Lost in translation: Job seekers and recruiters are canceling out the benefits of AI

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A little AI can be incredibly useful in the recruitment process, but too much AI could stunt any and all efforts to get applicants hired and positions filled. 

Forty-six percent of applicants are using AI programs like ChatGPT to write their resumes and their cover letters, according to a survey of over 1,000 current and recent job seekers from resume generation platform Resume Builder. At the same time, 30% of companies are actively using AI in their recruitment processes, according to data from workplace insights platform Smart Recruiter — and the overlap is making it impossible for both parties to get what they want

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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