'What makes a CV stand out is the personal touch you add to it': Even professional CV writers are warning not to use AI to write a resume

Date:
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:05:00 +0000

Description:
Perfect text, exaggerated skills and inaccurate information are telltale
signs of AI-generated resumes, but there are benefits.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter More than half of CV writers
say the work they receive now contains AI AI-generated text risks being impersonal and exaggerative But the tech is helping expression, creativity
and storytelling While workers continue to explore ways to adopt AI in their everyday workflows, recruiters are warning they should be doing so when writing their resumes, new research has claimed.

More than half (56%) say they often or always receive resumes that contain at least some AI-generated text two-thirds (67%) also note an increase in AI-generated content. The report by Kickresume stresses the role of a resume is to demonstrate a person's skills and character on paper, thus emotionless, polished text ultimately fails to represent individuals. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: AI-generated CVs are on the rise With AI generating more text that users might otherwise write, around a third (32%) said they've seen two-page CVs become more popular. "63% of professional CV writers report that generic/boiler plate content is the most common issue in client CVs,"
the report revealed.

The data also reveals that workers often exaggerate skills or provide inaccurate information. Conversely, only 8% considered typos and spelling mistakes a noticeable issue a double-edged sword implying that AI both produces better-quality resumes while also falsely representing an individual's competency. You may like How to bypass AI bots and land the interview with these simple CV tweaks Your resume is getting rejected by machines, and tiny wording choices are deciding who gets seen AI is making us all sound the same at work I tested it to see if its true

"AI is there to be leaned on, but what makes a CV stand out is the personal touch you add to it," CEO Peter Duris commented.

"The specifics of your skills, experience, and achievements are only
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While Kickresume is discouraging the use of AI in producing CV content, it does recognize that generative AI has helped applicants express their own creativity. A quarter (24%) have seen an increase in personal branding and storytelling, and a fifth (18%) have seen more creative and infographic-style CVs. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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