Friday, August 9, 2019

A New Low, Lower than Scum, Your Name is AI

Holly macaroni this job spam is the biggest pile of turd on this side of Y2K:
  1. my e-mail address was scraped by something from Monster
  2. am I to have a "conversation" with an AI?
  3. "It can learn more about you beyond just a resume"? Like what?
  4. "it’s difficult to communicate who you are" -- sure... to an AI?
  5. this is priceless... of all the bullcrap recruiters message me this is the most outré:
    As an AI Recruiter, I help you to expand upon your experience and skills. I understand the requirements of the job and give you the opportunity to elaborate on how your skills and experiences relate to the position in your own words.
This is a good excerpt of their spam template:
Subject: Chat with Wendy about blah jd
 
My name is W3ndy, and I'm helping the XYZ hiring
team. I should also mention I'm artificially intelligent
Recruiter. Yep, you heard that right! 

I'm working with XYZ to hire for their Systems
Engineer position in Colorado Springs, Florida1.
I came across your resume and thought that you might
be a good fit for this role.

My goal is to learn more about you beyond just a resume.
Through a simple conversation, I can help you get in front
of the hiring managers faster. My aim is to be your advocate,
presenting you in the most relevant way possible.

To get started please click the button below to begin
chatting with me. I'm looking forward to meeting you!
  
Happy Chatting!

W3ndy
AI Recruiting Partner
Powered by Wad3 & W3ndy
 
*FAQs:* 

*What if I have questions or run into any problems?* 

 If at any point you require assistance, please email the Wade & Wendy
human support team at help@XYZQ.ai. They're eager to help!
 
 
*Will the hiring manager see this chat? What happens next?* 

 Yes. The hiring manager uses the chat, as well as the rest of your
application, to determine next steps. If the hiring team chooses to move
forward with your application, they will reach out via email.
 
 
*Why are we doing this in a chat format?* 
 
It's difficult to communicate who you are and what you can do in a
bullet point on your resume or in the summary section of your LinkedIn
profile. Those tools are two-dimensional you='re not. As an AI
Recruiter, I help you to expand upon your experience and skills. I
understand the requirements of the job and give you the opportunity to
elaborate on how your skills and experiences relate to the position in your
own words.
1 = There is no such place. Just nitpicking.

-ulianov

Aug 14 update: a clear-eyed recruiter suggested that I might be used as training material for the AI. Also that the AI funnels/weeds out candidates to flesh&blood recruiters.