How Top Engineers Still Get Hired When Most Get Ghosted

How do top engineers still get hired in 2026 when most applicants get ghosted, 120,000 people have been laid off this year, and hiring managers say they can't find talent? A recruiter, a hiring lead, a career coach and an open source engineer explain why your resume is dead on arrival when every CV looks the same, and what actually gets you in the room instead.
In this episode, we cover:

• Why 120,000 tech layoffs and 60,000 open engineering roles exist at the same time
• Why only 20% of LinkedIn messages get a reply, and how to write the ones that do
• Why one hiring team bans AI tools in…