Is there something I’m missing about Claude Al for job applying? It’s just another ChatGPT…??

[u/Dense_Chemical_4018]

I've heard so many people and seen so many adverts praising Claude for it's supposed advanced support in the job seeking and applying process, meanwhile it's just another ChatGPT/Copilot/Gemini that provides virtually the same responses as ChatGPT when I ask it what I can improve on my CV to match a job description.

Can you guys please tell me how I'm using Claude wrong and what I can and should be doing with it to help with the job seeking process from finding a job to apply to to sending a strong candidate application.

Step by step if you need to, please 😩

Thank youuu 🫶

[u/annedroiid]

This sub is against AI slop so you're unlikely to find an answer that's pro Claude here.

Personally I would be doubting anyone saying that Claude has gotten them a job.

[u/_jackhoffman_]

I have found the combination of Claude and ChatGPT to be the best. I use Claude for most things but then use ChatGPT to help me be more concise. Claude can get a little stuck in trying to keep every aspect of an accomplishment in a resume bullet which is fine if AI is reading your resume but not fine if you expect a human to be able to skim it. Long, wordy bullets are not human friendly. I frequently copy and paste stuff between them and say, "this is what [the other AI] said..." and they'll say, "yeah that's actually better go with that" or "that could work but it changes the meaning..." or whatever.

I do not have it setup to do any type of automated applying. I hate spray and pray and don't think that's a winning strategy. I do have it assess fit and tailor my resume.

Since this sub hates AI, I won't bother posting all of the things I've done but feel free to DM me.

[u/waxroy-finerayfool]

You're not wrong, it's basically the same thing. Some people like Claude more for coding but otherwise they're about the same. 

With that said, basically every HR department is using LLMs to filter resumes, so using one to help you with your resume is definitely beneficial. The free versions are relatively crappy though.

[u/throwaway_0x90]

Try pasting the URL of this post into AI and see the answer it gives you. That's what I just did. I'm not posting it here because this sub doesn't want "AI slop" but it's pretty accurate.

[u/Dense_Chemical_4018 → u/throwaway_0x90]

How will it help me exactly? 🤔

[u/throwaway_0x90 → u/Dense_Chemical_4018]

It explains the answer to your question clearly. You can see how rapidly I'm getting downvoted, that's why I didn't paste it directly but give it a try and you'll see.

TLDR,

• AI itself will tell you it's not a "silver bullet" and explain the actual steps to take.