Companies are using AI to select the best applicants. If you can use AI to instantly reformat your resume to best fit the job posting, do so. Job hunting is now a full fledge AI circle jerk.

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 21 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not saying it's not worse now, but it's kinda always been a joke even before AI, right? Feels more like AI is just highlighting what everyone was thinking

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

If anything it's the internet that's the problem.

Back in the day all it took was making the effort to show up and giving a firm handshake. Now there are thousands of applicants and about four or five jobs.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 1 hour ago

The firm handshake worked great until I met an employer who was higher Dan in Judo than me.

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago

Yeah because those four or five job let you actually survive in today’s economy

[–] Devadander@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

Nah, this is a bad path we’re traveling now

[–] kewko@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 hours ago

pretty much that... who's losing what now?

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 33 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Do whatever you need to do. Lie on your resume; use AI; automate job applications; rewrite your resume using any tool you can find. It’s a cutthroat environment and I don’t envy anyone trying to find a job right now. Someone I know has been trying for a year and a half and still nothing.

The tech capitalists have captured full control of the industry and they now hold all of the leverage. We don’t have the room we once did for bargaining.

Also, when you do a peer review, say nothing but positive things unless the person is vile. Support fellow working class folks. We can struggle together.

[–] goatbeard@beehaw.org 4 points 2 hours ago

Went from employee of the year to laid off and ghosted 90% of apps for 2 years 😁😁😁

[–] mienshao@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I get what you’re saying, but fuck this race to the bottom. I don’t want to live in a world where my doctor/lawyer/city engineer lied on her resume to get a job she’s actually not qualified for and now might harm someone.

You don’t have to accept AI as inevitable.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 17 points 8 hours ago

I should clarify that my post is mostly about the tech industry because that’s all I really know. It’s a field where you can get some leeway and figure shit out. If you’re a doctor, they’re gonna check your background and credentials pretty thoroughly and I don’t recommend lying in a field like that.

[–] bulwark@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

The online college I'm taking classes at has a whole long ass disclaimer about how using AI is forbidden. I'm positive the professors are using AI to grade. Bulletized strength and weaknesses that just parrot back what I wrote.