Looking for a new job has always been, generally speaking, a massive pain in the ass. These days, this pain is often inflicted bureaucratically, through firms' opaque and mysterious hiring systems and the online platforms job seekers use to find them in the first place. The basic complaint spans industries: Sparse listings on exploitative sites are overwhelmed with applicants who, after applying, never hear back, not even with a rejection (were the listings even real?).
I got laid off five months ago. Every morning I drink a pot of coffee while I write cover letters, tweak my résumé, and submit job applications into the abyss, knowing they will likely never be seen by human eyes-only crawled by the cold, lifeless algorithms of an artificial intelligence. I feel like General Zod from Superman, floating off into space trapped inside a two-dimensional phantom zone, screaming in silence about my job qualifications and core competencies.
A recruiter's day often involves processing many applications, making it easy for eligible applicants to get buried. Between sorting resumes, filtering out mismatches, and keeping up with follow-ups, there's barely any time left for what really matters-hiring the right people. That's exactly why more companies are turning to AI. In fact, 88% of organizations already use AI to handle tasks like initial screening.
