The Glorious and Soul Crushing Evolution of Job Hunting

15/09/2025 8 min

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Episode Synopsis

Once upon a time, job hunting meant fax machines, red biro circles in the newspaper, and sweating through a polyester suit. Fast forward, and now you can be ghosted by an AI chatbot before your morning coffee.In this episode of My Little Rants, I look back at the glorious (and occasionally soul-crushing) evolution of job hunting, from the ‘80s to today. After 14 years as a headhunter, I’ve seen it all… and I’m asking: has it really got any better, or have we just swapped old pains for new ones?