Ask HN: How do you apply for jobs in the age of AI?
With AI being used by applicants to spam-apply to any open positions, and recruiters using AI as a filter, it feels like there's a lot of noise and few humans in the system right now.
I thought about simply doing the same (building some n8n automation, or using one of the countless find-a-job-and-apply AI tools on GitHub), but I think there's a better way to do all of this - maybe even by getting around all of this AI shitshow?!
Things I was thinking about:
- don't optimize the CV/motivational letter with AI so that it sounds authentic
- do unsolicited applications at companies i find interesting (since no job posting is open, no AI will suggest this company - and probably the recruiter will read the application)
- do more networking (i hate that shit but IK its the most effective) Honestly, I think fighting AI with AI is inevitable at this point. When everyone is sending applications, AI may be the solution to reduce all this noise in the job market. When I was applying for jobs, I tried to focus more on roles that matched my CV, instead of sending out multiple applications. Lately, I’ve seen a lot of new AI job search platforms emerging that claim to help with this. From platforms for optimising CVs to matching candidates with relevant roles. I’m yet to try them myself, but I’ve signed up to the waitlist for one called TalentAid and will get my first month free, so I’m looking forward to giving it a go. If these tools do what they promise, they could definitely make it easier for candidates to get their CVs through an AI-powered ATS and actually reach human eyes. As I said, sometimes you have to fight AI with AI.