Why Take This Course?
If you’ve been looking for a new job, you’ve undoubtedly heard about “Applicant Tracking Systems’ and why your resume and LinkedIn profile have to cover the same key words and requirements spelled out in the job description. And now the word is that AI tools can help you get your story in perfect sync with what employers are looking for. Is this really true? Well, come find out about the rewards, risks, biases, and outcomes of using those AI aids. We’ll discuss the impact of AI-based resume assistants for both the people looking for work and the companies looking for people.

Course Description
In this one-hour community talk, we’ll cover these points and save plenty of time to answer your questions.

• How AI-driven applicant tracking systems work and how they’re flawed

• Ways to use AI to decode job description signals and modify LinkedIn content

• What AI can’t do for you, and why you need to creatively identify your own skills, work style, and personality

• An alternative approach to job-hunting that gets you out of chasing job posting

Who Should Take This Class?
This mini-workshop is for anyone looking for a new job in the fields of design, information architecture, and — for that matter — just about anything.