Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?
Jobseekers are increasingly using AI to draft applications, while employers are debating the ethics of AI-assisted recruitment. While some companies are becoming more accepting of AI tools, candidates express frustration over the 'hypocrisy' of firms using AI to screen them while discouraging its use in applications.
Why it matters
The integration of AI into the hiring process is fundamentally changing the labor market and raising questions about authenticity and fairness.
Figure caption, Could using AI in your job application be ruining your chances of getting hired?
Would you use AI to help you write a CV or cover letter? How about during an online assessment or video interview for a job?
We are increasingly using the technology to help us with job applications, graduates , external and recruiters say, with many employers happy for us to do so within reason.
But when does it cross a line from being acceptable to unethical, or even cheating?
Tom, 22, from Maidstone graduated last year with a geography degree and says he applied for over 200 jobs before finally landing a role last month as a restaurant manager.
He says the process was "exhausting" and "demoralising", with employers often not even getting back to him, and he wouldn't have got through it without some help from AI.
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