As somebody who writes government resumes on a weekly foundation and coaches in-house counsel on the chief job search course of, I’ve quietly watched the growth in AI-generated resumes sweep throughout the job search market. It appeared apparent as to the obvious the explanation why you shouldn’t use AI to put in writing your government (authorized) resume or LinkedIn profile: moral implications of inaccurate and already printed info, low-level writing and boilerplate generalizations, and the repetitive and overused jargon that AI spits again out. But, it wasn’t till I not too long ago encountered a state of affairs of AI-crafted responses by an government shopper that I spotted it’s time to shed necessary gentle to readers of my column.
My government purchasers sometimes haven’t job searched in a decade or two. Most are behind the occasions on marketing themselves strategically as a result of they’ve constantly simply up to date that archaic resume template from their profession companies division in faculty or legislation faculty. These executives are sometimes ranging from floor zero of their job search with no factual information or a brag e-book of achievements saved all through their government profession trajectory. Many expertise mind fatigue when dialing again by means of their profession historical past making an attempt to recollect particular info and examples the place they’ve shined.
Just a few weeks in the past, I had an government shopper who utilized AI to answer a collection of ordinary questions I present purchasers as a part of a private stock to acquire extra particulars of their profession trajectory and accomplishments. As I learn by means of the responses, they appeared robotic and generic, but not pointed on to this shopper’s expertise. It was clear the shopper relied on ChatGPT or the same AI software program to do the heavy lifting.
I additionally shortly realized that the dialog on our Zoom teaching name flowed in another way than the phrases on paper, and the shopper’s expertise didn’t precisely match what the responses detailed. The responses to the questions missed the extra intricate items of this shopper’s executive-level expertise which made him a really stand-out candidate. Within the teaching relationship, being clear with purchasers is essential.
I defined to the shopper the issue with counting on AI to offer correct info in a profession setting. I referred again to the examples of his profession historical past that I used to be capable of elevate out of him by urgent additional on questions (and follow-up questions) in that Zoom teaching name. AI by no means supplied these tidbits of necessary info. Had I relied on these preliminary responses crafted by AI supplied to me by this shopper, his story would have been a whole miss in each his resume and LinkedIn profile.
Whereas I believe AI can definitely offer you organized packing lists for bucket checklist journeys or plan out terrific journey itineraries for dream locations, I do imagine it might additionally present a framework of concepts for brainstorming or aid you craft the define for correspondence if you’ve bought author’s block. Nevertheless, relying solely on AI to put in writing your government resume/LinkedIn profile or reply to an government search recruiter’s questions goes to sink your profession quicker than the Titanic. What we’re experiencing now is identical problematic state of affairs that happens when fluff, hyperbole, and the “key phrase stuffing” part of 30-plus expertise replaces precise info and proof in a shopper’s resume.
AI Is Not Human-Voice-Centric
If you pop a query into ChatGPT or one other AI software program, it’s culling info from the web and using it to offer a generic response, with out fact-checking it. Since I’ve authored quite a few articles on how to write a general counsel resume, AI culls a few of that info when prompting it with a query relating to the talents of a general counsel. But, the data is primary and gives zero correlation to your personal expertise. Bear in mind, your LinkedIn profile is public and forward-facing. In consequence, and never surprisingly, AI additionally takes examples of normal counsel LinkedIn profiles (lots of which I’ve written for former purchasers) to offer that responsive info.
Thus, by relying solely on AI, you’re merely repurposing current blanket info, not the sort that’s a part of your authentic career story, personal brand, or true distinctive worth. It’s not fact-centric. It’s giving baseline and rudimentary responses. AI is just not displaying as much as your subsequent general counsel interview, the place you’ll be responding to very particular questions that request detailed situations out of your private first-hand expertise (the sort that ChatGPT or an AI chatbot doesn’t know of).
AI Is No Match For The Discerning Govt
You merely can not sport the system through the use of AI-generated resumes to advance within the hiring course of, particularly on the government stage. Recruiters, CEOs, and boards can learn between the strains. And, as we’re additionally nicely conscious of, companies are using technology to see if AI wrote the resume, not you. AI won’t ever substitute the human voice that’s wanted within the boardroom, standing on the entrance strains of the corporate disaster.
However right here’s the larger downside past the moral implications of trying to switch AI-generated resumes with human voice resumes: for those who can’t reply the questions off the cuff in that interview, and also you don’t match the particular person illustrated on paper (or LinkedIn), you’ve now simply blacklisted your self from future alternatives at these firms. So, why even go down that highway? Why take the simple manner out only for a fast first-pass?
For the businesses, hiring groups, and executive search recruiters studying this text, proceed to consider easy methods to separate stand-out candidates within the sea of AI mishmash — a world that’s now combatting between the rote checklists of expertise from the precise experiences and battlegrounds that outline that subsequent best normal counsel or CEO.
Wendi Weiner is an lawyer, profession professional, and founding father of The Writing Guru, an award-winning government resume writing companies firm. Wendi creates highly effective profession and private manufacturers for attorneys, executives, and C-suite/Board leaders for his or her job search and digital footprint. She additionally writes for main publications about different careers for legal professionals, private branding, LinkedIn storytelling, profession technique, and the job search course of. You’ll be able to attain her by electronic mail at [email protected], join along with her on LinkedIn, and observe her on Twitter @thewritingguru.
