The Captivators

— INTRODUCTION — Many job seekers use Generative AI  for ideas and guidance. While GenAI can be useful in many ways, job seekers are in a particularly vulnerable position. Our purpose was to assess how helpful GenAI may be to job seekers looking for feedback on their resumes. The resume is often a lightning rod topic for job seekers. There are no shortage of opinions on the topic and as one of the few tangible elements of a job search, blame for lack of results will often cir

In an effort to align work history with a role, many candidates are turning to AI. Running your resume through AI can lead to a whole host of problems:  — Scoring too high on candidate dashboards —  1) Scoring too high is a red flag for a candidate who is trying to game the system. An old trick was to use white font loaded with keywords to trigger hits. Now we have AI inserting it for you. Spamming keywords may work to get a candidate through the screening process, but you ne

As more AI tools hit the market, it can be tempting to test Job Search AI tools to accelerate the job search process. While an...