Overview
- Greenhouse reports a 239% jump in applications per candidate since ChatGPT’s release, aided by chatbots and mass-apply services like LazyApply and aiApply.
- Glassdoor finds online applications produced about 60% of 2025 offers, down from 73% in 2023, as referrals proved 35% more likely to yield offers and recruiter-sourced hires rose to nearly 15%.
- Companies are setting guardrails: Anthropic and Mastercard ask candidates to avoid fully AI‑generated cover letters, OpenAI limits applicants to five submissions per six months, and Amazon recently blocked 1,800 applications from North Koreans for remote IT roles.
- Recruiters plan to expand automation, with LinkedIn data showing two‑thirds intend to increase AI for screening, while firms such as KPMG emphasize humans make final hiring decisions.
- Ontario now requires public job postings to disclose AI use in screening, underscoring a shift toward transparency and growing reliance on referrals and proactive outreach.