Aussie businesswoman Jane Lu has been left stunned after a potential employee emailed her a job application that had been copied and pasted using AI.
Ms Lu, who is the CEO of popular fashion and clothing brand Showpo, uploaded a video to TikTok on Wednesday to call out the jobseeker’s major blunder.
‘I think I’ve just received the worst job application ever,’ Ms Lu began.
She explained the jobseeker sent in his application as she is looking for someone to help her with a business course.
Ms Lu, who is also a panellist on Channel Ten series Shark Tank Australia was shocked that he failed to proofread his email.
It didn’t take her long to find the mistake in the first paragraph.
‘I am confident that my experience in [relevant experience/skill] positions me as a strong candidate,’ the sentence read.
‘It’s like ChatGPT copy and paste,’ Ms Lu said.
Showpo CEO and Shark Tank Australia panellist Jane Lu (pictured) was stunned when a jobseeker emailed his application which had been copied and pasted using AI
Ms Lu also pointed out a glaring error at the start of the email that proved the application was generated by AI.
‘Here is a more polished and articulate version of your cover letter,’ the sentence read.
An unimpressed Ms Lu pointed to her head at the end of the clip and said ‘you’ve got to use a little of this’ in reference to a brain.
The clip prompted viewers to recall similar experiences when hiring staff.
‘I had someone send me an application for a ‘medical administration position’. I was hiring for airport workers in aviation,’ one wrote.
Other viewers saw the funnier side.
‘Bro used a Google template and didn’t follow the prompts…just left them there,’ one commented.
Another added: ‘I love ChatGTP.’
Ms Lu was clearly unimpressed by the email (pictured centre) and urged people to use their brains
Ms Lu (pictured), who is also a panellist on the Channel Ten series ‘Shark Tank’, was shocked that the applicant failed to proofread the email before he sent in his application
Generative technologies such as AI and chatbots have become popular among millennials and Gen Z workers.
A recent survey conducted of working Aussies aged 18-64 found that 46 per cent of respondents said they used AI to prepare their job applications.
More than half of the millennials surveyed admitted to using AI to prepare their applications.
Men reported using AI technology for their applications more than women, with 52 per cent compared to 40 per cent.
While using AI to prepare job applications has become a trend, recruiters can pick up on when it’s been used by keeping a close eye on errors in applications.
Applications that aren’t personalised and the presence of US spelling in words are common signs that AI has been used in an application.
Other indicators include inconsistencies in the formatting and the excessive use of employment buzzwords such as ‘innovative’ and ‘dynamic’.
By Daily Mail Online, October 24, 2024
