87% use AI to polish their application: How recruiters still find the best candidates

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Imagine you're responsible for recruiting at your company. You receive applications every day. How are you supposed to keep track of them all? The answer seems obvious: artificial intelligence (AI). But while AI helps sift through the flood of applications, it also presents new challenges. Candidates themselves are also using increasingly sophisticated AI tools to increase their chances: 87% have already used AI tools to embellish or exaggerate their skills in an application. In this article, you'll learn how candidates use AI in the application process and how companies can make the right decision. 

In this article
Job seekers no longer optimize their applications exclusively for the HR manager, but also for AI
87% exaggerate their skills in applications with the help of AI tools
How job seekers use the possibilities of AI in the application process to their advantage and what recruiters should pay attention to
How can recruiters assess the true skills of candidates?
AI in the application process: Conclusion
There's always talk about how HR professionals and companies use AI to optimize their b2b email list recruiting processes. However, in this study, we also want to look at the other side: How many job seekers use AI tools, how do they use the technology to optimize their application process, and how do they use AI to improve their hiring prospects? What new challenges does this pose for recruiters, and how can they still find the right candidates? 

We surveyed 2,997 job seekers from 12 countries, including 250 from Germany, to find the answers.* With these insights, HR managers, who face new challenges posed by applicants' use of AI, can find ways to select the right candidates. 

Highlights of the study : 

87% of candidates exaggerate their skills in applications using AI tools
52% say AI tools are important or very important for their current job search.
28% of applicants use AI tools to complete a test task or skills assessment.
Job seekers no longer optimize their applications exclusively for the HR manager, but also for AI
HR expert Marcus K. Reif [1] explains how AI is revolutionizing the recruitment process for both HR professionals and applicants: "The use of AI technologies enables companies to make the recruitment process more efficient and effective. Recruitment becomes faster for applicants and more precise for employers, leading to improved candidate selection and hiring."