{
  "id": 2991392,
  "title": "How much should you be using AI in your job search? Recruiters and career coaches weigh in.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/how-much-should-you-be-using-ai-in-your-job-search-recruiters-and",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:52:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/how-use-ai-job-search-applications-hr-pros-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recruiters and career coaches offer guidance on how applicants should utilize AI during their job search. They advise against hiding the use of AI, as employers are more concerned with the validity of a candidate's claims than the polish of their résumé. It is suggested that candidates should be able to explain the reasoning behind their accomplishments if questioned by recruiters. AI can aid in refining a résumé, but the content must still reflect the candidate's true experiences and skills. Using AI to generate an excessive amount of applications may appear inauthentic and could potentially raise suspicion among recruiters.",
  "summary": "HR pros say job seekers don't need to hide their AI usage, as long as they can back up the claims they make.",
  "key_points": [
    "Recruiters prioritize the truthfulness of candidates' claims over résumé polish.",
    "Candidates should explain AI's role in accomplishments if questioned.",
    "Overusing AI-generated applications may raise suspicion among recruiters."
  ],
  "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."
}