Evidence on AI and hiring is thinner than most headlines suggest.
Most discussion of AI in hiring asks one narrow question: "Can it get me past the ATS?" A better question is whether AI help changes what happens later, at the interview and offer stages. Honest answer: the published evidence is limited.
What the research supports
van Inwegen, Munyikwa and Horton ran a field experiment with nearly half a million jobseekers on one online labor platform. Jobseekers given algorithmic writing assistance for their resumes were hired about 8% more often.
That study looked at hiring on one platform. It did not measure interview pass rates, offer acceptance, on-the-job performance or negotiation, and it did not test a specific tool.
Preparing for interviews
Without outcome numbers, practical advice is still useful:
- Make sure every line on your resume is something you can explain with a specific example.
- Use AI tools, if you like, to rehearse answers and generate practice questions from the job description. Judge the answers yourself.
- Prepare a few short stories about real work you have done, with the situation, your action and the result.
- Prepare questions for the interviewer about the role and team.
FilteredIn's free resume check lets you paste or upload a resume (PDF or TXT) and, optionally, a job description. It returns feedback on content and keywords. The score is feedback on your document, not a prediction of any employer's ATS or hiring decision.
Sources
- van Inwegen, Munyikwa and Horton, "Algorithmic Writing Assistance on Jobseekers' Resumes Increases Hires," arXiv:2301.08083. arxiv.org/abs/2301.08083