I mean this question with the best intentions:
Can you share why you think this is a good idea and what do you think is the long term implications of AI-ifying resumes?
Can you share why you think this is a good idea and what do you think is the long term implications of AI-ifying resumes?
The pessimist in me says that that just kills inbound entirely and we go back to an almost purely connections/network-driven hiring process because trust in anyone you don't know goes to zero.
What is the alternative; interviewing anybody who happens to apply? That is not feasible. Companies need a way to sort out the wheat from the chaff; they'll take any signal they can get.
Connection. Every field will be as connection-based as politics.
It's a vicious cycle. There's too much volume so we can't interview everyone, we can't interview everyone so candidates are incentivized to be spammy, so there's even more volume and we even more can't interview everyone. It's essentially the same reason that the old boomer "oh just walk in the door and hand them a resume" approach doesn't work anymore - it's too easy and therefore too spammy.
I used to be part of the leadership of one company working on this problem, and just founded another very recently, so it's something I've thought a lot about. I really think the thrust of the problem is:
* Signal is expensive to get, because
* The volume per candidate is too high
...and that the solution is to centralize early screening so you can get good signal. Which is what we're doing. Remains to be seen if it works, obviously.
My inbox used to be filled with 50+ resumes humans manipulated themselves - reviewing them for authenticity was hard and time consuming.
We make no claims to make this better. We claim to help the job seeker.
AI will indeed resolve dilemmas on all sides imo.
What is a problem in editing your cv and simply being honest?
What if you don’t have friends? What if you are interviewer/not very social? Etc.
Video is the only way forward. Let them speak on behalf of their own experience.
I’m in the job market and I have resisted turning to AI for help with my resume. I feel that while AI could absolutely improve upon it the result would not represent who I really am. As a result I am enjoying an extended vacation.
Although even then, when the AI gets competent enough… if you can't tell, does it matter?
Works both ways of course; when it's good enough in that sense, nobody is hiring either.
And it's about AI's ability to actually deliver on that.
It's not about gaming the system or making things up. We try to guide all of the prompts we use to only expand upon or assume details from user prompts. We make strict mention to not make anything up.
I understand AI hallucinates, and alignment is early. But I'm a believer in where we are headed with AI, and I believe there will be a ton of valuable productivity to be gained.
Regarding what the other commenter said... I actually agree... let's kill inbound because human recruiters have been the most egregious players in hiring. As a tech leader I had countless bogus resumes thrown my way, long before AI was a reality. AI imo will revolutionize the hiring experience for the better.
In other engagements I'm involved in, not through this product, we are seeking to enable employers. I do believe AI will help reduce noise; my argument is humans have been far worse in creating it than AI could be, and far less productive in filtering it than AI will be.