Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job applications (whoishiring threads)

Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by exodust on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @02:09AM (#37761430)

Remind me why cover letters are nonsense? It's an opportunity to introduce yourself in plain English, drawing attention to specific career highlights, interests and relevant details for the role you're applying.

Are we headed for: why meet anyone face to face when you could send an AI avatar loaded with "professional courtesy small talk"?

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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by ckolkey on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:42AM (#37762085)

Because employers (normally) don't read them.

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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by vlod on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @06:42PM (#37772774)

Pretty much 90%+ (for me and I have a shit tonne of experience) don't respond to any job posting. After a while it's quite hard not to get jaded about how the whole process is a compete waste of time.

I believe I see a lot of that in the comments here. People are frustrated, because even when there's a great skills match, that they don't get a rejected letter, or if they do it's a auto generated one. They are trying to short cut the process using AI or not posting at all.

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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job application... by Ekaros on Thursday October 05, 2023 @01:26AM (#37775175)

I an "engineer"... All that is in single or two page document already. That experienced person could scan in a couple minutes if that. And I provided that exact document.

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