Amanda Goodall - 5 Ways to Survive The AI Takeover

Sep 22, 2025

Amanda Goodall, a savvy workforce intelligence analyst known as The Job Chick, shares insights on navigating a turbulent job market. They discuss how AI is subtly replacing back-office jobs and the rise of automation with warehouse robots. Amanda provides practical job-hunting advice, addressing the realities of ghost job postings and the importance of networking. She also touches on the impact of layoffs and modern corporate practices, emphasizing the need for adaptability in a changing workforce landscape.

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INSIGHT

Margins Over Headcount

Corporations are prioritizing margin expansion over growing U.S. headcount.
That shift drives heavy offshoring and vendorization even when total headcount looks steady.

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Offshoring Is Evolving

Offshoring is moving beyond call centers into tech and healthcare admin.
Even outsourcing firms like Tata Consulting face AI-driven job losses downstream.

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Vendors Replace Internal Hiring

Big vendors (Accenture, TCS) act as hiring intermediaries that reduce onshore regulatory friction and costs.
That vendor logic makes outsourcing a persistent corporate choice despite operational tradeoffs.

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In this episode, I chat with Amanda Goodall, a workforce intelligence analyst who spots restructuring signals months before they hit the headlines. We dig into how AI is quietly eating back-office work. We also cover warehouse robots and humanoids on the horizon, and practical job-hunt tactics to become the obvious hire.

If you’re trying to navigate layoffs, automation, or a tougher job market with clear signal over noise, this one’s for you.

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00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Who Amanda Goodall is & why her signals matter

02:42 - Macro workforce picture: margins over headcount

04:05 - Offshoring surge despite steady headcount

06:04 - Outsourcing giants (TCS, Accenture) & vendor logic

09:08 - Job search now: LinkedIn/Indeed and becoming the obvious choice

11:52 - Ghost postings & earnings-call optics

13:33 - AI in finance: AP/AR automation & SMB pitfalls

15:18 - Morale, burnout & the new loyalty math

19:08 - Pay, bonuses, relocation and rising financial stress

28:35 - RTO mandates, desk shortages & the CRE pivot

34:53 - Warehouses, robots & humanoids: what’s real, what’s next

54:06 - How layoffs are executed today

1:06:11 - Closing Thoughts

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