Recruiters reveal easy way they can tell you used ChatGPT on a job application

AI can do a lot, but it won’t automate your career.OpenAI’s ChatGPT has the ability to whip up a resume or cover letter in less than five minutes based on the information you feed it.But beware — recruiters can tell.“Easily 25% of apps appear to be AI-generated,” Bonnie Dilber, a recruiting manager with app-automation company Zapier, told HuffPost.“A good recruiter can spot an AI-written application from a mile away,” Laurie Chamberlin, head of LHH Recruitment Solutions in North America, added.And with recruiters being able to spot the artificial intelligence, it leaves a sour taste in their mouth — and makes them think you’re not up for the job.“It signals to me that the person may not know what they are talking about or how to blend AI-generated content with their own ideas,” Dilber said.Dilber shared that the biggest red flag that a candidate used AI for their application is when it reads like a formulated template that’s been copy-pasted and has a “robotic tone.”“I almost always see words like ‘adept,’ ‘tech-savvy’ and ‘cutting-edge’ repeatedly now on resumes for tech roles,” Gabrielle Woody, a university recruiter for the financial software company Intuit, told the outlet.“I mostly review intern and entry-level resumes, and many of the early-career candidates I reviewed were not using those terms in their applications before ChatGPT.”Chamberlin added that the generic buzzwords are a dead giveaway for her.“We might catch candidates listing skills like ‘excellent communicator’ or ‘team player,’ but they don’t back them up with real-life examples,” she said.“The absence of specificity, authenticity and personal touch can be a red flag.”There’s also the lack of care and editing when using AI tools, which is a problem, too.Tejal Wagadia, a recruiter for a major tech company, said she often sees applications come in that have the font, parentheses or phrases such as “add numbers here” that come ...