A surge in AI-generated résumés is overwhelming employers, who are turning to AI screening and video interviewing tools to assess responses and rank candidates
Candidates are frustrated. Employers are overwhelmed. The problem? An untenable pile of applications …
New York Times Sarah Kessler
Related Coverage
- The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun Ars Technica · Benj Edwards
- Applying to Jobs Has Become an AI-Powered Wasteland Futurism · Joe Wilkins
- 75 million deepfakes blocked: Persona leads the corporate fight against hiring fraud VentureBeat · Michael Nuñez
- Midjourney's video generator is behind the competition — here's why I love it anyway Tom's Guide · Alex Hughes
- Meta reportedly explored acquisition of AI video startup Runway Verdict · Kuldeep Jha
- “In response to the deluge of AI job applications, companies now deploy their own AI defenses. Chipotle's AI chatbot screening tool, nicknamed Ava Cado, has reportedly reduced hiring time by 75 percent. However, this trend from businesses has led to an arms race of escalating automation, with candidates using AI to generate interview answers while companies deploy AI to detect them.” … @jalefkowit@vmst.io · Jason Lefkowitz
- Want a cheatsheet on the state of AI in hiring and job searching? — Check out Sarah Kessler's tight overview of the key trends in the The New York Times, including: … Jeremy Schifeling
- This. Recruiting for clients can be equal parts fun and exhausting, made worse by so so so many clearly AI generated applications. … Lauren K. Fernández
- I've always thought job portals were a terribly broken experience for everyone involved, and AI has rendered the current system useless. … Jeff Pan
- The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun Beehaw
- The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun Ars OpenForum
Discussion
-
@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
on bluesky
AI companies are like arms dealers supplying both sides. — Need to apply to 1,000 jobs with the click of a button? We got you, pay us. — Drowning in thousands of AI generated resumes and need to filter them? We got you, pay us. — What happens when the marginal cost of cre…
-
@renouncehope
@renouncehope
on bluesky
So more AI is the solution to all AIs problems? Take my money! [embedded post]
-
@avielroshwald
Aviel Roshwald
on bluesky
Hiring bots take on applicant bots. [embedded post]
-
@ty_geri
Ty Geri
on x
@emollick We are just adding an encryption step to a ton of processes: Applicant uses AI to write resume —> business uses AI to read resume Student uses AI to write assignment —> teacher uses AI to grade assignment Use AI to write email —> use AI to summarize email
-
@rohanpaul_ai
Rohan Paul
on x
Recruiters face 45% surge in AI-crafted résumés. hitting 11,000 submissions per minute. Many résumés now mirror job-description keywords from simple ChatGPT prompts. AI agents auto-apply on behalf of candidates, forcing firms into an AI vs AI screening arms race. [image]
-
@emollick
Ethan Mollick
on x
As I wrote a couple years ago, systems assuming writing can act as a proof of effort, ability, or care are going to collapse and need to be reconstituted. Everything from letters of recommendation to expert reports to essays to performance reviews... https://www.oneusefulthing.or…
-
@marekposard
Marek Posard
on x
Prediction: weak ties will become even more important in finding a job due to AI. https://www.nytimes.com/...
-
@ednewtonrex
Ed Newton-Rex
on x
‘AI Opportunities’
-
@sundeep
Sunny Madra
on x
AI resume submission tool vs AI resume screening tool [image]
-
r/recruitinghell
r
on reddit
Employers Are Buried in A.I.-Generated Résumés