In the age of artificial intelligence, we’ve become a bit too comfortable letting machines do our bidding. If you’re anything like me, you probably think of AI as a magical solution to all life’s little annoyances - like trying to find a recipe that uses up the questionable ingredients in your fridge or pretending to be interested in a conference call while actually Googling how to make sourdough.
But when it comes to writing your CV, handing over the reins to an AI may not be the brightest idea. After all, there’s a reason we don’t let robots compose love letters or make life-changing decisions, like choosing between tea or coffee in a morning. And yet, here we are, allowing them to write our CVs, expecting the result to be Shakespearean in its brilliance. Spoiler alert: it’s not.
The Buzzword Bonanza
You’ve seen them before—those CVs that read like someone fed a thesaurus into a blender and served it on a silver platter. When AI takes charge, it tends to spew out phrases like "synergize optimal channels"and "orchestrate strategic paradigms"with the kind of reckless abandon only a machine could muster.
Unfortunately, while these buzzwords may sound impressive in the boardroom bingo game, they usually result in a CV that’s as appealing as a wet sock. Hiring managers might find themselves reaching for a dictionary, all the while contemplating their life choices. You wanted your CV to stand out, but instead, it’s buried under a mountain of jargon.
The One-Size-Fits-All Approach
AI doesn’t do nuance. It doesn’t understand that your two-year gap in employment was due to an epic world tour where you discovered yourself in an ashram in India. Instead, it spits out a one-size-fits-all CV that fails to capture your unique story. You are reduced to a series of bullet points that could belong to anyone who’s ever worked in an office and survived the daily battle of remembering their password.
The result is a cookie-cutter CV that lacks personality, charm, and that crucial human touch. Employers, who are actually looking for a human being to fill the role, will find themselves baffled by the lack of character and wonder if they’re hiring an actual robot.
The Comedy of Errors
Letting AI write your CV is like giving a toddler a typewriter and expecting them to produce the next great novel. Sure, it might be entertaining, but it’s more likely to result in a series of unfortunate typos, grammatical disasters, and sentences that don’t quite make sense.
In one instance, an AI-generated CV proudly declared that the applicant had "experience in managing unruly llamas."As amusing as that might be, unless you’re applying for a job at a petting zoo, it’s not exactly relevant. The AI might also decide that your role as a "marketing guru"is better described as a "market gardening gnu"—and suddenly, you’re qualified to plant vegetables rather than strategize social media campaigns.
The Missed Opportunities
Perhaps the biggest tragedy of an AI-written CV is the missed opportunities to showcase what truly makes you you. AI might overlook that time you single-handedly organized a company charity run or miss the fact that you’re fluent in a language that could be a game-changer for the business.
The machine doesn’t understand the importance of nuance, the weight of a personal anecdote, or the power of a well-placed joke. Your CV becomes a sterile document devoid of the very qualities that make you unique, turning you into just another applicant in a sea of AI-generated sameness.
Need a Human Touch to Your Recruitment?
If you’re tired of machine-made mediocrity and want to bring some personality back to your recruitment process, look no further. At Coburg Banks, we celebrate the human element, and we know how to find candidates who bring more than just algorithms and buzzwords to the table.
Let us help you find the talent that’s not only qualified but also a delight to work with. Get in touch today, and we promise not to let AI make a mess of your recruitment process. After all, some things are best left to the humans.
