Eight months in, I was finally advised to use AI in my job search. Apparently everyone is doing it now in this job market, but I feel icky at the thought of it
So I've been on the job hunt for eight months and all that time I've written cover letters and prepared resumes manually without the assistance of AI. Yesterday my sister advised me to actually use AI to apply for jobs, write cover letters, and prepare resumes. I've always thought AI was frowned upon for job hunting due to having to rely on a computer to do all the cover letter and application work for you but according to my research people are resorting to it now due to the highly competitive market, so I'm sure it does a fine job submitting a handful of applications per day. This past week I have been focusing on quality over quantity with my applications/cover letters and highly customizing my cover letters without the need of AI, so I've been submitting one application per day. But would AI really be okay to use if I want to speed up the job hunt? Are employers detecting any use of AI and disqualifying people from being hired because of it?