Job seekers make applications less polished to avoid AI suspicion

Generative AI has made polished application writing easier to produce, while also making polished language easier to question. New JobAssist research suggests some candidates are now editing their own applications to avoid sounding machine-generated.
Workers want higher pay and seniority without managing a team

New JobAssist research suggests a sizable share of workers still want to advance, while rejecting the assumption that career progression should eventually require responsibility for a team.
Employers want AI skills, but applicants often don’t know what that means

AI proficiency is appearing in professional hiring well beyond technical roles, while applicants often say employers leave the requirement poorly defined. The result is a hiring signal that can influence both whether candidates apply and how they prepare for recruitment....
Too many meetings turn candidates off, but many are afraid to ask

How much of the working week is spent in scheduled calls can shape whether a role feels workable. New JobAssist research suggests many candidates want that information before accepting a job, yet hesitate to ask for it directly during an interview.
Entry-level jobs are making applicants opt out

Entry-level hiring increasingly asks candidates to make an early judgment about whether a vacancy is truly meant for someone at the beginning of a career. New JobAssist research suggests that unclear requirements can shape that decision before an application is ever subm...
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