Problem with that is most jobs are using an AI ingestion and rating system. So if I were a job applicant who doesn’t like AI and prefers to hand write resumes but I need a job to feed my family, I’m going to just blast out the AI resumes anyway because it just has the highest chance of working.

The bullshit isnt for you, its for the AI filter that handles intake before you read a single application. (And if your not using AI to filter, your getting spammed by AI applications because everyone else is playing that game) Applicants are trying to beat the machine, and when the requirements get stricter the applicants just use more AI to send out more applications. Its a vicious cycle that will only end when hiring managers filter with something that a machine can not do.

Dont even get started on the personal data collection of the job sites. Its the most soul crushing thing to be looking for a job right now, anything to make you stand out of a crowd is ignored, volume of applications and adherance to posted requirments are the only way to get a fleeting interaction with a human.

I feel like the solution either needs to go back to in person and paper ads or a personal website acts as your resume, anything other than what we have right now.

My experience with this is receiving emails with "we will not proceed with your application" and absolutely no indication what or why, for positions that I'm uniquely qualified for.

I'm still looking, don't use Assumed Intelligence, and want to work, but it's not going well.

I suspect that your needs for human written applications is being thwarted by bots filtering your applicants before you even see them.

So many interviews devolve into:

"Why do you want to work for this company?"

Which is code for

"Just how desperate for this job are you?"

The problem is 99% of hiring is looking for specific keywords and phrases like "increased revenue". Since they always do that applicants fall into the same patterns, like an evolutionary arms race.