120 resumes for 2 AI roles: AI-written applications bury real talent in noise
MicahBerkley · x · 2026-10-15
An AI hiring manager describes the pain of hiring in 2026: 120+ resumes in one week for just 2 spots, 90% of them pure fluff — and those already passed their AI screening. When everyone uses AI to write resumes, every candidate sounds like a genius until they open the IDE. He argues real talent exists but is buried under layers of AI-generated noise, and is looking for AI Solutions Architects who actually build integrations.
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