Possibly screwed over by AI

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In the interests of time and to avoid errors, I wanted to reply as quickly and smoothly to an interview request by email from a recruiter who wanted to move to the next step. So I let my AI app formulate a quick reply. Only after sending, I noticed AI had added a telltale 'signature' to the bottom.

" Thank you for reaching out. Thursday, November 20th at 1pm works perfectly—I’ll be available and looking forward to our conversation.

You can reach me at (XXX) XXX XXXX.

Best regards,

Would you like a slightly more casual or more formal version as well? You can reach me at 2XX XXX XXXX

"

Am I screwed? AI suggested a followup to tell her to disregard the last email BUT that would just draw more attention to it. I am so embarassed. Aren't recruiters trained to look for details? Is this over?

Sorry, about that im familiarising myself with AI and set an automatic reply to direct emails and just realised.. 2pm would be great. Thanks again.

As a recruiter for a large company, this would put me off. Not because I am particularly bothered about the use of AI, heck sometimes I use it myself when I’m being stern but need a softer approach 😆

For me, it would indicate a lack of interest in the position. As many have said here. It’s a quick email to say “great. Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I’m free this date and time. Please send through a calendar invite” or whatever. It takes 30 seconds to type that. If someone responded as above, I would be questioning how interested they were in the role. It wouldn’t stop me arranging the interview but when the hiring manager asks for my opinion because more than one is a strong candidate after interview, I would promote another candidate and state I’m not sure how interested in the role you really are.

Honestly, if its a recruiter (as in an agency or internal recruitment coordinator) they won't care, they'll briefly scan it, realise you've agreed to an interview and that's it, job done book you in, ensure the room is booked and the logisitics sorted, brief the interviewer and hiring manager. Whenever I worked with recruiters, I relied on them to CV sift for me and get an overview of how the candidate was via phone call/informal chats but once I'd picked someone for an interview their job was mainly logistics. They'd never be advising me not to see someone based on this. Absolute most, they'll tell the hiring manager/interviewer that you didn't proof read your email, but really, I doubt they'll care. Ignore it, pretend it hasn't happened and begin your interview prep! The only time I cancelled an interviewer based on something a recruiter (internal recruitment team) told me was when someone was really abusive to them and we agreed that was unacceptable, but otherwise they never discussed how conversations about agreeing an interview time and date had gone.

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No, you wouldn't want the job anyway.

If you actually wanted the job, you'd have bothered to type the words yourself. And if they were daft enough to interview and employ you, you'd be miserable every time they expected you to think for yourself or learn something new that couldn't be pasted into ChatGPT. Or you'd be surrounded by other numpties that are incapable to thinking for themselves and were constantly looking for further ways to half arse things - like your wages or performance reviews.

The amount of controversy around the Climate impact/horrendous water consumption of AI and folk are using it to write a two sentence email. Ffs. No wonder humanity is doomed.

This is not "nitpicky" or "shallow", this message shows the recruiter that you don't give a fuck. If you don't need a job or don't want to hear from this recruiter again you could have told this person that.

If I were this recruiter I would have told you to pound sand, unless I were particularly desperate.

Is “Screwed over by AI” the new “hoisted by your own petard”?

AI is problematic in loads of ways, but this is 100% a laziness issue, not an AI issue.

I don't know, but it's a good username.

Yes, I agree with this.
I also have a problem with your trying to gloss over your error by thinking the co is being shallow if they don't ignore it. I would worry about your attitude.
Anyway, learn from your mistake and good luck with future applications

That was really dumb, sorry. Im sure you will learn from it.

You just told the recruiter you are slack and slapdash. It was an important email and you rushed sending it.
If the recruiter is a headhunter or from an outside agency putting candidates forward, you might get away with it. If the recruiter is from the company you would be working for, you won’t, unless your CV is exceptional and you have skills or experience no other candidate has. Good luck with the job hunting.

Surely it was actually more effort to get AI to write the message given it's like 2 lines then it would have been to just write a 2 line email??

Also it's not nitpicky to not want to hire you based on this - you've shown your lazy and don't give a fuck about proofreading/looking at what your sending out they aren't exactly traits someone hiring wants

Can I ask how young you are?
Shallow? Your lazy response to a potential future employer is pretty daft and I would pick up on it as it says a lot about you.
Perhaps this employer has a lucky escape. Do better.

Depends on the contract tbh not all agencies get paid the second someone gets a job, and some contracts also mean that if there's in issues with x timeframe a free replacement has to be found

Nah, as you've said- it shows that you're lazy and that you lack attention to detail. Literally the opposite of a suitable candidate.

It's not AI that has 'screwed you over'... you did this to yourself. If you use AI without checking it-that's just sloppy and careless.
If you have applied for a job which requires attention to detail I'd say you probably have ruled yourself out if the running. And whatever the job, if you can't be bothered to check what you are sending to a potential employer then it looks as if you don't care much.
If you still get an interview-do your prep thoroughly and make sure you let them see that you are serious about your application. If you don't get an interview, chalk it up to experience and learn from it.

Personally if I was to receive your email which AI was use just to reply 2 lines, I wouldn’t hire you as it just shows laziness

It's not great. Aside fromnhe spelling mistake, if I was a recruiter I'd be thinking that if the person doesn't have time to write a 2 line reply, are they actually that bothered about the job.

Also depends on what the role is. If atrntion to detail and accuracy is required, it would be an instant bin pile as it's obvious the message want proof read before clicking send.

So glad someone else noticed.
The ‘isn’t it’ has me scratching my head’.

If I saw that I'd bin you as a candidate. Sorry.

You did it to yourself out of pure laziness.

OP comes across as thinking she's too good for the job. If she gets it, she'll think she's clever and continue to use A.I for basic tasks instead of learning from this.

Why are you asking AI what to do about AI's f*ck up?
A recruiter is less likely to be concerned than a
company you are applying / communicating directly with.

their opinion doesn't really matter You have to be kidding!

yes recruiters and everyone else may use AI in their role, but we're talking about someone who is applying for a job, so it's an opportunity to make an effort, a good impression, not use AI for a 1 line email.

you only get one chance to make a good first impression.

who knows if they'll let it go. The fact is, think about increasing the chances you'll get the job, there could be 100 other people also applying, who make a better impression.

In the interests of time and to avoid errors
this is seriously funny.

She’s already got an interview.

The recruiter has done their bit. The recruiter only gets their commission if their applicant gets the job, so I seriously doubt they are going to be asking the potential employer to cancel the interview over an AI assisted email.