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Three years ago, I chose to join RippleMatch because I felt an immediate connection to its mission of expanding access to opportunity. I saw a product and a team with the potential to fundamentally change how hiring works in today’s world, making it fairer, faster, smarter, and more human. My own journey began in another country at a school few people here had ever heard of, so joining the leadership team of a New York-based tech startup felt like a major milestone in my career. I had worked hard to get to that point, but I also had quite a bit of luck along the way. I was fortunate enough to cross paths with some amazing people who helped me push my career and life forward in ways I never thought were possible. To me, RippleMatch has always felt like a way to pass some of that luck forward and help others access the kind of opportunity that changed my own life.

Resumes have long been the cornerstone of recruiting. The assumed starting point of every candidate evaluation. But in 2025, that foundation is collapsing. With the rise of generative AI, we’re entering a new era of recruiting: one where application volume is exploding, polish is effortless, and every candidate looks good on paper. It’s no longer just hard to find top talent , it’s hard to tell what “top talent” even looks like anymore.