This is an article in the Times, employers call for help as job candidates use AI in application.

I mean, listen, if you're going to make the applications process a mockery anyway, then don't be surprised when people treat it with the respect it deserves.

Like, that's my final answer on that, you know? Like, don't ask me to write a covering letter. Don't be surprised when I use a shitty robot to do it.

Don't ask me to write a covering letter unless it's going to significantly rewrite the

plot of a beloved children's novel. I mean, that's the key. That's the thing that they don't

teach you in like, sort of like work coaching or whatever. If you rewrite a beloved children's novel

and you cover letter, they have to hire you legally. That's what they don't teach you in Harvard

business school. Hiring managers have observed potential recruits and your cover less so they have to hire you legally. That's what they don't teach you in Harvard Business School.

Hiring managers have observed potential recruits using generative AI, such as chat GPT,

to write cover letters, formulate interview answers, and complete writing tests.

And what essentially they're doing is the strapline of the article says, um, uh, the government should issue advice to employers, which is, which is, yeah, and the advice is, uh, cope, sees, mold, you know?

Cope, and, um, you won't know if the person you're hiring is really inspired by meeting challenges and loves teamwork.

You will not know if they really think that.

This is the thing.

AI is terrible for writing essays.

Probably pretty good at racing covering letters.

Daniel Wolkin, Daniel, Daniel Vulcan, human resources expert before you can Daniel Runcan.

A human resources expert at Daily Remote

realized an employee had used AI to help with an application.

Quote, nothing quite prepared me.

It just occurs to me that one of these days I'm going to

read out the name of a person who is listening to the episode

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