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01 · AI & Resumes
AI is reading your resume before a human does.
Cofertility uses Claude as a first-pass resume reviewer with a detailed scoring rubric tailored to each role, then humans review what gets surfaced. Write for both audiences: scannable for the human, substantive enough that the LLM scores you accurately. Do not keyword-stuff to game the LLM — once a human sees it, it's an instant turn-off.
02 · Use AI Honestly
They expect you to use AI. They also expect you to defend it.
Brittany's words: "You should be using it. Honestly, we expect you to use it in the job. If you're not using it in the hiring process, you're behind." But Cofertility's take-home assignments now ask you to explain how you used AI, where it helped, and where it fell short. The candidates who fail this are the ones who can't defend ideas that weren't actually theirs in the follow-up. Bar: stand behind every line you submit.
03 · Breaking In
You don't always need women's health experience. You always need a real story.
Brittany didn't have it when she joined Cofertility. Their best clinic partnerships hire came from Via, the rideshare company — he's donor-conceived, deeply mission-aligned, and now knows more people at fertility clinics than anyone. Her framing: figure out what skill set the specific role actually requires, then tell a clean story about why this mission resonates for you. The exception is roles where domain experience is non-negotiable — fertility nursing, clinical ops — and she was just as direct about that.
04 · Series A Skills
"I wear a lot of hats" doesn't cut it.
The skill Brittany screens for in Series A candidates is VUCA — volatility, uncertainty, constant change, and ambiguity. She hears "I'm used to wearing a lot of hats" from everyone. Give specific examples — resource constraints you operated under, priorities that shifted on you, times you raised your hand for something outside your scope. Real situations, real outcomes.
05 · The On-Ramp
The Member Advocate role is one of the best on-ramps into women's health that exists.
Cofertility hires for it regularly. It does not require healthcare experience — they're looking for organized communicators with high empathy and strong creative problem-solving. The intended-parent-facing role open right now is prioritizing experience supporting people through emotionally complex journeys (cancer navigation, adoption, fertility). You spend every day with patients and see how the business actually works. If you're trying to break in, this is the door.
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