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In response to a challenging AI-driven job market, both job seekers and employers are adopting old-school hiring methods like paper resumes, in-person interviews, and candidate fly-ins to find genuine human signals and better assess fit, amidst increasing reliance on AI and digital applications.
The job market is overwhelmed with applications, many generated by AI tools like ChatGPT, causing frustration for recruiters and candidates alike, as the volume of résumés becomes unmanageable.
Stefanie Fackrell, a seasoned recruiter for tech giants like Google and Apple, advises job seekers to keep their resumes classic and straightforward, avoiding colors, charts, and gimmicks. She emphasizes the importance of showcasing achievements and impactful projects rather than daily tasks, and recommends keeping resumes concise and no longer than two pages.
Economists conducted an experiment by sending out 80,000 fake résumés to 100 major U.S. companies, revealing that some firms discriminated against Black applicants more than others. On average, employers contacted presumed white applicants 9.5% more often than presumed Black applicants, with some companies showing significant disparities. AutoNation and Genuine Parts Company were found to favor white applicants over Black applicants by 43% and 33% more callbacks, respectively. The study highlights the varying levels of racial bias in hiring practices across different companies and industries.
A survey by Canva and Sago reveals that nearly half of job seekers have used generative AI tools to build, update, or improve their resumes, with the highest usage in India and Brazil. The survey also shows that hiring managers are open to the use of AI in application materials, with 90% finding it acceptable. Job seekers using AI on their resumes reported higher satisfaction and interest in using AI in the future, while hiring managers believe text-only resumes will become obsolete in the next five years. Canva's global head of talent acquisition encourages job seekers to personalize their application materials to stand out in the increasingly competitive job market.
Job applicants are using AI to enhance their job applications and resumes, prompting companies to create more challenging tests to weed out unqualified candidates. Databento CEO Christina Qi noticed that all five candidates passed a niche topic test that normally most fail, indicating the use of AI.