[gregjor]

I feel sure you mean well, and probably learned a lot putting this together. But your tool, and the many similar "AI"-based tools like it, contribute to the hiring problem they attempt to solve. Clogging hiring pipelines with piles of robo-applications and AI-generated CVs contributes to the arms race -- companies cranking up their filtering of such applications in their ATS. And it interferes with people who took the time to research an opportunity and the employer and tailor their own resume.

Sending in lots of applications/resumes with automation already describes probably the worst way to find a job. Adding more chaff to the already overflowing candidate funnel will make the process worse for everyone.

[josylad]

Hello, This tool does not do any of those things you highlighted, what ResumeSet does is to take your profile information and use it to craft an optimized CV, the AI will use your education, work experience, and other data provided to create a CV for you; it does not just hallucinate information on the CV.

Also, this tool does not send in any applications, it only creates a resume, each applicant still needs to download the resume and apply by themselves.

[r0fl]

The only way to fight a pile of robo applications is a robo application checker powered by ai.

There’s a perfect saas solution waiting to be built

[gregjor]

I'm pretty sure the systems big companies and recruiters use to initially filter/screen applications already do that, with "AI." If not their ATS provider is right now selling new AI features to them.

I expect that companies that have systems that can (supposedly) detect AI-generated applications, resumes, and cover letters will reject those without acknowledgment. The false positives will spawn a new wave of "Why do companies ghost me?" posts here and on Reddit et al.

I work for a company that uses a service to detect plagiarism, and that service got updated about two years ago to detect AI-generated content. How well that works doesn't really matter, because the person submitting the document that got flagged stands guilty until they prove their innocence.

Whether these systems/services can reliably detect AI-generated content or not doesn't matter. It makes little difference to the employer if they lose a few real applicants along the way -- collateral damage. Like I wrote before it just becomes an arms race, with the people genuinely trying to get a job losing. Job hunting turns into a race to the bottom, one set of bots sending spam to another set of bots trying to weed through it. Sending lots of applications and resumes out in hopes of getting a bite already describes one of the worst ways to get a job, and it just gets worse.

[psd1]

> until they prove their innocence

Which they can't do because they have no forum for redress, or even - typically - rejection letter.

I don't think the world is served by creating such a forum, or lawyers will get paid more than new hires.

[josylad]

Well, the game is the game. Recruiters have been using Robos for a long time, so it is only fair for applicants to also improve their chances with AI.

BTW, this tool does not mass apply or create fake resumes, what it does is to use your data to create a resume that gives you a fighting chance against ATS systems.

[gregjor]

I apologize for misunderstanding what the service does.

I don't agree about escalating the arms race. To get a fighting chance against ATS systems you need to go around those systems, not try to trick them or get some small percentage of resumes through them. Like I wrote already, applying for jobs with online applications and sending in resumes in response to online posts -- whether tailored by AI or not -- describes a terrible strategy for getting a job. You can optimize a bad strategy and try to outsmart the ATS systems, or try a better strategy.