AI Resumes Still a Hiring Negative

While AI has become a powerful tool for creating resumes, like all things, it has a negative side. Most AI-generated resumes fail the test in what hiring managers look for in a job applicant. Truth be told, 80% of hiring managers automatically reject resumes generated by AI. In addition, 57% of those managers dismiss job applications the moment they suspect automation was involved. That’s a lot of closed doors for those dependent on AI. These facts are provided by a person with years of experience as a certified professional resume writer and career coach.

While you may think it’s because hiring managers consider AI to be “new” or “different”, that’s not the case. They dislike AI-generated resumes because they lack what any manager craves when reviewing a job application—authenticity. As much as we want to think AI is capable of thinking, it’s still all based on computer algorithms. As a result, it spits out lifeless, robotic, and generic data that doesn’t do a thing to set you apart from any other applicant.

Hiring managers also view these automated documents as shortcuts. They believe if you’re not willing to put in the effort to get the job, you’re probably not going to put in the effort once you have the job. A resume that lacks originality suggest laziness or a lack of genuine interest in the role.

Here’s what often sets off red flags: Lack of personalization and specific details, generic language or language that reads as too formal, buzzwords such as “dynamic professional” and “proven track record”, and AI inconsistency in tone which implies it wasn’t your writing.

AI doesn’t need to be the enemy, though. It can be a starting point by suggesting phrasing which should then be altered to sound more like you. When you fail to alter what AI spits out, it confirms the laziness factor to the hiring manager. Human input is critical as AI algorithms can’t match originality. The author claims that developing a quality resume with 0% AI detection is an art, but that just may be him spitting out a “hire me” ad to pad his income.

People have been writing resumes long before AI ever existed. Those who were eventually chosen were hired due to one factor. They stood out on their own merits. Let’s face it. If there’s an interview involved in the hiring process, AI won’t be there to help you. Remember, the “A” in AI stands for artificial. As a former employer myself, my BS meter was usually quite accurate. Detecting BS isn’t so much a skill as it is a gut feeling that something doesn’t seem legitimate.

As someone who had been of the impression that most hiring today was done by algorithms with little oversight by humans, this article surprised me. Admittedly, I am not a fan of AI. I believe it stifles creativity, thinking skills, and dehumanizes humanity. I’m glad to see those in charge of hiring seem to think that, too.

Source used: LinkedIn