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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by WirelessGigabit on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:54AM (#37761319)
Not just engineers. My wife recently went through this. Application after application, each expecting a cover letter, as to why my wife is the ideal candidate, and how she would be a great fit in the company.

It's an absolute waste of time.

Then when you get through the first filter, you need to do x aptitude tests and a degrading personality test.

And only THEN, when you understand how those tests work and get to get a perfect score, then you might get an email to set up a phone call.

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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by Fnoord on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:32AM (#37763657)
I'll get laid off end of year.

Now I will soon have to do one (serious) job application a week in order to receive benefits for the time being. If I could use ML to make that part easier (I will get declined a lot without even having been read anyway, not even a non-personal rejection letter) while I put effort into it then all the more power to me. Actually, I'd like to thank the OP for the heads up.

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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by yoyopa on Thursday October 05, 2023 @11:13PM (#37786787)
how does the personality test work? what do they want?
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