In today’s Newsletter…

1. This One Skill Can Get You Hired by Top CEOs

2. AI Will Replace Recruiters and Assistants Within 6 Months

3. 2025 Job Market: Numbers that Matters

4. How to Get 100K+ LinkedIn Impressions in 2 Days Using AI

This One Skill Can Get You Hired by Top CEOs and Very Few People Have This

AI is moving fast, but one role is standing out across every industry …”AI Automation Engineer.”

It’s not just a tech trend. Zapier’s CEO said he’d hire anyone who’s great at automation for any role, and Quora’s CEO recently created an entire position just for AI automation. Why? Because businesses are desperate for people who know how to get things done faster using AI.

What’s an AI Automation Engineer?

It’s someone who:

• Builds smart workflows using tools like ChatGPT, Zapier, Make, Airtable, and Claude

• Automates repetitive tasks that waste time and money

• Helps teams become more efficient by connecting AI tools to business processes

• Doesn't just use AI — they make AI useful

You don’t need to be a coder. You just need to be curious, resourceful, and know how to turn problems into simple, automated solutions.

Why Everyone Wants Them

Companies are realizing they can’t afford to waste time on tasks AI can handle. An AI Automation Engineer helps:

• Save hours every week

• Improve team productivity

• Reduce human error

• Boost ROI through simple automation

And they’re needed everywhere from startups to large corporations, in roles ranging from marketing to HR to operations.

The Opportunity

• Average salary: $200K+

• Job growth: 23% over the next decade

• Roles are opening up across industries

• No CS degree required — just results

How to Get Started

1. Master tools like Zapier + ChatGPT

2. Learn how to spot repetitive tasks and automate them

3. Practice building real-life workflows (e.g., auto-emailing leads, summarizing documents, organizing files)

4. Share your projects — show how you save time or streamline processes

5. Apply for roles where automation can create immediate value

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AI Will Replace Recruiters and Assistants Within 6 Months, Says Perplexity CEO

White-collar work is on the edge of a major shift and it starts with a browser.

Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI startup Perplexity, believes jobs like recruiters and executive assistants will soon be automated by AI agents within the next six to twelve months.

He’s not talking about support tools. He means full-on replacement.

One Prompt = One Week of Work

On a recent podcast, Srinivas explained how a single AI prompt could replace what a recruiter does in a week:

• Find qualified candidates

• Collect LinkedIn URLs

• Pull contact info

• Draft and send personalized emails

• Track responses

• Schedule interviews

All handled by an AI agent, no human needed.

Assistants Are Next

Using a tool like Comet (Perplexity's AI browser), the same automation applies to executive assistants.
The AI can:

• Check your calendar

• Handle scheduling

• Manage email replies

• Resolve conflicts

• Brief you before meetings

It turns you from task-doer to task-definer you set the outcome, and the AI takes over.

How Soon?

Srinivas is betting on next-gen models like GPT-5 and Claude 4.5 to close the final gaps in reasoning and task execution.

That means this disruption could be reality before 2026 not some distant future.

2025 Job Market: Numbers that Matters

How to Get 250K+ LinkedIn Impressions in 3 Days Using AI

What happens when you go viral and how to do it the right way.

In 2025, LinkedIn’s organic reach has dropped by nearly 50%, making it harder than ever to get your content seen.

But with the right strategy (and a little help from AI), you can engineer virality and actually attract clients, not just likes.

Here’s how one founder used AI to generate 100K+ impressions in just 48 hours and how you can do the same.

Why Most LinkedIn Virality is Useless

• A recruiter gets 5,000 likes talking about layoffs, but no clients.

• A founder goes viral with a meme, gains 800 followers, but none can afford her service.

The issue?
Wrong kind of virality.

Most viral posts attract job seekers, not buyers. If your ideal clients (ICP) are founders, CMOs, or execs, you need smarter content.

LinkedIn in 2025: More Creators, Less Reach

LinkedIn’s algorithm now mimics TikTok:

• 50% of reach goes to your network

• 50% goes outside your network, but only after your first 500–1,000 views

If your current network ignores your post? It’s dead.

What if your network isn’t your ideal audience?
You’ve got two options:

1. Prune your network over time

2. Use strategic hooks to bait engagement from them while serving your ICP

Here’s how this founder nailed it.

The 5-Minute Viral Content Workflow (Using AI)

They used a CustomGPT linked to their LinkedIn content via LiGo , which does the following:

• Reads your LinkedIn history

• Suggests topics that build on what worked

• Writes posts in your voice

• Rewrites hooks to engage the right audience

• Publishes directly to LinkedIn

Here’s how they did it:

Step 1: Find What’s Working

Prompt:
"Look at my last 5 LinkedIn posts. What should I write about next?"

Result: AI suggested 5 topics.
They picked one and asked for a post without fluff.

Step 2: Rewire the Hook

Their network = engineers
Their target = marketers

They told GPT:
"Write a hook that engineers will click but speaks to marketers."

• The post baited engineers (to trigger the algorithm)

• The content delivered value to marketers (to drive conversions)

End result?
Multiple posts topped 100K impressions… and they turned attention into qualified leads.

How You Can Try This (Today)

If you're a LiGo user, here’s how to replicate it:

1. Open the MCP integration via ChatGPT

2. Prompt: “Analyze my last 5 posts and suggest 3 new ideas.”

3. Pick one, and say: “Draft a post in my voice with a strong hook.”

4. Explain your audience gap: “I have [X] network but want to reach [Y]. Rewrite the hook.”

5. Publish and watch it work.

Don’t Have a Network Yet? Even Better.

If you're starting from zero, this gives you a head start:

• Sharp, AI-assisted hooks

• Content in your voice

• Daily idea generation

It’s the fastest way to build the right audience — not just any audience.

Until next time - shailesh and NextStepCareer