Ep 612: AI-Powered Job Seekers

It is becoming clear that job seekers' use of AI tools in the application process has profound implications for talent acquisition. Many employers report a significant increase in application volume, and there is a potential technology arms race as employers and job boards attempt to use AI to identify AI.

While this may help in the short term, it won't work in the long term, and is job seeker AI use even a bad thing?

My guest this week is expert job board consultant Alexander Chukovski. Alexander has been doing a deep dive into how job seekers use AI and its implications for recruiting. He has valuable insights about job seeker verification and its potential to create win-win situations for candidates, job boards, and employers.

In the interview, we discuss:

• The implications of a new generation of AI-savvy job seekers

• The different ways job seekers are using AI include

• ATS integration

• The drawbacks and risks for candidates using AI tools

• A pointless tech "arms race."

• Why is it difficult to spot the use of AI in CVs and applications?

• How should the industry respond?

• The rise of verification technology

• What can be verified now and what might be possible in the future

• The importance of job seekers owning their data

• What does the future look like?

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