Keith Anderson, a hiring manager and career coach, noted a shift in Big Tech job applications due to AI tools like ChatGPT. This shift resulted in a 'sameness epidemic', where applicants sounded identical with polished yet forgettable materials. Common indicators of AI usage included robotic phrases, vague descriptions, and too much overlap with job ads. To address this, Anderson adjusted his hiring focus on unique insights and adaptive thinking in candidates, emphasizing the importance of specific storytelling in résumés.
Anderson adjusted his hiring practices to focus on unique insights and adaptive thinking, recognizing that AI-generated résumés contributed to a 'sameness epidemic'.
At the end of 2022, ChatGPT had just launched and was still a novelty. Only early adopters were experimenting with it, resulting in predictable applications.
In trying to stand out, candidates started sounding identical. Common signs of AI-generated résumés included vague descriptions and robotic phrasing.
The lack of story or specificity becomes obvious in AI-generated materials; there's no unique insight, numbers, or context to engage hiring managers.
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