{"id":206440,"date":"2025-10-17T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/206440\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:45:10","slug":"experts-warn-ai-is-impacting-job-hunting-and-recruitment-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/206440\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts warn AI is impacting job-hunting and recruitment process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applying for jobs has become increasingly harder in recent years and recent advances in technology mean searching for a new role has added complexities. <\/p>\n

AI can make it easier for an applicant to apply for more jobs and to tailor their CV and covering letter for the role.<\/p>\n

But that can mean more people vying for the same jobs, and that has led to businesses using AI themselves to filter through the applications they receive.<\/p>\n

In some cases, firms have even been using AI generated \u2018avatars\u2019 to interview candidates on video calls.<\/p>\n

That sort of practice is more common in the United States and Europe but could become more prominent in the UK.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s having a profound impact\u2019\"RecruitmentSTV NewsRecruitment consultant Stephanie Halliday STV News<\/p>\n

Recruitment consultant Stephanie Halliday has worked in the sector for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

She told STV News: \u201cNothing has been quite as profound as the introduction of AI. What we\u2019re seeing a lot of is AI being used for screening processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quite tricky because in the initial stages of process, you could be trying to satisfy an AI screening process or a human process.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t always necessarily know which, and it\u2019s quite hard to try to speak to both at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The use of AI when sifting through applications is more commonly seen in background processes, often without the knowledge of those applying.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s been an eye-opener\u2019<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a conundrum Rhona Lawson knows well. She was made redundant from her role in marketing at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

What followed was months of applications and putting in the hard yards trying to find her next job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realised quite quickly that the job market had changed,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been an eye-opener.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past I\u2019d maybe secured interviews within a month or so, whereas that wasn\u2019t happening. It\u2019s a tougher market than it\u2019s been in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s quite a lot of remote roles post-Covid. That sounds great because there\u2019s more remote roles, but it also means there\u2019s a lot more people applying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rhona said she\u2019d spend \u201ca day on an application\u201d but then would \u201cnot hear anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"RhonaSTV NewsRhona Lawson said applying for jobs in the age of AI has been \u2018an eye-opener\u2019 STV News<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until she then started using AI herself to put together her applications, as suggested by recruiters, that Rhona started to have more success in her hunt.<\/p>\n

Rhona has now finally secured a new job which she described as a \u201csuch a great feeling\u201d but it was clear from her experience that the way the market works has changed significantly since she had last been applying for roles.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I started to match keywords and score a CV, I actually found I got more interviews quite quickly after making that shift. I also spoke to people I knew, ex-colleagues, people you\u2019ve come across in business. All that really helped as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Employers say using artificial intelligence when sorting through applicants can be useful for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n

The number of people applying can be at such a size that the task of putting together a shortlist can be too arduous for a human.<\/p>\n

But AI can also more successfully spot when someone has used technology to such an extent themselves, that their application or CV may not be an accurate representation of their skills.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re seeing a lot more embellishment\u2019\"TheSTV NewsThe number of unemployed people per vacancy more than doubling in the last three years, according to ONS STV News<\/p>\n

Graeme Gordon is group CEO at Converge Solutions Group, a firm who say they do use AI in the hiring process.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe know the type of person we want, we know the skills we are looking for.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we use AI to help us with that job description so we get good standardisation across the business.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Graeme says they have seen a rise in people either telling fibs or even making things up when they apply.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cWe are seeing a lot more embellishment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all for using AI for making yourself look and sound better \u2013 providing it\u2019s a real intangible when it comes to the role and the interview process.\u201d<\/p>\n

The evolution of the job market and AI isn\u2019t likely to slow down anytime soon, for some it can be unnerving and hard to get to grips with.<\/p>\n

Stephanie says her advice is to \u201calways try and find the human in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are finding that you are in multiple processes that are clearly being managed autonomously by technology, find the human in the process and make the connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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