Senior ex-Google employee in Bengaluru shares why ChatGPT-created resumes are a bad idea

Nupur Dave pointed out that recruiters might be quick to identify resumes that were curated by ChatGPT or other AI bots. (Image credit: LinkedIn)

Bengaluru-based Nupur Dave worked with Google in San Franciso for 10 years before taking early retirement at 40 and moving back to India. Now, as an NRI counsellor, she coaches Indians on careers abroad, and encourages job seekers to not rely on ChatGPT entirely to create their resumes as it decreases their chances of being shortlisted by a prospective employer.

"I can guess in three seconds an email I got was chewed out of ChatGPT's AI machines," Dave wrote on LinkedIn.

Elaborating on how recruiters can identify that the resumes were written by AI chatbots, she said, "It's not Indian English. Indian English sounds like "I want to apply for the same". 'I wanted to follow up regarding the proposal'. Instead, ChatGPT sounds like an American who had a terrible but strict English teacher. 'I am writing to express my genuine interest in....'."

AI-generated resumes are also boring, Dave said. "You'd glaze through it. 'I have excelled in creating and nurturing long-term client relationships, understanding diverse client requirements, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver customized solutions.' I'd rather you wrote 'I rock' with your own hands," she said.

Another giveaway is that these resumes tend to be too perfect. "Perfectly spaced, capitalised, dash-ed, and contains more description than the average person can invent. Heck, even I, as a writer myself, can't come up with such a word-dance," Dave said, explaining that resumes like this do nothing to instill trust in the candidate. "When your message to me, delivered through the loving arms of AI, says, 'I am particularly drawn to your commitment to providing innovative solutions.' I think, 'Really? Did YOU think so?"

Using ChatGPT to create resumes may also make the job seeker come across as lazy and the document is likely to read the same as everyone else's, not letting the candidate stand out. "You sound like everyone else," Dave said.

"Suddenly you're not special anymore. You've lost all the originality I would love to see-- the real YOU!"

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