts Recording
AI interviews reward prepared signal, not raw brilliance. Build a recon packet that turns the job post into likely questions, proof blocks, and safer answers.
Vlad Budko
Jul 12, 2026 15 min read
Fight Bots With BotsStrategy Memo: Stop Practicing Interviews and Start Translating Yourself
AI interviews don’t reward your best self. They reward legible signal. Build an answer translation layer before the bot decides you’re “not aligned.”
Vlad Budko
Jul 5, 2026 15 min read
Fight Bots With BotsStrategy Memo: Build a Candidate Bot Stack Before the Hiring Bots Eat Your Week
Stop treating AI hiring like a mystery temple. Build a simple bot counter-stack for resumes, screens, interviews, and ghosting metrics.
Vlad Budko
Jul 5, 2026 13 min read
Reading about interviews is nice. Walking in with backup is better.
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