AI Has Ruined the Job Market
The article discusses how AI has negatively impacted the job market by making hiring processes less effective and more homogenized. It highlights the challenges faced by both job seekers and employers due to the prevalence of AI tools in resume writing and application processes. As a result, applicants are struggling to stand out, while companies find it increasingly difficult to identify qualified candidates.
- ▪AI tools have commoditized the production of cover letters and resumes, leading to a lack of uniqueness in applications.
- ▪Job seekers are submitting hundreds of applications without receiving feedback, contributing to a chaotic job market.
- ▪Employers are relying on AI to screen resumes, resulting in uniform hiring decisions and increased rejection rates.
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IdeasAI Has Ruined the Job MarketMaybe flawed people were better than brute algorithms.By Annie LowreyIllustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Diyun Zhu / Getty; James Whitaker / Getty; Valerii Evlakhov / Getty.June 2, 2026, 3:27 PM ET ShareSave Listen−1.0x+Seek0:008:26A few years ago, Ken Schumacher was working for a technology company. Part of his job involved assessing potential hires: hopping on a Zoom call, giving an applicant an engineering test (kind of like a crossword puzzle with code instead of words), and going on “mute for an hour” as the applicant struggled through it.Except many of the candidates weren’t struggling. The firm’s exercises were getting posted on sites such as Glassdoor.
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