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Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by anotheraccount9 »

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Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by gus_massa »

throwaway675309 wrote: post #22
andrewfromx wrote: post #3

um dup? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35113802

Seems like it was posted by the same person, so I guess they didn't get enough traction two weeks ago and felt the need to repost it.

I agree. From the FAQ:

> Are reposts ok?

> If a story has not had significant attention in the last year or so, a small number of reposts is ok. Otherwise we bury reposts as duplicates.

It's not clear what "significant attention" means, and how many are "a small number". The other post got only 18 upvotes and 7 comments, so I guess a repost is fine.

Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by macintux »

Ozzie_osman wrote: post #63
vkou wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Has anyone hiring for a company with more than 10 employees in the 21st century even read a cover letter? And if they have, are they stupid enough to actually believe it? For most people looking for work, rent's due next month, and they are machine-gunning applications, they aren't actually deeply passionate about getting a job at .

I read them. I don't expect applicants to write them, and if it's a formal letter that they copy-paste around, I skim it and don't really factor it in. But a lot of times the candidate will say why they are interested in the role (they are passionate about the space, they use the product, etc) and it does give higher intent than just a normal application (which candidates often just spray out). (I'm at a 20 person co…

I was hoping my last targeted cover letter would at least get me a real rejection letter instead of a form letter, but no such luck.

Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by hackernewds »

lucb1e wrote: post #12

I wonder what I would think of a candidate who submits a computer-generated text for me to read, especially when the input is not even human bullet points but just the job post and the resume. We don't have any formal process for hiring (we're expect this is not going to go over well. As an IT person, I do have to commend the automation, though. There are pros and cons to weigh as you use this.

> what would think of a candidate who submits a computer-generated text for me to read

how would you know?

Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by hackernewds »

lucb1e wrote: post #12

I wonder what I would think of a candidate who submits a computer-generated text for me to read, especially when the input is not even human bullet points but just the job post and the resume. We don't have any formal process for hiring (we're expect this is not going to go over well. As an IT person, I do have to commend the automation, though. There are pros and cons to weigh as you use this.

wonder what applicants think of employers that just use keyword search to filter their cover letters and resumes

Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by lwhi »

UncleOxidant wrote: post #92
javajosh wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It will be interesting to see how ChatGPT interacts with BS jobs. Could go a lot of ways. One interesting scenario is if humans to finally accept that if you have a big population in a technologically advanced society, the demand for human labor is going to drop, while the supply increases. The only real jobs are those that require rare talent, on a power law dist. The best they can do is no negative contribution. NP…

Seems to me that plumbing would be one job that will very difficult to automate. Might be possible some day but it's going to be very tough to do. So if you want a job that probably won't be automated in your lifetime that would be one to consider.

Cutting hair .. I think this is probably the one.

Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by ghaff »

waboremo wrote: post #99
Waterluvian wrote: post #37

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I love cover letters for this reason. It’s easy to tell who is shotgunning and who is thoughtfully applying. I might be lucky in the sense that I still get the latter.

What are the tells of a thoughtful cover letter? Maybe people can incorporate those when asking AI to generate their letter for them.

They're someone who knows you. It's how I've gotten the few jobs I've had since 2001.

Slightly more seriously, if AI makes cutting through the noise of resumes submitted from unknowns even more difficult, maybe people default more and more to hiring people they know--which they already do to a non-trivial degree.

Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by Waterluvian »

ghaff wrote: post #107
waboremo wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are the tells of a thoughtful cover letter? Maybe people can incorporate those when asking AI to generate their letter for them.

They're someone who knows you. It's how I've gotten the few jobs I've had since 2001. Slightly more seriously, if AI makes cutting through the noise of resumes submitted from unknowns even more difficult, maybe people default more and more to hiring people they know--which they already do to a non-trivial degree.

I feel like you’re right. If generating somewhat convincing nonsense becomes too common, it’ll make too much sense to stick with people you know are verifiable.

Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by dorkwood »

Lacerda69 wrote: post #98
yawnxyz wrote: post #50

This is endgame for the current hiring process circus. It'll be back to "who you know, who recommends you, and who you trust."

was it ever not that? i got 100% of all jobs i ever had like that

I’m similar. I’ve been working for almost 15 years, and got all but one of my jobs through connections. I think I’m now so out of touch with the hiring game that I’d fail spectacularly if I ever had to do it again. I don’t even know what a cover letter is. Do you attach it as a PDF to your email? Why don’t you just write that stuff in the actual email?

Re: Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume

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Post by awb »

Lacerda69 wrote: post #98
yawnxyz wrote: post #50

This is endgame for the current hiring process circus. It'll be back to "who you know, who recommends you, and who you trust."

was it ever not that? i got 100% of all jobs i ever had like that

I’ve hired over 50 people and they were all new to me. The big qualifying question was “What have you launched recently?”
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