How job seekers are using AI to supercharge their job hunt

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How job seekers are using AI to supercharge their job hunt

When Erica Schwartz graduated from Boston University in 2017, the marketing major ran into a wall experienced by many young job-seekers: You can do everything right and still not get an interview.

She applied to several hundred jobs before finally landing a position. Besides the constant discouragement, the process was tedious and time-consuming, she told CBS MoneyWatch. "It sucks, you have to create this many profiles. You upload your resume and it doesn't fill in the application fields."

Job hunting again in 2018, Schwartz shared her frustrations with her younger brother, Victor, who was studying computer science at Duke University at the time and working on a way to automate job applications. He made his sister an early guinea pig for the tool, which collected job listings from across the web and sent hundreds of applications that automatically filled out questionnaires, generated cover letters and kept track of everything throughout the process.

"I didn't do anything and I was able to apply in bulk," she recalled. More important, Erica received 30 interview requests.

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