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One recently hired trainee accountant, who did not want us to use his real name, told the BBC he had applied for 50 graduate jobs and used AI in every application. But he says it was only to research roles, brush up his resume and generate mock practice questions for video interviews.
While he says he would never use the tech to cheat on grades, he knows people who would.
“I know people who have applied for 100 jobs and become desperate after a while. When they see that everyone else is using AI, they think, how can I compete?”
According to the ISE, the graduate market has stabilized after a sharp fall last year but remains tough. Graduate roles currently attract an average of 141 applications, it says.
And while only 16% of the employers they surveyed use AI to screen candidates, more than half plan to introduce it due to the large volume of applications they receive.
Hollie Moody says that EDF does not currently use AI screening, but it will have to in the future.
For her, the use of AI in job applications remains a “moral dilemma” that employers and candidates continue to struggle with. But she stresses it can’t replace what her company looks for in new recruits.
“It’s about authenticity, but also personality. We want diversity of thought in the business.”
