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Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 6 months ago

The Job Market Is Hell: Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.

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The Job Market Is Hell: Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.

www.theatlantic.com

Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 6 months ago
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Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.
  • 🐝bownage [they/he] ( bownage@beehaw.org ) 
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    On the one hand, it’s nice to be able to have the recruiter AI agent I made write applications for me because I hate that part. After that, I can do the interviews myself just fine and I’m all good.

    On the other hand, it feels disgusting and lazy.

    But it works much better than last time I was job hunting (last year) and did everything by hand.

    It’s showing me that (as far as I can tell) recruiters don’t give a shit and barely read what you send them. They’ll reach out as long as your LinkedIn is SEO optimised.

    Depressing but true

    • ScoffingLizard ( ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      What is SEO optimized?

      • Reil ( Reil@beehaw.org ) 
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        It’s a bit redundant since the O stands for “Optimization”, but it means Search Engine Optimization. Basically structure your stuff so it shows up in more searches (use popular terms in your profile, make posts with key phrases, fill out all the fields).

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          There’s a word for that but I can’t remember. Like saying ATM machine.

          • Smoke ( Smoke@beehaw.org ) 
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            RAS Syndrome

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              thanks, I hate it lol

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