The Iris Blog

Notes on job hunting, hiring, and what AI is changing about both.

The Iris app showing a Stripe Backend Engineer job card next to the Iris logo
Team Iris·November 2, 2026

Why the job search feels broken, and how AI auto-apply fixes it

The problem isn't that there are too few jobs. It's that applying to each one costs too much time, so most people apply to too few.

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Team Iris·November 2, 2026

Which jobs should you apply to? A 4-question checklist

When applying is effortless, the hard part becomes choosing. A simple way to decide in seconds, and avoid regretting your yeses.

The Iris app on a phone showing an Anthropic Security Data Engineer job card next to the Iris logo
Team Iris·November 2, 2026

Introducing Iris: the swipe-to-apply AI job application app

Applying to jobs shouldn't be a second full-time job. Here's why we built Iris, and how a single swipe turns into a real application.

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Team Iris·November 2, 2026

How to write an ATS-friendly resume that applicant tracking systems can read

Before a recruiter sees your resume, software usually reads it first. A few formatting choices decide whether it reads it correctly.