Recruiter says AI barely helps sourcing, but it has broken the resume as a signal
ZeeshanZiaML · x · 2026-07-23
A recruiter with 15 years of experience says AI did help a bit with candidate search, but the bigger change is that AI has broken the resume as a reliable signal.
The post argues that when resumes are easy to polish or generate, hiring systems lose a core filter and have to rely more on other evidence of competence and fit.
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