If only that effort went into something that wouldn’t make an already terrible experience worse, for both sides. Increasing the amount of spam — however “personalized” and targeted — can only clog the employment funnel more.
Filing out and submitting applications describes the worst way to get a job. Everything we know about effective job hunting says to leverage professional and personal connections, to carefully target a few potential employers with the goal of bypassing the online application and automated screening treadmill. You have optimized the least effective way to get a job.
LinkedIn already provides the worst platform for both job seekers and employers, a last resort, a parody of success and productivity. Zero times any multiplier still gives zero.
> Tone and style matching to fit company culture
> Keyword optimization for improved application relevance
Can't say I'm thrilled to see AI being used like this.
What are the long-term implications of making a tool like this publicly available? What first-stage "job CAPTCHAs" await applicants to distinguish them from bots? Rate-limited background checks from an accredited third party, like id.me?
Will companies even care that this is now the state of the recruitment landscape? And if not, without a deep professional network and personal relationships, how will you be able to cut through the noise?