Hey {{ first name | reader }},
AI is here to stay. It's no longer a buzzword, and you've probably integrated it into your daily work by now. This means you have the perfect opportunity to leverage your experience in interviews to get ahead of other applicants and land that more senior role you’ve been interviewing for.
Most Senior women in Tech give ‘ok’ answers when asked about their experience in using AI, but they're missing a HUGE positioning opportunity. This could be you! You might already use AI strategically. Whether it’s automating reporting, using it for market research, content creation, or integrating it into team workflows. You're not fumbling around with basic tools.
The issue is that you’re underselling your experience instead of positioning it as the competitive advantage it actually is.
What Hiring Managers really want to hear
When Hiring Managers ask you about your experience using AI, they want to understand the business impact your experience creates. Can you save the company money? Drive revenue? Improve efficiency? Make better decisions faster?
They want concrete examples of how you have utilised AI to improve the bottom line.
How to reframe what you're already doing
If you're saying: "I use AI for research and to streamline processes."
Try this instead: "I identified an opportunity to integrate AI into our competitive analysis workflow. We're now delivering deeper insights to leadership while cutting research time by 60%. My team can focus on strategic recommendations instead of gathering data."
If you're saying: "We use AI tools for content creation and reporting."
Try this instead: "I led the evaluation and implementation of AI tools for our content strategy. We increased output by 40% while maintaining quality standards, which freed up budget for other initiatives that drove measurable business impact."
This works because you're showing them you can leverage new technology to create value for their business and lead teams through adoption. While other candidates list tools they use, you're demonstrating the impact you’re creating.
Landing that Manager or Director-level role means positioning your experience as a strategic advantage.
Your turn: Think about the most impactful way you've integrated AI into your daily work. How could you reframe that usage to show the business impact it creates? That's your competitive advantage right there.
Talk to you soon,
Jenn
P.S. If you want to work through positioning all of your experience as the strategic advantage it is, I'll be taking on new clients wanting to land their next roles in Tech when I return from maternity leave. Reply "CAREER" for details (no strings attached).
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