Should AI Write Your Resume?
How to strike a balance between human and bot.
AI’s role in resume writing is being hotly debated. Like many subjects, extremes are unwise to subscribe to. Harmony between bot and human is essential, so here’s a bit of guidance to help.
Proponents of AI resume creation claim it’s about keeping up with the times. HR departments are using AI to source candidates, leaving applicants feeling like AI resumes are crucial. Whereas opponents may dismiss an AI resume because it’s demonstrating a lack initiative and hides one’s true capabilities.
Using AI to completely create your resume is not advisable.
Why?
Many applicants are uploading a job description alongside an old resume, and directing AI create a perfect match. This sounds like an amazing idea, until you realize applicants are doing it en masse. Couple this with ‘easy apply’ options on LinkedIn, inboxes are flooded with thousands of eerily similar resumes. Logically, the ‘keywords’ you were trying to capitalize on became obsolete with the avalanche of ‘qualified’ resumes.
Another item to consider is how you setting expectations with your potential employer. This cannot be underestimated. Frustrations arise when elegant AI drafted resumes and emails lead to an interview with a candidate whose communication abilities fall far short of their AI-persona.
What do to?
Have your resume proofread by both a human and an AI tool. Humans can spot nuances that technology often misses, while AI can highlight formatting improvements and obvious corrections. For example, this very paragraph was refined with AI, whereas the previous paragraphs were not. Notice a difference?
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