Ask HN: Can LLM-generated text get my resume or cover letter rejected?

1 point·koakuma-chan··4 comments

I put some AI-generated text into my resume to fill the space (just generic "excellent software developer with excellent knowledge, blah blah blah"), and have been wondering if employers run something like GPTZero to auto reject anything that gets flagged.

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Don't know about auto-rejecting, but as a recruiter I'd run an AI checker if the text feels suspicious. Wouldn't risk it unless you're on a very tight deadline; why not spend the 15 minutes of writing the filler yourself?

> why not spend the 15 minutes of writing the filler yourself?

It takes away the emotional burden of writing cringe text.

What about cover letters though? Would an AI-generated cover letter look bad? From my perspective, the informational value would be the same or better, and I don't really have the time or desire to handwrite cover letters for each employer.

I wouldn't bother running anything through a scan, but if I could tell it's AI-generated, I'd be very likely to just move on to the next one. However, the larger issue would be the existence of filler, AI generated or not. All else being equal, brevity is a good thing.

> I wouldn't bother running anything through a scan.

I take it you're not aware of any job portals ala myworkdayjobs having any automated anti-AI scans in place? Thanks for responding though.

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