Reddit Experience · 2026 Q1 · Remote

Is every single job application now the 'perfect candidate' thanks to everyone BSing their application with AI? How do employers know who to even call back now? Are traditional job resunes going to become a thing of the past?

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Thank to AI, everyone is copy/pasting their resume + job description into GPT to become the 'perfect' candidate on paper. You have people who aren't even remotely qualified for the job that are applyi

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Thank to AI, everyone is copy/pasting their resume + job description into GPT to become the 'perfect' candidate on paper. You have people who aren't even remotely qualified for the job that are applying and making it seem like they are qualified with GPT,. Usually these are reviewed by AI before a person even looks at it too. How do employers even know how to call back if every single person is BSing their resume? Are employers basically trying to analyze if a resume has AI tone, even though you can tell GPT to not write in AI tone? Are job resumes going to be a thing of the past? How else can hiring be done in this field without having to contact hundreds of people? How soon before AI initial screenings to weed out the bullshitters, if these aren't a thing already?
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