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Thursday, July 31, 2025
FRANCE : PLUMS AND BLACKBERRIES, @REALCONSTABLE, OCCITANIE. @BATCHELORSHOW
By SIMON CONSTABLE
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Thursday, July 24, 2025
Korn Ferry: AI Job Applications Spur… In-Person Interviews?
By SIMON CONSTABLE
The candidate’s application looked great, and the firm was ready to hire her. Then came a question from one HR rep: Did the candidate actually write the résumé and cover letter, or had AI written them for her?
A new study shows that half of UK-based graduates seeking jobs are using AI to write their applications, up from 38% in 2024. And many HR pros believe the number is even higher, creating a thorny issue as firms try to figure out whether it was the candidate who wrote the great cover letter and list of suggestions—or AI. “Individuals are very cautious about revealing they are using AI, because some employers don’t respond well,” says Bryan Ackermann, Korn Ferry’s head of AI strategy and transformation.
The advantages of applying with AI are well-known. It can increase the number of job applications a person can pump out. More importantly, it may be able to defeat the automated hiring filters companies use—and that applicants need to get through. “The candidate can use AI to get data and shape their application,” says Tim Manasseh, Korn Ferry’s senior partner, EMEA, for global consumer products. READ MORE HERE.
The candidate’s application looked great, and the firm was ready to hire her. Then came a question from one HR rep: Did the candidate actually write the résumé and cover letter, or had AI written them for her?
A new study shows that half of UK-based graduates seeking jobs are using AI to write their applications, up from 38% in 2024. And many HR pros believe the number is even higher, creating a thorny issue as firms try to figure out whether it was the candidate who wrote the great cover letter and list of suggestions—or AI. “Individuals are very cautious about revealing they are using AI, because some employers don’t respond well,” says Bryan Ackermann, Korn Ferry’s head of AI strategy and transformation.
The advantages of applying with AI are well-known. It can increase the number of job applications a person can pump out. More importantly, it may be able to defeat the automated hiring filters companies use—and that applicants need to get through. “The candidate can use AI to get data and shape their application,” says Tim Manasseh, Korn Ferry’s senior partner, EMEA, for global consumer products. READ MORE HERE.
UK: TAXING THE PENSIONERS BEYOND THE GRAVE @REALCONSTABLE @BATCHELORSHOW
By SIMON CONSTABLE
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Thursday, July 17, 2025
UK TAXES AND INFLATION. @REALCONSTABLE CONTINUED @BATCHELORSHOW
By SIMON CONSTABLE
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A German light cruiser in action, probably at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914
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