The current state of job hunting in the US is a nightmare. An estimated 80% of applications never get a response of any kind (not a rejection or even any form of recognition that they even got your resume), and something like up to 10% of job postings are “ghost positions” - jobs that don’t actually exist and are created by recruiters to get their numbers up.
Companies use AI to pre-filter resumes before anyone even looks at them, so I say that using AI to write cover letters is fair to maximize your odds of getting looked at while minimizing effort since it takes potentially a hundred applications to get a single interview.
The current state of job hunting in the US is a nightmare. An estimated 80% of applications never get a response of any kind (not a rejection or even any form of recognition that they even got your resume), and something like up to 10% of job postings are “ghost positions” - jobs that don’t actually exist and are created by recruiters to get their numbers up.
Companies use AI to pre-filter resumes before anyone even looks at them, so I say that using AI to write cover letters is fair to maximize your odds of getting looked at while minimizing effort since it takes potentially a hundred applications to get a single interview.
Oh I believe it’s like that here too, but I have been in the same job a couple of years now so haven’t had to face it this time around.
I also don’t apply to roles that use (admit to using) automated screening. I will fail so there’s no point.