We're Recruiters. This Is The Biggest Tell You Used ChatGPT On Your CV. |
Recruiters can tell when you use AI in your job applications. When it's not done well, it can tank your chances of getting hired.
With the rise of AI-powered writing assistants, typing up your job application can be quicker than ever.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, for example, is a chatbot powered by machine learning that can write out detailed resumes and cover letters in less than five minutes with the prompts you give it. But if you are doing this, know that recruiters can tell.
“Easily 25% of apps appear to be AI-generated,” said Bonnie Dilber,a recruiting manager with app-automation company Zapier.
And these blatant examples do not leave a winning impression on recruiters. At worst, “it signals to me that the person may not know what they are talking about or how to blend AI-generated content with their own ideas,” Dilber said.
The Biggest Tell You Used AI On Your Job Application
The biggest red flag, recruiters said, is when your application reads like a copy-pasted, robotic and formulaic template.
If you are using an AI-powered writing assistant, think of the hundreds of other job candidates who are doing the same. For recruiters who sift through many applications, the ones that are done through AI become obvious, because they have similar sentence structures and they use the same case studies.
Dilber gave the example of asking “Why are you interested in this........