Using AI in Your Job Search Without Sounding Like a Robot
Aug 12, 2026 · 5 min read
I am not going to tell you to avoid AI. I use it. My clients use it. But there is a line, and hiring managers can feel it.
Where AI helps
Reformatting bullet points. Generating a first draft of a cover letter you will heavily edit. Summarizing a company's recent news before an interview. Brainstorming questions to ask.
Where it hurts
Anything where your specific story is the point. If your cover letter could belong to anyone, it works for no one.
The rule I use
Let AI produce the structure, then replace every generic sentence with something only you could have written. If a line survives that edit unchanged, it was probably fine.
The AI & Assistive Tools collection in the hub has the tools I recommend, with notes on where each one is actually useful.
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