Using AI for your resume might help you land a job interview, expert says

As Texas prepares for its first new governor in 12 years, Gina Hinojosa is searching for her team using a digital portal rather than a stack of paper resumes.

That mirrors a hiring shift playing out across the job market, according to Jason Pasola who works for Robert Half, a worldwide staffing company. He said human eyes may not be the first to look at a job application these days.

“Most of the companies that I deal with, I see that they do run it through that. And then they have also a human or HR professional,” Pasola said.

He said the practice picked up in the last two years, with technology scanning resumes for buzzwords pulled from the posted job description.

But Pasola cautioned against copying a posting outright.

“You want to tailor it to the job description when you are applying, but you don’t it to read word for word. That indicates a red flag to an employer,” he said.

Pasola recommends people to use AI to help organize and format a resume, and do not use it to embellish skills you do not have. He said Microsoft and Claude work well.

Pasola “absolutely” believes some qualified candidates are slipping through the cracks or not getting hired because they are not using AI tools.

“Because they have skills that they can put to the forefront in front of the employer that they’re not showing,” Pasola said.

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