HACKER Q&A
📣 koakuma-chan

Can LLM-generated text get my resume or cover letter rejected?


I put some AI-generated text into my resume to fill the space (just generic "excellent software developer with excellent knowledge, blah blah blah"), and have been wondering if employers run something like GPTZero to auto reject anything that gets flagged.


  👤 blackbrokkoli Accepted Answer ✓
Don't know about auto-rejecting, but as a recruiter I'd run an AI checker if the text feels suspicious. Wouldn't risk it unless you're on a very tight deadline; why not spend the 15 minutes of writing the filler yourself?

👤 JohnFen
I wouldn't bother running anything through a scan, but if I could tell it's AI-generated, I'd be very likely to just move on to the next one. However, the larger issue would be the existence of filler, AI generated or not. All else being equal, brevity is a good thing.