Ep 501: Why AI Won’t Get You Hired — But Your Network Will with LinkedIn’s Catherine Fisher

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The world of work is changing fast. AI is reshaping how we do our jobs, learn new skills, and even how we write our resumes and cover letters. But the most trusted source of career advice isn’t AI. It’s people. In this week’s episode, Jean sits down with LinkedIn Career Expert Catherine Fisher to talk about why networking is still the ultimate career superpower. Catherine shares why it’s less about jobs disappearing and more about tasks evolving, what skills are becoming even more valuable now, and how women can use their networks to stay confident, connected, and ahead of the curve. We’ll cover: How to approach AI with curiosity and use it to your advantage Simple ways to keep your professional relationships alive (even when you’re busy) How to make networking feel authentic instead of awkward or transactional The top three profile changes to help you stand out on LinkedIn today 👉 Join the HerMoney Investing Club 📰 Subscribe to the free HerMoney Newsletter: https://hermoney.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Follow Slate Money wherever you like to listen.
0:34.5	I would just say it is the basics of AI.
0:38.3	So become confident in your fluency.
0:41.3	And you don't have to go build the code.
0:43.3	You don't have to use it for super complex business problems at this point.
0:47.3	You may get to a point where that is easy for you.
0:50.3	But just little things is start incorporating it into your daily routines.
0:57.8	Hey, everyone, welcome to Hermione. I'm Gene Chatsky. Today we are diving into a topic I know is on many of your minds right now,
1:07.8	just because of the world that we're living in. And it's how do you stay confident in your
1:13.3	career and the future of that career when it feels like everything everywhere is changing around
1:20.7	you all at once? Expectations were already high, but now that AI has entered the chat, all the gloves are off.
1:30.9	According to a recent LinkedIn survey, more than half of professionals say that learning AI
1:35.6	feels like a second job, and many have even said that they've exaggerated their own AI skills
1:43.8	just to keep up.
1:45.8	But here's the silver lining.
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