Future & RobotsLunch Talk15min
Being Good Is Not Enough: CVs, Interviews & Personal Branding in the Age of AI
This session explores how tech professionals can stand out in an AI-driven job market where competence is no longer enough. It debunks common career myths and teaches impact storytelling, live thinking, and strategic visibility to turn AI parity into personal differentiation and lasting career advantage.
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Anouk Ruiz
AI can now write your CV, optimize your LinkedIn, and generate perfect interview answers. When everyone has access to the same tools, technical competence is no longer a differentiator: it’s the baseline.
In this fast-paced lunch talk, we’ll explore what truly makes tech professionals stand out in an AI-augmented market. If AI raises the floor, how do you raise your ceiling?
We’ll challenge three myths:
• More skills on your CV = more value
• Perfect interview answers = higher chances
• Being good at your job = career security
Instead, we’ll focus on positioning, impact storytelling, live thinking in interviews, and building long-term visibility through strategic networking.
This session is practical, direct, and immediately applicable.
Key Takeaways
Target Audience
Juniors, consultants, and tech professionals who feel competent but invisible and want to stand out in an AI-driven hiring market.
In this fast-paced lunch talk, we’ll explore what truly makes tech professionals stand out in an AI-augmented market. If AI raises the floor, how do you raise your ceiling?
We’ll challenge three myths:
• More skills on your CV = more value
• Perfect interview answers = higher chances
• Being good at your job = career security
Instead, we’ll focus on positioning, impact storytelling, live thinking in interviews, and building long-term visibility through strategic networking.
This session is practical, direct, and immediately applicable.
Key Takeaways
- How to shift your CV from skills list to impact narrative
- How to stand out in interviews when everyone is AI-prepared
- Why visibility and trust capital matter more than ever
Target Audience
Juniors, consultants, and tech professionals who feel competent but invisible and want to stand out in an AI-driven hiring market.
Anouk Ruiz
For over a decade, I have worked at the intersection of digital transformation, business development, and talent management in the technology and consulting industry.
Throughout this journey, I have met thousands of candidates and observed the career paths of consultants over time. These experiences revealed recurring patterns, and I have made a book out of this experience. This book reflects the natural extension of my career: a commitment to share knowledge, demystify the implicit codes of consulting, and empower professionals to shape their own paths with confidence, ambition, and openness.
Throughout this journey, I have met thousands of candidates and observed the career paths of consultants over time. These experiences revealed recurring patterns, and I have made a book out of this experience. This book reflects the natural extension of my career: a commitment to share knowledge, demystify the implicit codes of consulting, and empower professionals to shape their own paths with confidence, ambition, and openness.