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Jobseekers turn to AI tools amid high-volume graduate job applications

Graduates and recruiters report growing use of AI to draft CVs, cover letters and prepare for online assessments and video interviews. Tom, 22, from Maidstone, says he used AI to help manage over 200 job applications before securing a restaurant manager role, describing the process as exhausting and demoralising. Many employers reportedly tolerate AI use in applications within limits, though the boundary between acceptable assistance and cheating remains unclear.

bbc.co.uk · 2026-10-13

Dumb.co requires handwritten cover letters for internship applicants

Flip-phone startup Dumb.co asked applicants for four internship roles to submit handwritten cover letters after receiving a flood of AI-generated submissions that felt impersonal. The company received nearly 900 applications through Handshake, with about 70% including handwritten letters, and 200 to 300 candidates also mailed in physical applications, according to customer success manager Marlee Pelton-Fuentes.

entrepreneur.com · 2026-09-28