We've all been there. Applying for a job can be a long and labor-intensive task. Online tips recommend tailoring your resume and cover letter for each application. You should carefully match your skills to those listed in the job description to increase your chances of success. But what happens when that doesn't work?

Unfortunately, this is not uncommon. Difficulties finding work happen all the time. But with the introduction of many AI tools into the public domain, it seems that the dark days are over.

Recently, many fans ChatGPT takes advantage of its amazing capabilities in an attempt to get another job. Reddit user u/Fusion cap reveals his latest interaction with the chatbot, praising it for its recent professional success.

Podczas rozmowy użytkownik wydaje się wykorzystywać możliwości przetwarzania języka naturalnego GPT-4. Sprytnie podali modelce opis interesującej ich pracy i aktualny życiorys. Następnie Thermonuclear_Nut wykorzystał swoją wypróbowaną i przetestowaną metodę, aby skłonić ChatGPT To generate a customized cover letter and resume. Summarize the process in the following steps:

Read the job description, research the company and decide if it is indeed a good fit.

Copy paste:
- I will show you the job description, my resume and cover letter. I want you to use the job description to change the resume and cover letter to match the job description."
- Job description
- Curriculum Vitae/CV
- A general cover letter detailing your career goals
Take the result, treat it as a preliminary sketch, refine it by hand and look for hallucinations.

Copy paste:
- "I'll show you the job description and my resume/cover letter and give you a general opinion."
- Refined resume/cover letter

Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you are satisfied with the final product.

Interestingly, it seemed to work. Previously receiving only one interview invitation for every six job applications, this Reddit user has now received seven callbacks after twelve ChatGPT-inspired applications.

This could be a solution sent from heaven for many candidates, helping thousands of fans struggling to get on the career ladder. Some users even suggest that it could completely revolutionize the trajectory of their careers.

Resumes and cover letters generated by ChatGPT

Many Reddit fans have joined in with their opinions on Thermonuclear_Nut's recent ChatGPT discovery. A common phenomenon experienced by users is hallucinations, a phenomenon that occurs when the artificial intelligence begins to fabricate information and present it as fact.

To mitigate this predictable behavior, some suggest changing the prompts to encourage ChatGPT to get back to you for more information. Reddit user u/pukhalapuka politely rejects the most commonly used prompt to solve this problem - "ask me questions until you get enough information."

Relying on AI language models such as ChatGPT comes with many dangers when generating resumes and cover letters. As several users have pointed out in the thread, sharing personal and private data with an AI bot is a big no-no. To protect your identity and sensitive data, we do not recommend sharing any private information.

Final thoughts

Will you use ChatGPT the next time you apply for a job? If you want to learn more, you can find the full Reddit thread Here. Also read our article Can ChatGPT make my resume next.