The 24/7 Job Search: A View from Both Sides of the Interview Table

Follow me on LinkedIn I have been interviewing candidates for 15 years. I have conducted hundreds of interviews, built and scaled teams, and watched the hiring landscape shift along the way. For several months now, I have been on the other side of the table as a candidate. In just the past few years, the rapid adoption of AI and Automation in recruitment has fundamentally changed the industry. We have entered a "24/7" search cycle where the pressure to be constantly "on" is exhausting. It is easy to feel like you have to be "perfect" just to be noticed, but after seeing both sides, I have realized that perfection isn't actually what a healthy team is looking for. They are looking for adaptability, trustworthiness, dependability and ownership. 1. The Value of Adaptability over "The Perfect Match" 🧩 In my years of hiring, I have rarely seen a "round peg for a round hole." The truth is, even if a candidate is a 100% static match on day one, the project will pivot, the stack will evolve, o