Published on: November 13, 2024, 2:00 PM
It is becoming acceptable to use technology to draft cover letters and CVs - but not to respond to assessments
Leading recruiters are urging jobseekers to use artificial intelligence (Al) tools to apply for job vacancies, indicating a growing embrace of the new technology by employers.
Several large international recruitment companies have started offering Al tools to candidates and are suggesting that using them to write CVs, draft cover letters and search for jobs will help a wider range of candidates. wide range of candidates to show their skills.
Such views signal that large language models are being accepted as a necessary part of the job search.
This suggests a shift in focus, following recent warnings from recruiters that automated applications could misrepresent candidates' skills, or complicate the process, by flooding companies with mass applications.
Linkedin, the career-focused social network, offers an Al tool that assesses users' job suitability based on skills and experience, helps build a cover letter, and provides feedback and ratings on resumes.
LinkedIn said that 90% of subscribers who used Al rated it as useful.
Survey data shows that a significant portion of candidates are already using Al.
According to research published this month by HR group Randstad, some 57% of Gen Z employees say they are using Al to write job applications, CVs and cover letters.
For millennials this figure is 40%, for generation X and baby boomers 21% and 13% respectively.
Kelly-Ann Mallon, head of student employment at the University of Manchester, said she believed the "vast majority" of students were using Al for tasks such as researching potential employers and drafting job applications.
Al can scan job descriptions and CVs for applicants, identifying the specific requirements of a role and then generating a cover letter that "highlights and articulates why the candidate is a good fit for the job.
However, applicants must strike a careful balance.
"As more employers integrate Al into their recruitment processes, consideration must be given to how the CV or cover letter compares," said Amanda Whater, UKI technology director at recruiter Hays.
Some assessment systems are designed to eliminate Al-generated applications entirely, according to Mallon, while human recruiters are likely to be put off by applications that seem generic, so candidates need to be careful not to hurt themselves. with lA.