{
  "id": 14348002,
  "title": "Job Market: Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Application Process",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/arbeitsmarkt-kunstliche-intelligenz-verandert-bewerbungsverfahren-im",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T02:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/arbeitsmarkt-kuenstliche-intelligenz-veraendert-bewerbungsverfahren-im-job/100262062.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A survey by job site Indeed found that artificial intelligence is changing the criteria used by HR departments to evaluate job applications. As a result, cover letters are losing significance, but applications generated by AI can also lead to immediate rejection. The survey of 300 HR decision-makers revealed that 56% reported an increase in applications per job posting compared to the previous year, with 21% citing a significant rise. On average, HR managers estimate that around a third of applications are created with the help of AI, leading 41% of respondents to directly sort out applications that appear to be fully written by AI. Many HR departments are also using automated processes to handle the growing number of applications, with 42% using software or AI for pre-selection, sometimes sorting out applications without human review.",
  "summary": "Applicants are drafting application documents with AI, companies are letting the machine do at least part of the preselection. This changes the criteria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}