How to Outsmart AI in Your Job Search: 3 Tips from “You Lost Your Job. Now What? Surviving the AI Shift”

Are you afraid you’re living in a hiring dystopia suffering the nightmare of job search? I will tell you some easy tips and tricks from my upcoming book, “You Lost Your Job. Now What? Surviving the AI Shift,” where I’ll let you know how to outsmart these AI hiring systems.

Let the Hiring Games Begin!

But first, picture this: You’re applying for your dream job and are up against… a robot? It’s not an AI that will take your job, but an AI that can make your CV completely unseen! AI in HR is not that rosy. Many companies use it to ease the avalanche of resumes they get for a certain job role or just to pick up the best option. You have ATS (Applicant Tracking System) software to sift through the avalanche of resumes they get. An ATS is very picky with what it eats.

But there’s more! Some systems also bring in their biases and toss out potentially great candidates. (Remember: systems are made by humans!) According to Schellmann, who has dived deep into the world of AI hiring tools and tried everything from résumé screeners to personality tests, says there exists bias in these systems. The results? Let’s just say AI isn’t winning any awards for “Employee of the Month” anytime soon. One tool even gave her a…