Don’t let AI write your resume - here’s what you should do instead

97% employers use automated systems to screen resumes. But they don’t want candidates to use AI to write their resume. Is it unfair?

Using ChatGPT to structure your thoughts and enhance your writing is great! But the purpose of answering questions in an application process is not to give “the right” answer—it’s to give the reviewer a sense of your personality.
— Jakob Knutzen - CEO of Butter

3 sentences that are a dead give away

If you see a resume that has these kind of sentences, that is a sure sign that it was generated by AI. Humans don’t speak like that

  1. "Results-oriented professional with a proven track record of success in..."

  2. "Dynamic and motivated individual with extensive experience in..."

  3. "Proven ability to manage and lead teams in a fast-paced environment..."

Your resume must reflect who you are and your personality. If an employer does not like that in your resume, you can be sure that the culture of the workplace will crush your personality. You will feel suffocated.

Should you stop using AI to write your resume?

You should use AI like an editor, who will sharpen your manuscript. Don’t use AI to take you from zero to hundred. You will be disappointed. Here are three tips that help you get noticed by an employer:

Be specific: “Improved employee satisfaction scores of the sales team by 12% by introducing a new incentive structure.”

Highlight final outcomes: "Led a cross-functional team of 10 to develop an app for expense reporting, reducing processing time by 25%."

Write like you speak: Your personality comes through in your choice of phrases, varying length of sentences and things that you highlight because they mater to you.

Once you are happy with your resume, seekfeedback from AI to identify options to sharpen the match between the job ad and how to align your phrases to reflect what has been highlighted in the job ad.


Abhijit Bhaduri

Abhijit Bhaduri is an advisor to organizations on talent development and leadership development. As the former GM Global L&D of Microsoft, Abhijit led their onboarding and skilling strategy especially for people managers. Forbes described him as "the most interesting generalist from India." The San Francisco Examiner described him as the "world’s foremost expert on talent and development" and among the ten most sought-after brand evangelists. He is rated among the top ten experts on learning across the world. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice with more than a million followers on social media. He teaches at the Doctoral Program for Chief Learning Officers at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to being at Microsoft, he led an advisory practice helping organizations build their leadership, talent and culture strategy. His latest book is called Career 3.0 – Six Skills You Must Have To Succeed. You can follow him on LinkedIn.com/in/AbhijitBhaduri and on Twitter @AbhijitBhaduri

https://abhijitbhaduri.com
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