AI-generated resumes are on the rise, and companies are introducing AI selection and interview tools to compete, creating an AI vs. AI battle

As generative AI has become able to easily create natural-sounding sentences, the era in which job seekers will use AI to write their resumes is coming. Companies are receiving mountains of AI-created resumes, and it seems that companies are unable to process the overwhelming number of resumes and are instead using AI to handle them.

Employers Are Buried in AI-Generated Résumés - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/business/dealbook/ai-job-applications.html

The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/the-resume-is-dying-and-ai-is-holding-the-smoking-gun/

According to the New York Times, 11,000 resumes will be submitted per minute on the business social networking site LinkedIn by 2025, a figure that has increased by 45% in the year since 2024.

AI is contributing to some of these resumes. Since the emergence of AI chatbots such as 'ChatGPT' in 2022, AI tools for job seekers have developed, allowing AI to handle many tasks related to job hunting, from job hunting to creating resumes and scheduling interviews.

This makes it easier for job seekers to apply to multiple companies, but companies are apparently tired of dealing with so many job seekers.

One consultant who spoke to The New York Times said he received more than 1,200 applications for a single remote position, forcing him to halt recruiting entirely and still be sorting through candidates three months later.

The dissatisfaction has become so severe that AI companies themselves are distancing themselves from AI in the hiring process, with AI company Anthropic, for example, advising job seekers not to use AI when applying for jobs.

Anthropic, the AI company developing the chat AI 'Claude,' asks companies not to use AI to create resumes - GIGAZINE

There are also cases where companies are using AI to help them sort through job seekers. For example, LinkedIn has released an AI tool called 'Hiring Assistant' for recruiters, which allows them to automatically screen job seekers, schedule interviews, and follow up with them.

LinkedIn releases recruiting AI agent 'Hiring Assistant' - GIGAZINE

However, there are also cases where using AI to make things easier has led to criticism. In the article below, you can see a video of an AI interviewer malfunctioning.

A video of AI malfunctioning during a job interview goes viral - GIGAZINE

There are cases where not only interviewers but even job seekers do not exist in this world. Especially in jobs that involve full remote work, industrial spies sometimes take advantage of the fact that they do not meet people by synthesizing their own faces using deep fakes or other methods to take part in interviews.

The spread of AI has led to distrust in both job hunting and recruitment activities, with some companies even trying to hire 'non-existent people' created with deep fakes - GIGAZINE

Defenses against such deepfakes are also emerging. A company called Persona has created a deepfake detection tool that uses input, device characteristics, network signals, and other factors to identify AI, and has successfully blocked more than 75 million AI-based facial recognition spoofing attempts in 2024 alone.

Technology media Ars Technica said, 'In an age where anyone can generate a resume that suits them with just a few prompts, what was once a document showing effort and interest has become mere noise. Resumes may no longer be relevant. The future of employment may be one in which resumes are abandoned entirely, and AIs use face-to-face sessions and trial periods, methods that AIs cannot easily replicate. Ultimately, AIs may interview other AIs, AIs do the work, and we humans relax on the beach.'