Companies are cracking down on job applicants trying to use AI to boost their prospects. AI was supposed to make the job hunt easier, but job seekers should expect landing a new gig harder in the coming years, thanks to companies growing increasingly suspicious of candidates using bots to get their foot in the door. AdvertisementWorkday found that job applications grew at four times the pace of job openings in the first half of this year, with recruiters processing 173 million applications, while there were just 19 million job requisitions. Candidates sending in applications spruced up with AI has also made it harder to determine who can actually do the job. Am I talking to the real person or are they using AI in the background?"

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