Greenhouse reports 81% of job seekers were rejected without contact in the past year. 31% said this happens often or almost always. 71% took extra steps to get noticed. 77% of US job seekers used AI in their search. 60% changed how they wrote to avoid sounding like AI. 62% tried tactics to pass AI screening. 54% used AI to figure out what the system wanted. 40% added skills or keywords they did not have. 96% had at least one complaint after interviews. 45% cited being ghosted by the employer. 88% want a legal requirement for AI disclosure in interviews. 55% want advance notice of AI use. The survey covered 2,800 people in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany and Australia.
What changed
Job seekers previously did not tailor applications for AI screening or human suspicion of AI use.
What it unlocks
Job seekers now adapt applications to pass AI screening and prove authenticity to employers.
- 71% took extra steps to get noticed
- 81% rejected without contact in past year
- 31% ghosted often or almost always
- 38% of Gen Z ghosted often or almost always
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