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by ToucanLoucan 990 days ago
I mean, big corpos for years have been automating the hiring process to the detriment of their own results. Is it really that surprising applicants are ready to do the same? Now suddenly automation is bad? Hiring managers being butt-hurt that their automated factory farm application process is being inundated with spam generated by other automation is so hilarious to me, this just made my day.

You get what you fuckin deserve. If you can't be arsed to review applications with people, why should people be arsed to apply in person?
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kiltedpanda 990 days ago
It isn't the use of automation that is the problem. It's that in the automated applications we're receiving, there is very obviously fraudulent information in there. The applicants are LYING about their experience, in order to match the job specification.

ChatGPT just consumes each of the job requirements, and then makes a story about how the applicant has had significant experience in all of those areas. I would prefer not to hire people who lie about their experience to get a job.

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ToucanLoucan 990 days ago
> It isn't the use of automation that is the problem. It's that in the automated applications we're receiving, there is very obviously fraudulent information in there. The applicants are LYING about their experience, in order to match the job specification.

Who cares? The specifications half the time include experience that's impossible to achieve because the people writing them either are also in turn using automated software and/or because they have no idea what they're hiring for.

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tuatoru 990 days ago
... just like in dating!
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jddj 990 days ago
I wasn't making a value judgement, for what it's worth. I'm not sure the commenter that you're replying to was either.
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