Job Seekers – Some Using AI – Flood LinkedIn With 11,000 Applications a Minute – eWEEK

Image: korneevamaha/Envato eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Artificial intelligence is transforming the recruitment process. Job seekers are increasingly turning to AI to apply to as many openings as possible, while recruiting teams deploy it to manage the resulting floods of resumes and screening interviews.  LinkedIn reports an average of 11,000 applications submitted per minute on its platform, marking a 45% increase in the past year, according to The New York Times. The Times noted that “…generative artificial intelligence tools are contributing to the deluge.” “It’s an ‘applicant tsunami’ that’s just going to get bigger,” Hung Lee, a former recruiter and writer of the Recruiting Brainfood newsletter, told the publication. Job seekers use AI for quantity of applications, not quality Job applications overall increased by 31% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. In the UK, each graduate job opening receives an average of 140 responses, according to the Institute of Student Employers. A survey by Canva found that 45% of applicants are utilising AI to complete job applications.  Using tools like ChatGPT to generate responses to competency
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