Sarah Green Carmichael, Columnist

Go Ahead, Write Your Cover Letter With ChatGPT

AI doesn’t have to be “cheating.” The smart candidates will tap it to make their good applications even better.

July 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM UTC

Sarah Green Carmichael is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and editor. Previously, she was an executive editor at Harvard Business Review.

Like it or not, applicants are using AI.
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Artificial intelligence is already making it easier for workers to put together a job application. The jury’s still out on whether it’s also making it easier for them to get the job.

Nearly half of recent hires used AI to apply, according to a survey by Resume Builder released in May. The same month, Resume Templates released its own survey results, showing that 1 in 5 Gen Zers looking for a job has used ChatGPT to create a resume or cover letter.