AI can be a brilliant assistant for polishing your CV, tailoring applications and practising interviews – but it should never replace your judgment, your integrity, or your personality. The candidates who stand out are always the ones who sound like real people, with real stories and impact.
Top ten tips for using AI well:
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Start with your own CV, not a blank chat box
Write a first draft of your CV and cover letter yourself before you involve AI. This keeps your voice and experience at the centre and avoids that generic, “everyone looks the same” feel. -
Use AI to clarify, not to invent
Ask AI to tidy wording, improve clarity or turn responsibilities into achievement‑focused bullet points. Never let it add skills, qualifications or results you don’t genuinely have. -
Tailor to the job, but stay honest
Paste in a job description and your CV, and ask AI which skills and experience to highlight. Then choose the suggestions that are true for you, and delete anything that stretches or re‑labels the truth. -
Make the human edit non‑negotiable
Treat AI’s draft as a starting point, not a finished product. Read everything out loud, check details and tweak the language so it sounds like you and matches what you’d be comfortable saying in an interview. -
Use AI to beat the blank page
When you’re stuck, ask AI for example bullet points for a similar role or a rough cover‑letter outline. Then rewrite in your own words, add your specific results and keep the phrases that feel natural. -
Practise interviews with AI, then add real stories
Use AI to generate likely interview questions or run a mock interview. Afterwards, layer in real examples from your experience so your answers don’t become robotic or over‑rehearsed. -
Polish your LinkedIn, don’t turn it into a brochure
Ask AI to suggest a stronger headline and “About” section. Get rid of the jargon, and make sure it shows your personality and sounds like a real human your future manager would want to talk to. -
Let AI suggest, but you do the talking
You can use AI to suggest phrases or a first draft when you’re unsure how to approach someone by email, on LinkedIn or via another message. Treat it as a prompt, then rewrite it so it sounds like you, using your own words, humour and warmth. -
Protect your data and your reputation
Avoid pasting in sensitive information such as full contact details, salary history or confidential company data. Focus prompts on wording and structure, not on private or commercially sensitive details. -
Remember: AI doesn’t get the job – you do
AI can help you work faster and polish what you’ve written, but it can’t build rapport, show genuine enthusiasm or demonstrate your values. Those human moments – in your CV, messages and interviews – are still what make the difference.
If you’d like to explore how AI could help you with your CV or interview prep – in a way that still sounds like you – speak to us. We’re happy to look over anything you’ve created with AI and help you make sure it reflects the most important thing in any hiring process: the human being behind it.