Cold calling hiring managers until I get the job

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Selling · SaaS › AI Tool

CTO.newseen in 37 videos →cto.new ↗

Why it worked

The creator's proactive and creative approach to job seeking, combined with a demonstration of a relevant AI tool, makes the content engaging and relatable to others in similar situations.

Summary

A job seeker cold calls a hiring manager to pitch herself for a software engineering role at Google. She explains that instead of just sending a resume, she built a mock sales pipeline tool and then demonstrates an AI tool called CTO.new that can build a business from scratch in minutes, hoping this proactive approach will help her land the job.

Structure

1Cold calling hiring managers
2Explaining her proactive approach
3Demonstrating the AI tool
4Asking for a chance to connect

Product placement

CTO.new (ACTS - it is an AI tool that builds businesses from scratch, which the creator demonstrates. Removing it would change the video.)

On-screen text

Cold calling hiring managers until I get the job HI, IS THIS JEREMY? OH, YES, SPEAKING. HI, JEREMY, I ACTUALLY FOUND YOU ON LINKEDIN AFTER APPLYING FOR THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ROLE AT GOOGLE, AND I WAS WONDERING FOR LIKE, 30 SECONDS TO EXPLAIN WHY AND HOW I COULD BENEFIT GOOGLE IN THIS ROLE? GO AHEAD. OH, AMAZING. SO I HAVE A COUPLE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND DATA SCIENCE, ALL IN ON TRANSITIONING INTO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. AND INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING THAT MY RESUME, I WANTED TO ACTUALLY SHOW IT. I BUILT A MOCK SALES PIPELINE TOOL SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES. FRONT END LEADING, TRACKING, OBJECTION SCRIPTS. LITERALLY EVERYTHING. I WANTED TO SHOW SALES PERSON, NOT JUST TALK LIKE ONE. OH, WOW, THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY CREATIVE. I KNEW A RESUME ALONE WASN'T CUT IT, ESPECIALLY FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ROLE LIKE THIS. IF I CAN'T BUILD SOMETHING MYSELF, WHY WOULD YOU TRUST ME TO BUILD SOMETHING FOR YOU? BUT HONESTLY, JEREMY, I KNOW YOU MAY NOT MANAGE HIRING DIRECTLY, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I WAS MORE HOPING TO GET YOUR PERSPECTIVE. AND IF THERE'S ANYONE SPEAK TO, MAYBE YOU COULD POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YEAH, I'D ACTUALLY BE QUICK CHAT RIGHT NOW AND MAYBE INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMEONE. COULD YOU SHOW THAT WHAT YOU BUILT? UM, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT LITERALLY MEANS SO MUCH, HONESTLY. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT, LIKE 15 MINUTES. COULD YOU HOP IN A CALL IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THOUGH? I CAN SEND YOU THE DETAILS OVER LINKEDIN RIGHT NOW IF THAT'S EASIER. YES, SEND IT OVER IN THAT WORKS. OKAY, PERFECT. SENDING IT RIGHT NOW. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PICKING UP. OKAY, SO I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T MADE THE TOOL YET, TAKE ME 5 MINUTES. LET ME SHOW YOU. THIS AI TOOL CALLED CTO. DOT NEW, WHERE IT LITERALLY WILL BUILD THE ENTIRE BUSINESS FROM SCRATCH. I'M GONNA PASTE IN A PROMPT HERE AND EXACTLY THE BUSINESS I AND THEN IN 5 MINUTES, IT WILL HAVE A FULLY FUNCTIONING BUSINESS. THIS AI TOOL WILL HOPEFULLY HELP ME LAND MY NEXT JOB. LET ME QUICKLY SEND THIS OVER TO THEM AND SEE IF THEY LIKE IT.

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They don’t know it only took me five minutes to make this ##ctonew##vibecoding##buildwithAI##AIbuilds

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HI, IS THIS JEREMY? OH, YES, SPEAKING. HI, JEREMY, I ACTUALLY FOUND YOU ON LINKEDIN AFTER APPLYING FOR THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ROLE AT GOOGLE, AND I WAS WONDERING FOR LIKE, 30 SECONDS TO EXPLAIN WHY AND HOW I COULD BENEFIT GOOGLE IN THIS ROLE? GO AHEAD. OH, AMAZING. SO I HAVE A COUPLE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND DATA SCIENCE, ALL IN ON TRANSITIONING INTO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. AND INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING THAT MY RESUME, I WANTED TO ACTUALLY SHOW IT. I BUILT A MOCK SALES PIPELINE TOOL SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES. FRONT END LEADING, TRACKING, OBJECTION SCRIPTS. LITERALLY EVERYTHING. I WANTED TO SHOW SALES PERSON, NOT JUST TALK LIKE ONE. OH, WOW, THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY CREATIVE. I KNEW A RESUME ALONE WASN'T CUT IT, ESPECIALLY FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ROLE LIKE THIS. IF I CAN'T BUILD SOMETHING MYSELF, WHY WOULD YOU TRUST ME TO BUILD SOMETHING FOR YOU? BUT HONESTLY, JEREMY, I KNOW YOU MAY NOT MANAGE HIRING DIRECTLY, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I WAS MORE HOPING TO GET YOUR PERSPECTIVE. AND IF THERE'S ANYONE SPEAK TO, MAYBE YOU COULD POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YEAH, I'D ACTUALLY BE QUICK CHAT RIGHT NOW AND MAYBE INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMEONE. COULD YOU SHOW THAT WHAT YOU BUILT? UM, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT LITERALLY MEANS SO MUCH, HONESTLY. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT, LIKE 15 MINUTES. COULD YOU HOP IN A CALL IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THOUGH? I CAN SEND YOU THE DETAILS OVER LINKEDIN RIGHT NOW IF THAT'S EASIER. YES, SEND IT OVER IN THAT WORKS. OKAY, PERFECT. SENDING IT RIGHT NOW. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PICKING UP. OKAY, SO I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T MADE THE TOOL YET, TAKE ME 5 MINUTES. LET ME SHOW YOU. THIS AI TOOL CALLED CTO. DOT NEW, WHERE IT LITERALLY WILL BUILD THE ENTIRE BUSINESS FROM SCRATCH. I'M GONNA PASTE IN A PROMPT HERE AND EXACTLY THE BUSINESS I AND THEN IN 5 MINUTES, IT WILL HAVE A FULLY FUNCTIONING BUSINESS. THIS AI TOOL WILL HOPEFULLY HELP ME LAND MY NEXT JOB. LET ME QUICKLY SEND THIS OVER TO THEM AND SEE IF THEY LIKE IT.