Digital Event Horizon
The future of hiring may require abandoning the résumé altogether in favor of methods that AI can't easily replicate—live problem-solving sessions, portfolio reviews, or trial work periods, just to name a few ideas. With thousands of applications flooding job posts and "hiring slop" taking over social media and the web, employers are struggling to make authentic connections in an increasingly inauthentic world.
The traditional hiring process has become complex due to AI-generated applications overwhelming employers. Fake identity cases are growing rapidly, with an estimated 1 in 4 job applicants being fraudulent by 2028. AI systems can hide invisible text in applications, allowing candidates to game screening systems. The use of AI-generated résumés has created an arms race between job seekers and employers. Companies are deploying their own AI defenses to combat the issue, such as Chipotle's Ava Cado tool. This trend has led to machines talking to machines, with humans getting lost in the shuffle. LinkedIn is providing new AI tools to help both candidates and recruiters narrow their focus.
The traditional hiring process has become increasingly complex, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) generating a flood of automated applications that are overwhelming employers. The problem began shortly after the emergence of mainstream generative AI bots in 2022, when some companies applied the technology to job applications to help overwhelmed job seekers.
In January, the Justice Department announced indictments in a scheme to place North Korean nationals in remote IT roles at US companies. Research firm Gartner says that fake identity cases are growing rapidly, with the company estimating that by 2028, about 1 in 4 job applicants could be fraudulent. AI systems can also hide invisible text in applications, potentially allowing candidates to game screening systems using prompt injections in ways human reviewers can't detect.
The use of AI-generated résumés has created an arms race between job seekers and employers, with both sides deploying increasingly sophisticated AI tools. LinkedIn now processes 11,000 submissions per minute—a 45 percent surge from last year—according to new data reported by The New York Times. This flood of automated applications is often referred to as "hiring slop," which currently haunts social media and the web with sensational pictures and misleading information.
The traditional résumé is becoming obsolete, and employers are struggling to make authentic connections in an increasingly inauthentic world. HR consultant Katie Tanner's experience illustrates the scale of the problem. She was inundated with over 1,200 applications for a single remote role that she had to remove the post entirely and was still sorting through the applications three months later.
To combat this issue, companies are now deploying their own AI defenses, such as Chipotle's AI chatbot screening tool, nicknamed Ava Cado. This tool has reportedly reduced hiring time by 75 percent. However, this trend from businesses has led to an arms race of escalating automation, with candidates using AI to generate interview answers while companies deploy AI to detect them—creating what amounts to machines talking to machines while humans get lost in the shuffle.
Ironically, LinkedIn has stepped into the middle of the crisis by providing even more AI, with new tools that aim to help both candidates and recruiters narrow their focus. For example, an AI agent launched late last year can write follow-up messages, conduct screening chats, suggest top applicants, and search for potential hires using natural language on the platform.
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Related Information:
https://www.digitaleventhorizon.com/articles/The-Future-of-Hiring-How-AI-Generated-Rsums-Are-Overwhelming-Employers-deh.shtml
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/the-resume-is-dying-and-ai-is-holding-the-smoking-gun/
Published: Tue Jun 24 14:26:49 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
