The questions AI changed.

Résumés, take-homes and portfolios all became cheap to generate at the same time, so both sides of a hire are asking what to do instead. These are the answers, each one naming what it does not do as clearly as what it does.

For engineers

How do I get a software job when AI can write the code?→
What should I put in my portfolio in 2026?→
Résumé or proof of work — what do companies actually read?→
Is LeetCode still worth it for getting hired?→
How do I get hired as a fresher with no experience?→

For founders + hiring teams

How do founders hire engineers now that AI writes the code?→
How do I tell if a candidate can actually think, not just prompt?→
What can replace the take-home assignment?→

Every page above argues. One of them is a receipt — a company posted a role here, posted a project against it, and hired someone who built it in the open. Every step dated, and the six who built it and did not get the seat counted in the same place.

A question here that you asked, answered wrongly? Say so — write to RK. Questions from real people end up on the FAQ.

Published

September 2026

Made by

Radhakrishnan Selvaraj
Candor and Innovation

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