Jobs on the Edge is a Skimmy Stories series exploring the roles most at risk of being replaced by AI — and the human value that remains when machines take over.

Hiring has always begun with people — a recruiter reading your résumé, a quick call, a chance to make an impression. But AI is now the first filter in more and more companies, scanning applications and making decisions before a person is ever involved. When the gatekeeper is an algorithm, the idea of “getting your foot in the door” takes on a new meaning.

Follow Skimmy Stories for more episodes in the Jobs on the Edge series — quick, thought-provoking looks at the future of work.