One lately employed trainee accountant, who did not need us to make use of his actual identify, advised the BBC he’d utilized for 50 graduate jobs and used AI in each utility. However he says it was just for researching roles, tidying up his CV and producing mock practise questions for video interviews.
Whereas he says he would by no means use the tech to cheat on assessments he is aware of individuals who would.
“I do know individuals who have utilized for 100 jobs and after some time they change into determined. In the event that they see everybody else is utilizing AI, they assume how can I compete?”
In accordance with the ISE, the graduate market has stabilised after a pointy fall final yr however stays robust. Graduate roles presently entice a mean of 141 purposes every, it says.
And whereas solely 16% of employers it surveyed are utilizing AI to display screen candidates, greater than half plan to introduce it as a result of giant volumes of purposes they’re receiving.
EDF doesn’t presently use AI screening however Hollie Moody says they could should in future.
She says the usage of AI in job purposes is a “ethical dilemma” that employers and staff will proceed to grapple with. However she stresses it can’t exchange what her agency is on the lookout for in new recruits.
“It is about authenticity, but additionally persona. We would like range of thought within the enterprise.”
