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‘Spray and pray’: How AI job applications can backfire

Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

‘Spray and pray’: How AI job applications can backfire
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Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

Original source: BBC Business
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