With AI tools having become mainstream, perfectly written and tailored resumes, CVs, cover letters, and job or grant applications have become very easy for anyone to produce. But when every application is perfect, how does one stand out?
There have been some stories and evidence that some employers and organizations are looking at imperfections - rather than perfections - in applications as a way to weed out candidates from the pool.
There is the effective, but very risky, "grandstanding" approach to being memorable - putting something blunt or outrageous in a cover letter. "Just hire me! I know you probably ain't gonna read this anyway. 🤪".
Or intentionally putting in typos or mistakes into the writing to make it appear more "hueman". (Quotes allow you to bypass a lot of algorithm checks, btw.)
Or the "random anecdote" approach - where I was eating a popsicle at the Mexican market today while thinking about this post, as I was walking down the street.
Or for a more subtle approach - the "blip" - where you suddenly shift tones (like it matters, bro) that's much more difficult for a machine to emulate.
We actually might be entering a golden age of creativity in the near future, thanks to AI. But maybe not in the way its supporters or critics think: people will get rewarded for ignoring it or subverting it, rather than using it as it was intended.
Then again, that's how creativity itself gets started, anyway. We're always looking for new ways of standing out.
Did I use AI to write this post? Yes, and no. If you can't tell already, you may already be falling behind. 👀
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