"Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to express my interest..."
Have 9 words ever done as much DAMAGE??? 🤯
Because when recruiters see that opening in a cover letter, the application review is already OVER. ❌
Not because they hate AI.
But because that ONE line tells them everything they need to know:
🤖 You outsourced your first impression to a machine
🫥 And the machine made you look exactly like the other 999 people who did the EXACT same thing.
Here's the brutal math:
At Google, Goldman, McKinsey - any top firm - there are at least 1,000 applicants for every single job.
The only way to win that game is to be DIFFERENT.
And the moment you let AI write your story for you, you've already made yourself a commodity.
The irony?
AI is an incredible tool for job seekers - just *not* for the things most people are using it for.
Which is why I was so excited to join Erica DeBiase on the Babson College Grad CCD Podcast to break down the real Dark Side of AI in the job search, including:
😬 Why blasting out 1,000 AI-generated applications still gives you a 0% chance of getting hired
😮 The one stat about CS grads that should change how every student thinks about their career path
🤩 And what actually gets people hired in one of the toughest job markets in the last 15 years
So give it a listen below! 👇
👉 And then let us know some of the Darkest Dark Sides you're seeing with AI today!