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AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants (www.bbc.com)

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AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants::As firms increasingly rely on artificial intelligence-driven hiring platforms, many highly qualified candidates are finding themselves on the cutting room floor.

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[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I was called by 3 different jobs (of the 50+ I've applied to) this week that I need a cover letter otherwise my resume goes straight in the trash. Which is wild because I know nobody is handwriting letters.

So off to generate a ChatGPT Cover Letter Bot I went. 🤞

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Seriously? CVs are just dumb, I don’t understand why they are even still an option to submit, never mind being required. I would expect most to just ignore them since it’s literally just fluff.

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

They are an option because they are self perpetuating just like leet code.

I wrote one when I got my last job so I only look at resumes that have them.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Same reason colleges require stupid fucking essays. Just bullshit tradition and feeling like they're important and have special Spidey senses in picking out good people.

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've been using gpt as well. Still no responses.

[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Same, it's a stupid ge and I'm sick of playing it. Something will have to give eventually.