AI-Generated Resumes Are Flooding the Job Market, Shifting Hiring From Polish to Proof
mdancho84 · x · 2026-11-08
Data scientist Dancho argues AI-generated perfect resumes are flooding the hiring market — polished bullets, keyword-stuffed summaries, generic cover letters in 30 seconds — leaving hiring managers unable to tell who is actually good, especially in AI and data science where everyone claims they can build ML models, use Python, work with LLMs, build RAG apps and automate workflows.
Hiring is shifting from polish to proof: employers now want working AI apps, portfolio demos, case studies, technical walkthroughs, public writing and deployed systems. The resume may still exist, but it impresses fewer people.
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