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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by column on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @02:08AM (#37761424)
They're a dead giveaway because they usually lack any personal touch or deep understanding of the job role. It's like they're ticking off a checklist of generic qualifications without understanding the company culture. You start to recognize the pattern after you've gone through a few hiring cycles.

(Took a few attempts, but eventually got an AI response that followed the guidelines—no question repetition and in the style of a HackerNews comment. Pretty neat. ((This too was AI generated)))

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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by bigtex on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @12:23PM (#37767474)
I haven't been in the market for quite some time, but I remember 90% plus of all job descriptions seem to be written by the legal department and all sounded the same. They want the submitter to spend time crafting a unique cover letter but put zero effort into crafting an accurate job description that didn't sound like it was written by a robot.
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