Indeed’s New AI Search Agent Helps Job Seekers Hit the Curveball

Finding a new job can be a brutal, lonely, and defeating process. It can also help the job seeker focus on what matters most. For instance, do you want to work 60 hours per week with ultra-competitive people who do not have your back? If you type all the write things and say all the right things, a job like that could be yours.

For job seekers with higher standards and more self-worth, the search is equally perplexing. Hence, the need for an AI search agent. Indeed now has one. It’s called Career Scout.

The entertaining new ad campaign in support of this product launch comes from 72andSunny and director Scottie Cameron.

I love how the metaphorical poor fit is communicated (and resolved) in this campaign and how the interview curveball is made tangible. Hiring managers want to see you hit the curve with ease, don’t they? To do so takes skill, practice, and a certain level of commitment to the corporate path.

Indeed’s webpage for Career Scout claims, “Your next job is closer than you think,” and that you are 38 percent more likely to be hired with Career Scout’s assistance. Whether you’re for or against AI, or someplace in between, who wouldn’t want to boost their odds of landing a job?

Around 65% of job candidates are already using AI at some point in the application process, according to the 2025 Market Trend Report from recruitment firm Career Group Companies. That percentage is likely to rise, because before you get the opportunity to hit the hiring manager’s curveballs, you first have to get your resume past Applicant Tracking Systems and into human hands.

Searching job boards and getting an interview and an offer is often a complicated and arduous process. Machines are screening your accomplishments, and you are more than likely using machines to get past all these built-in hurdles. For most job seekers, a little help is indeed needed and welcome when it comes.