[ptd]

Question for you-given two identical candidates: One who does not submit a cover letter and one who submits a cover letter that was clearly written by chatgpt—which candidate would you rather interview?

On one hand the duplicities involved with writing a chatgpt cover letter seem to be concerning in a new hire. On the other hand, it shows resourcefulness and going above the line.

I’m tempted to say I’d prefer the gpt cover letter candidate, simply to talk to them about how they got the idea and how they executed, but I’m curious if you feel the same way.

[onion2k]

Right now I'd also have a preference for the GPT candidate because it shows a bit of an interest in new tech. In a year when 50% of candidates subject GPT cover letters I think I'll see it as a sign of laziness or trying to hide poor comms skills. Maybe not though. Time will tell.

[JohnFen]

I'd probably roundfile the chatGPT one. A cover letter needs to be a personal communication from the candidate, not something machine-generated. The writing style is an important signal.

However, I would have zero issue if they used chatgpt to help compose their CV.