LinkedIn Seems To Be Working on an AI 'Coach' for Job Applications

LinkedIn appears to be developing a new AI tool that can help ease the effectively robotic task of looking for and applying to jobs. From a report: According to a new leak, the Microsoft-owned company seems to have a new "LinkedIn Coach" assistant in testing that could support you through the application processes, teach you new skills, and help you network on your LinkedIn network. The news comes from app researcher Nima Owji, who uncovers features from various developers that haven't been deployed yet. In an email, LinkedIn spokesperson Amanda Purvis tells The Verge the company is "always exploring" new ways to improve user experience on the platform. Purvis adds that the company "will have more to share soon."

standardize resumes and submissions for positions

[nevermindme]

If they standardize resumes and submissions for job positions for the majority I will declare job well done.

If they standardize requirements for job positions and work conditions for the IT field and finally put to be bed what a remote position means they will have made a great stride.

If they put metrics on placement and contracting firms that applicants can see they will change the industry.

None of the above require AI, just requiring the LinkedIN to value the the time of the resource they are selling.

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[backslashdot]

Umm how do you "standardize" a resume? That makes no sense. Not unless you weaken what standardize means to the point wherein we'd say it's already standardized.

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[mjwx]

Every person who's tried to "coach" me about an interview has been completely worthless. Half the crap they mention doesn't even come up, the other half tends to be wishy washy "think of a time when you were awesome". After the interview they always ask "what kinds of things did they ask you about. Recruiters add almost no value, especially to the candidate.

Conversely, the best interviews I've been in have focused on technical questions instead of "explain a situation where you did blah", especially a se

Not AI

[Morpeth]

The way people use the term now, it seems every automated process, algorithm or piece of logic is AI. It's not Intelligence. It's just getting annoying. AI is the new marketing buzzword, and like most marketing people, they don't know what the fuck they're talking about nor do they care (as long as they get clicks or sales)

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[nightflameauto]

Same as it always is. The marketing geniuses get ahold of a term, and it ceases to have any meaning whatsoever. It's just a buzzword, utterly devoid of any form of actual communicative value.

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[nightflameauto]

There needs to be a 'personal' AI that is trained on every detail of someone's life.... their medical records, financial records, education records, hobbies, interests, family details, calendar, etc that can function as a proxy for that person. It could apply for jobs, conduct interviews, purchase household supplies, handle investments, etc, only asking for occasional confirmation from a human for large decisions. I would subscribe to this, it would free up so much time.

While I agree in some ways, we know that in this world the only way we'd be allowed to have these proxy AIs would be if they were hosted (actually, owned) by some giant conglomerate corporation. And if they have control, which they will, expect them to push each and every proxy AI to do their bidding more and more until people have to seek legal recourse against the owners. The only question would be if the owners could convince the courts that the proxy's "youness" is legally binding. And who is going to w

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[backslashdot]

Maybe the AI could take the job too. Just train it everything you know.

Ouroboros

[b0s0z0ku]

Robots feeding info to robots.

Microsof Seems To Be Working on an AI 'Coach' for

[DutchDopey]

I think the title is wrong. MS always seems to escape the social media debate, while it has probably one of the most valuable data collection mechanisms available. Including peoples income.

Undoubtedly

[JustChapman]

I know for a fact this is happening because I attended a talk just last night about this very topic. And it reaches much further than LinkedIn - head hunter companies and internal recruiters are using it to write targeted resumes for specific positions AND job descriptions. While it wasn't specifically stated in the presentation, I'm certain they are using the same tech to filter resumes as well, using the analogy of "if X applicant has had 3 jobs in Milwaukee in the past 3 years, chances are they will be o