Recruiters warn there are serious risks for both employers and job seekers who rely on AI to churn out resume slop.
One major problem is recruiters eyeball thousands of AI generated resumes and they lack motivation and quantitative results.
Human-written resumes stand out because they present authentic, personalised stories that reflect real experience and genuine impact, rather than generic phrases generated by artificial intelligence.
This approach creates stronger connections with recruiters and employers who are seeking individuals, not interchangeable templates.
AI can’t highlight how your actions made a difference to your team or organisation.
Humans use natural, specific language instead of buzzwords or jargon, such as you’ll find using a robot.
Remember that even with all the AI scanners in the world, your resume is still read by a real person.
AI can’t organise your story in a way that helps a recruiter quickly understand your unique value and character.
David George, the senior managing director of recruitment agency Michael Page, said the widespread use of AI was making it “incredibly difficult” for employers to identify good candidates.
Job candidates are applying for literally hundreds of jobs using AI. They hit the reject pile as at the speed of light.
Even if candidates do score a job interview, it becomes clear in 30 seconds that because AI wrote the resume, they can’t sell themselves on the specifics of the job and often end up looking silly.
The use of AI in resumes erases human nuances and personality. It reduces the job hunt to an exercise carried out by a robot on behalf of a human. It’s laziness personified.
It’s soul destroying for employers who have to wade through thousands of applications without knowing anything about the candidate’s true skills, passions, etc.
AI is utterly useless in answering selection criteria as these require real examples, using context and where possible, metrics.
Applying for a job is not about finding the most efficient process to get selected. It is about selling yourself and that’s a human skill born from knowing your strengths and weaknesses.
Employers who are looking for candidates should scrap any AI model which places efficiency over the most human process of selecting the right candidate for the job.