Junior-banker hiring is now a battle against AI-written resumes

Like many job applicants, young bankers are increasingly using AI tools like ChatGPT to draft their resumes. But it becomes an issue for recruiters when they don’t properly proofread their applications and errors creep in. — Pixabay

For junior bankers using AI to help draft their resumes: Recruitment firms are on to you.

Words like "robust” and "meticulous” are telltale signs that banking hopefuls have enlisted AI to polish up their resumes, according to Wall Street executive search firms. Other giveaways are overused phrases like "ever-evolving”, or when candidates say they played "a significant role shaping” something, recruiters say.