"You start to question yourself, wondering if you’ve lost your value"
One job-seeker shared this with Boston.com and it made me want to help, if I could, emphasize how to help their value shine.
The job market is tough out there and I see it every day in my own backyard here in Boston. Boston.com published an article yesterday about it (thanks Neil for sharing). WBUR included me in a segment last week about it...
One thing I struggle with (but completely understand) is the growing belief that AI is rejecting candidates left and right. Articles like the one below cite that “90% of employers use AI to filter candidates,” which sounds daunting.
Yes, AI and automation are being adopted in parts of recruiting, and one reason we’ve not implemented AI filtering at #twiceasnice is because it can get it wrong... just like people can. But from my experience working with more than 1,000 employers, that 90% figure doesn’t mean what many think it does.
The original research, Hidden Workers: Untapped Talent (Harvard Business School, 2021), was published before ChatGPT even existed, and it referred to automated ranking and keyword matching systems, not the kind of AI people picture today. The nuance has been lost, and I think that matters.
Don’t optimize your resume for a mysterious AI tool you don’t understand (and neither does its user).
Optimize it for the human - the busy HR professional or hiring manager skimming dozens of resumes, looking for a clear connection between their requirements and what’s on your page.
Humans are still out there, reading your applications. I just hope eager, well-intentioned, stressed-out candidates aren’t fixing the wrong problem.
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